Starting on December 6 at Adelaide Oval, the second Test between Australia and India starts India leading the series 1-0. Aiming to even the series, Australia will seek to maximise their home conditions but struggle with younger players on their line-up. Important players like Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne must perform particularly well against India’s strong bowling under Jasprit Bumrah. On the other hand, India’s mix of seasoned and new talent—including captain Rohit Sharma and young guns like Yashasvi Jaiswal—will be crucial for their drive to guarantee the series triumph. Match begins at 9:30 AM IST.

KL Rahul is confident to bat anywhere for India ahead of 2nd Test against Australia

Senior India batter K L Rahul on Wednesday said that he has overcome the “mental challenge” of being a floater in the line-up, which has made him confident about doing well for the side at any position.

Rahul was superb in the first Test against Australia in Perth with scores of 26 and 77 while opening the innings in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma, who was on a paternity break.

With Rohit walking back into the playing eleven for the day-night Test starting Friday, Rahul was asked the obvious question about his batting position.

Rahul started his Test career in Australia exactly a decade back as a middle-order batter, who later opened. His batting slot in both the Test and ODI set-up was far from steady all these years and this affected him mentally.

In his mind, he has simplified the process of Test batting.

Rahul revealed that he was told about the prospect of opening in Australia well in advance. The 32-year-old then played the second game of the recent India A series against Australia A to get precious game time.