It was a redemption of sorts for the 22-year-old Yashasvi, who was panned for reaching out for a drive with hard hands in the first innings to be caught at the slips for no score while KL summoned all the experience at his disposal to blunt the heavyweight new ball attack.

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.

Gavaskar Trophy in Perth that started Friday, November 22. The stakes are high as India aim to recover from a tough whitewash against New Zealand at home. With back-to-back series wins against Australia in 2018-19 and 2020-21,