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Scott Boland Issues Stern Warning To 'World-Class' KL Rahul Ahead Of Border Gavaskar Trophy

Scott Boland on KL Rahul [Source: PTI and@mufaddal_vohra/X.com]Scott Boland on KL Rahul [Source: PTI and@mufaddal_vohra/X.com]

Australian star pacer Scott Boland wants to extend the barren run of KL Rahul and keep him under pressure ahead of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Australia when he faces the Indian batter in the four-day A-Team match, starting from November 7, Thursday.

Rahul along with wicket-keeper batter Dhruv Jurel flew early to Australia, and will appear for India A in the second four-day game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

“I was lucky to bowl to him in a Test over in India a couple of years ago but it'll be nice to play against him in our backyard,” Boland was quoted saying by ESPNCricinfo.

Rahul made a hundred on his debut tour to Australia in 2015, a 110 at Sydney, but his overall performance Down Under remains scratchy, evidenced by an average of 20.77 across four Tests.

KL Rahul and Scott Boland met only once, back in 2023, during the Australia tour of India. It will be interesting to see both face off each other, with Scott Boland, known for his impeccable line and length, while KL Rahul is hailed as the versatile batter and will be an important part of in Australia.  

Boland Wants To Heap More Misery On KL Rahul

“He's a world-class player but someone I think we can get on top of pretty early and hopefully stay on top of him for the majority of the summer,” said Boland.

In the New Zealand three-match Test series, KL Rahul was dropped from India’s playing eleven after the first Test in Bengaluru where he made 0 and 12 in both the innings. It was a continuation of his modest run since stunning a hundred against South Africa at Centurion in December 2023.

Since then, he made just two fifties across nine innings against SA, England, Bangladesh and New Zealand. But the Bengaluru man could return to the eleven if captain Rohit Sharma skips the first Test against the Aussies at Perth, starting from November 22, citing personal reasons. The inputs for this article has been taken from PTI.