India, June 23 -- Since the departure of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma from red-ball cricket, KL Rahul is one of the few remaining members from the previous leadership setup. Rahul is currently in action in the ongoing India vs England first Test match in Leeds, and got a strong start in the first innings, but failed to capitalise, departing for 42 runs.

The opener also had a strong strong in the second innings on Day 3, and is currently unbeaten at 47*. He showcased his shot selection in the final session as India got to 90/2 at Stumps, with a lead of 96 runs.

Such has been his impact in the series, that Sunil Gavaskar lavished praise on the India opener, and also revealed the reason why the Karnataka cricketer hasn't been able to fulfi...