'The Original Flavour of T20' - Fans ecstatic as Rahul Tripathi announces his arrival with a blistering knock in third T20I against SL

Rahul Tripathi made his international debut after playing in domestic cricket for a long period of 13 years since his List-A debut in 2010 for Maharashtra in a match against Baroda during the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The 31-year-old recently played his first-ever international match in the second of the recently concluded three-match T20I series against Sri Lanka.

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The Ranch-born lad didn’t have an expected outing in the debut appearance but he amazed everyone with a quick-fire cameo of 35 runs off just 16 balls with five boundaries and two sixes to his name before falling prey to Chamika Karunaratne on the penultimate delivery of powerplay’s last over.

Special knock with special shots - Rahul Tripathi. pic.twitter.com/EE45huEIJK

— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) January 7, 2023

The Indian cricket fans were also overwhelmed by this brilliant and amazing knock from Rahul Tripathi. They took to Twitter to shower the praises and wishes for the right-hander. Subsequently, the fans also appreciated the intent of Rahul Tripathi in an all-important series decider for the men in blue.

Here’s how fans reacted to the 16-ball 35 runs from Rahul Tripathi:

This is what we need in T20 Cricket.

Quick 30-40 runs in few balls.

Well played, Rahul Tripathi. #INDvSL

— Shubhankar Mishra (@shubhankrmishra) January 7, 2023

Well played Rahul Tripathi, that’s the intent & aggression we need 🇮🇳👏@tripathirahul52 #INDvsSL

— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) January 7, 2023

Give Rahul Tripathi the next 10 games, just for his intent..not worried about playing for his spot, just playing the ball as he sees it. He may fail a few times, but this is exactly what’s needed for this largely conservative side #INDvSL

— Hemant (@hemantbuch) January 7, 2023

Rahul Tripathi showed how to play T20 cricket. Isko bolte hain Intent merchant.

— R A T N I S H (@LoyalSachinFan) January 7, 2023

Rahul Tripathi yet again making this team know how modern day t20s need to be played!

— Gagan Chawla (@toecrushrzzz) January 7, 2023

Rahul Tripathi gone for 35 off 16 balls. It's shame this talent was kept waiting for years. Well played. ❤️#INDvsSL pic.twitter.com/c4OhX0hJYA

— Akshat (@AkshatOM10) January 7, 2023

Rahul Tripathi is the Original Flavour of T20#CricketTwitter

— Dheeraj Singh (@Dheerajsingh_) January 7, 2023

Every team needs a player like Rahul Tripathi in their top 3, fearless intent

— Dave (@CricketDave27) January 7, 2023

Interestingly, Rahul Tripathi is also a part of the squad of team India for the upcoming 50-overs series against Dasun Shanaka’s men. Apart from this, the Indian team will also get the services of regular skipper Rohit Sharma alongside the former skipper Virat Kohli and senior batter KL Rahul. In a line of change, the management has appointed the star all-rounder Hardik Pandya as a deputy of Rohit Sharma for the ODI series against the Islanders.

Here's a look at India’s squad for the ODI series against Sri Lanka:

Hardik Pandya (Captain), Ishan Kishan (wk), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav (VC), Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Sanju Samson, Washington Sundar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Harshal Patel, Umran Malik, Shivam Mavi, Mukesh Kumar.

Following the conclusion of the ODI series, the men in blue will take on New Zealand in the three-match series of the same format. Both teams will play the first match of the series on Wednesday, the 18^th of January at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket in Hyderabad.