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Former New Zealand international Simon Doull has said that he wants to see KL Rahul take over permanently from Shikhar Dhawan as Rohit Sharma’s opening partner in T20I cricket. Rahul’s man-of-the-match winning 91 off 56 balls set up India’s series win against the West Indies on Wednesday.

KL Rahul, who was Man of the Match in the 3rd T20I for his stunning 91, has emphasized on the need for cricketers to keep playing and be match ready to chip in if needed. Despite being in and out of the national team, Rahul has continued to play for Karnataka across formats to keep his form going.

Indian batsmen set the Wankhede alight and posted a mammoth total of 240 runs, which was also the first instance of three batsmen scoring 70 plus in a T20I innings. Fans on Twitter went berserk after watching blistering knocks by VIrat Kohli, KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma and reacted on the same.

The much-anticipated Kohli vs Williams 3.0 was in display at Wankhede on the aftermath of the Windies bowler getting the better of Kohli in the 2nd T20I. Kohli, after defending Williams earlier in the innings, charged down the track and flicked one into third tier, after which he trolled Williams.