Cricketers of the week - 26th March - 1st April

#2 KL Rahul (India)

Rahul batted on even after suffering an injury

The maturity of Rahul this season will enthral many Indian fans given India’s new opening pair of Vijay and Rahul will be one of their strengths abroad. Rahul scored 6 fifties in 7 innings in the series.

After scoring an attractive 60 in the first innings of the final Test at Dharamsala, Rahul scored an unbeaten 51* in the second innings to see India through to the target of 106 runs without any hiccups. Rahul has already won the Player of the Match earlier in the Bengaluru Test, where he had scored two crucial half-centuries on an extremely tough pitch.

Rahul, who was suffering from a shoulder injury had to cut several strokes from his armoury but eventually benefited from a less risky approach to batting, although he was guilty of throwing away his wicket in the first innings.