India vs England: KL Rahul wins 'fielder of the match' award in this unique style

Indian wicketkeeper KL Rahul was awarded the 'best fielder medal' by fielding coach T Dilip as he leaves behind two contenders, Mohammed Siraj and Ishan Kishan, for his performance during India's 100-run victory over England in the ICC Men's World Cup.

For his efforts, he was awarded a gold medal in a unique style.

Dilip while giving the medal had asked the players to step out as stadium lights dimmed and then KL Rahul's name popped up on the seats of the stadium.


The last time a drone came towards the team with a photo frame of Shreyas Iyer as the prize was announced. Ravindra Jadeja handed over the medal to Iyer while Kuldeep Yadav made sure that the batter wore the photo frame.


Dilip also pointed out the impressive efforts of players like Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja and skipper Rohit Sharma to keep the ball dry when dew kicked in.

"Something really impressive today was that there was dew out there, the spinners were on top but the one per cent factor which that role played by Rohit, Virat and Jadeja,..even in the in-circle fielders trying to dry up the ball and helping the ball each and everything counts and everything is noticed," Dilip said in a video posted by the BCCI.

Coming to the match, India overcame the dew factor and England's batting depth to win by 100 runs, their sixth victory in the tournament.

India will play its next match against Sri Lanka on November 2.