Lokesh Rahul Faces Criticism After Another Failure as India Crumbles to 46 in Bengaluru Test

Indian team’s wicketkeeper-batsman Lokesh Rahul has once again come under the target of cricket fans due to his bad form. Lokesh Rahul, who was completely flopped in the Test series against Bangladesh, was also given a chance by the team management against New Zealand, but in the first match against New Zealand, he returned to the pavilion without opening his account. After this, he was trolled a lot on social media.

Indian Team Collapses for Asia’s Lowest Test Score; New Zealand Dominates with Strong Start

The first match of the Test series between India and New Zealand is being played in Bengaluru. This is also the home ground of Lokesh Rahul. In this match, India had a very bad start and the whole team was all out for 46 runs in the first innings. This is Asia’s lowest score in the Test format. Rishabh Pant has scored the highest 20 runs in this match.

Lokesh Rahul returned to the pavilion after being caught out by Tom Blundell on the ball of William O Rourke. Lokesh Rahul returns to the pavilion without opening his account for the eighth time in the Test format. In this match, two main batsmen of the team, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli also flopped. 

At the time of writing this article, the New Zealand team has made 55 runs without losing any wickets. Team’s opener Devon Conway is unbeaten on 43 runs and captain Tom Latham is supporting him on 15 runs. William O Rourke had performed well in the last series against Sri Lanka and he has also taken four wickets in the first match against India. From the other end, the team’s best bowler in Test format, Matt Henry has taken five wickets.

Also, read about Matt Henry’s 5-wicket haul against India here.