In his last seven Tests, KL Rahul has batted in three different positions. Having opened almost exclusively since January 2015, he was shunted down to No. 6 on the tour of South Africa last December, where he was also temporarily entrusted with the ...

Former Australia batter Adam Gilchrist has highlighted the challenging decision India will face regarding KL Rahul's role as an opener once regular captain Rohit Sharma returns to the squad. Speaking to Cricbuzz,

Yashasvi Jaiswal and KL Rahul finished Day 2 with an impressive unbeaten partnership of 172 runs for the opening wicket in Perth.

This is India's highest opening stand in Tests in Australia since the 2004 SCG Test, where Virender Sehwag and Aakash Chopra put on 123. Overall, the highest partnership is held by Sunil Gavaskar and Krishnamachari Srikkanth who stitched up a 191-run partnership in Sydney in 1986.

The 32-year-old batter earlier faced a lot of criticism and as a result, he was dropped during the Test series against New Zealand. Coming to bat in the second innings, Rahul scored fifty off 124 balls, playing some extraordinary shots.

Indian openers KL Rahul and Yashasvi Jaiswal stitched an unbeaten 172-run opening partnership to take their team into the pole position in the Perth Test. At the end of Day 2, India lead by 218 runs with all 10 wickets in hand.

Indian cricket team faced a challenging start in IND vs AUS 1st Test in Perth. Making the bold decision to bat first after winning toss, the visiting team struggled as wickets fell at regular intervals.

Jaiswal and Rahul ended the day unbeaten on 90 and 62, as the hosts failed to take a wicket in two sessions, a dizzying change of pace from day one when 17 wickets tumbled.