Legendary quick bowler Dale Steyn has praised KL Rahul’s calm and composed captaincy after India secured a 2-1 conquer South Africa within the three-match ODI collection.
Steyn Impressed With Rahul’s Management Type
Showing on Cricket Reside, JioStar knowledgeable Steyn highlighted how Rahul dealt with strain conditions and managed his bowlers neatly all through the collection. “KL Rahul’s captaincy has been excellent on this collection. He has marshalled his bowlers effectively, they usually have responded to him. Even with a moist ball, he by no means complained,” Steyn stated.
He additional identified Rahul’s willingness to make the most of the expertise of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to take care of group steadiness and motivation. “You possibly can see he’s calm, cool and picked up. He leans on Rohit for recommendation and attracts on Kohli to assist encourage gamers,” the previous South Africa pacer added.
Steyn even shared a humorous perception, mentioning how Rahul retains bowlers like Kuldeep Yadav composed each time they push repeatedly for DRS critiques. “Total, I assumed his captaincy was actually good,” he concluded.
Match Abstract
India’s resolution to bowl first paid off early as South Africa misplaced Rickelton for a duck. Nevertheless, Quinton de Kock (106 off 89) and captain Temba Bavuma (48 off 67) steadied the innings with a 113-run stand. Regardless of helpful contributions from Breetzke, Brevis, and Jansen, common breakthroughs, particularly from Prasidh Krishna (4/66) and Kuldeep Yadav (4/41), restricted the guests to 270 in 47.5 overs.
In reply, Rohit Sharma (75 off 73) and Yashasvi Jaiswal (116* off 121) demolished the chase with an enormous 155-run opening partnership. Later, Jaiswal joined forces with Virat Kohli (65* off 45), including one other century stand to complete the match in simply 39.5 overs, sealing a dominant collection win for Staff India.