He made his test debut against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) exactly four years ago with the Boxing Day test.
As KL Rahul once again prepares for the test series against Australia, he recalled how Australian cricket fans abused him at the MCG during his test debut.
In a new video uploaded by the Board of Cricket Control India (BCCI), KL Rahul is seen sharing the incident with his teammates Dinesh Karthik and Washington Sundar, as the trio devour pancakes with ice cream in Brisbane.
Karthik asks Rahul about his debut in Australia to which Rahul says, "The crowd's really against us when we play. They love their cricket but they're gonna make our lives hard on the ground. That is why cricket in Australia is so exciting."
He goes on to recollect his first test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.
"When I played my first Test in Melbourne, you know how huge the Melbourne field is, so I was standing in deep square leg and I couldn't even see – Mahi bhai was the captain then, he was trying to move me – I couldn't even see him because in the background you cannot pick it up as it is so far."
The trio devoured pancakes with ice cream in Brisbane. Source: Twitter
He then shares how the Australian fans seated near one of the boundaries started calling him names.
"I went to deep square leg boundary. Then one of the guys from the crowd said, 'Mate what's your name?'
"Because I was playing my first match they didn't know who I was, I said 'Rahul' and they said hello and all."
Rahul continued saying, "In ten seconds the whole section goes, 'Rahul is a w****r! Rahul is a w****r!'"
India's KL Rahul celebrates making his century during the Twenty20 cricket match between England and India at Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester, England Source: AAP Image/AP Photo/Dave Thompson
Rahul goes on to say that the people do not mean what they say all the time and even if they do, he enjoys the intensity that the crowds in Australia bring to the cricket matches.
"This is what I enjoy about Australia and their crowds and how they get so involved and then they go after the players."
Over 67,000 Indian cricket fans filled up the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday and over 37,000 were seen cheering for Team India at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Sunday.
KL Rahul is likely to open the batting for India during the four-match Test series that starts in Adelaide on December 6th.
