Team India opener KL Rahul let out a loud groan as he copped a blow to the groin on Day 4 of the second Test against the West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. The right-handed batter was down on his hunches as he looked in immense pain as the physio had to come to check on the star cricketer.
The incident occurred in the third over of the innings sent down by right-arm speedster Jayden Seales as the delivery from him jagged back sharply, with the right-hander likely not anticipating it. It struck the Karnataka-born cricketer right on his groin as found himself in immense pain. However, he was good to continue after the physio examined him.
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KL Rahul stays unbeaten on 25 as Team India remain in pole position to seal series
Meanwhile, Rahul walked off to Stumps unbeaten on 25 as the hosts reached 63/1 in pursuit of 121 in the innings. Yashasvi Jaiswal had perished in the second over of the innings after hitting two boundaries in the opening one bowled by Jayden Seales. The left-handed batter tried to take on left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican the first ball he faced by holed out to long-on as the visitors got the much-needed early breakthrough.
Rahul and B Sai Sudharsan were circumspect after Jaiswal's scalp, they upped the ante at the closing stages of Day 4 as India need only 58 runs on Day 5 to win series 2-0. West Indies had conceded a first-innings lead of 270, they showed admirable resistance after India enforced the follow-on.
Shai Hope and John Campbell struck centuries, while the lower-order equally frustrated the home side to build a lead of 120. Although the West Indies are still likely to lose the Test, they can take away a lot from this match after being outplayed comprehensively in Ahmedabad.
