Internet abuzz over KL Rahul’s emotional tribute to home ground

India paid the price for getting all out for 46 in the first innings of the IND vs NZ 1st Test at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium their lowestever total at home despite special efforts from Sarfaraz Khan 150 and Rishabh Pant 99 in the second essay New ZealandsRachin Ravindra was regal in both innings as he nullified Indias ace spinners with ease and guided his side to their first Test win in India since 1988It was Indias second home Test defeat this year England won the opener of a fivematch series in January but India won the next fourWhile the Men in Blue remain at the top of the standings Sundays defeat has somewhat weakened their hold on a place in next years final as their percentage drops to 680637 ahead of two more Tests against New Zealand and a fivematch series with Australia at the end of the yearAustralia and Sri Lanka are currently Indias closest challengers in the standings with the Pat Cummins side in second place at 625037 and the island nation narrowly behind at 555637 following their recent series sweep over New ZealandAlso ReadNew Zealand revels in a golden 48 hours of sporting gloryMeanwhile in a recently surfaced clip KL Rahul was seen bowing to the pitch and touching it after the match concluded on Sunday afternoon This poignant act led many fans to speculate whether it could be his last appearance in Test cricketBelow are some reactions from XOnce he used to be Indias first 360deg batterIndias upcoming best batterIndias pressure soakerBest SENA batterRahul what has happened to youThis is not the KL Rahul we know INDvNZpictwittercomfO89nHCrlgmdash Atharv Shukla Atharb_ October 19 2024Kl Rahul scored century in south Africa when india are 1075 in tough conditions 7 Away centuries but people say he is an ordinary player This is slap on the hatters INDvsNZ KLRahul RishabhPant pictwittercomm0kwG5Dxrgmdash Lord Kl Rahul temba214 October 19 2024Management has informed KL Rahul that it was his last international test match for IndiaKL Rahul touches the pitch after the match pictwittercomlsphMkJ3mHmdash Ctrl C Ctrl Memes Ctrlmemes_ October 20 2024He touches pitch because it is his home groundsamjhe mdash Yuvraj Pandey pandey_yuvrajuv October 20 2024It seems KL has realized that his chances of returning to the Test team are slim Why do I say thisSarfaraz Khan has proven himself and secured his place and with Gill set to be fit for the next match KLs time may be up I dont expect to see him again in this lineupmdash Shocking Viral News shockingviral24 October 20 2024Being his last test he kept the soilmdash Anirban Anirban37699026 October 20 2024The venue holds particular significance for Rahul who played at Chinnaswamy Stadium as part of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru from 2013 to 2016 in the Indian Premier League IPL and has also represented Karnataka in domestic cricketRegrettably his performance in the Bengaluru Test was underwhelming as he managed scores of 0 and 12 across the two innings