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"There was a lot of criticism. People were commenting something or the other on every match or thing. I could not understand why it was coming and from where it was coming, because my performance was not that bad. It was a very painful period for me," said KL.

India opened their campaign with a 6-wicket victory against Australia on Sunday. KL Rahul and Virat Kohli came to the rescue after India stumbled thrice in the first 10 overs. Their partnership laid the foundation for success while chasing a target of 200.

Notably, India did wear an alternate kit during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. Since both England and India were wearing Blue colours in the tournament, Team India switched to a darker shade of blue with orange sleeves during their match with England.

Dravid seemed highly impressed with the performance of Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, and Ravichandran Ashwin in the series.

India outplayed Australia with both bat and ball to clinch the three-match ODI series 2-0 after winning the second match by 99 runs

KL Rahul has said that there is a major difference in batting as an opener and in the middle order, with the beginning of the innings allowing a player to create the game while batting down the order requiring adjustment according to the situation.

Suryakumar had been under pressure, recording three consecutive ducks against the same opposition earlier this year and yet to nail the format

David Warner made 52, while Steve Smith contributed 41 and lower down the batting order, wicketkeeper Josh Inglis chipped in with 45.

Both squads are poised to seize this series as a crucial prep for the imminent ODI World Cup, aiming to fine-tune their star players into peak form.

Here is the full list and analysis of the Indian squad from Telangana Today.

KL Rahul will lead the side in the first two games before Rohit returns to lead a full strength squad in the third and final ODI

KL Rahul says he was a bundle of nerves and it took him some time to settle down before going for his shots against a quality Pakistan

The duo achieved the landmark in a Super Four clash. Rahul and Kohli slaughtered Pakistan bowlers as they stitched up an unbeaten 233-run partnership in 194 deliveries.

India is set to face off against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super Four match in Colombo this Sunday.

Alongside focusing on the team goals, the Indian management will want to assemble the best possible 11 in the park against Pakistan, whom the Rohit Sharma-led outfit is facing for the second time in the event

KL Rahul has cleared all the fitness tests and he is ready to participate in the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup

India is expected to announce their World Cup-bound 15 within the September 5 cut off date

The little shimmy down the pitch might have come as a confidence booster for the batter as well because the crash had affected his knee the most.

KL Rahul will not be available for India's first match of Asia Cup 2023 against Pakistan which will played on September 2 in Kandy

India's pace attack will be boosted by the return of Mohammed Siraj, who was not in the team for some time due to a sore ankle.