KL Rahul excels with adaptability as finisher, achieves desired success

Oscillatory motion is characterized by the repetitive back-and-forth movement of an object about a fixed point, as exemplified by a clock pendulum. In a competition to find the most oscillatory player in the Indian team, KL Rahul would end up as the unanimous choice.

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Rahul's masterful cover drives and effortless flicks off his wrists, when at his best, are simply poetry in motion. But it isn't easy being Rahul - the ups and downs in his batting positions have been challenging, similar to a pendulum's back-and-forth movement. Rahul's success in finishing matches for India during their 2025 Champions Trophy triumph exemplifies this. Rahul faced a new ODI challenge when he was moved to the sixth spot, the finisher's position after Axar Patel took his usual number five slot. Add to it, in the ODI series against England, there were always questions over why Rahul was preferred ahead of Rishabh Pant.