With India taking the field against Australia in the three-match T20I series starting in Mohali from Tuesday, a lot of attention will be on how KL Rahul Demonstrate with bat in hand. In the recently concluded Asia Cup, he managed to score 132 runs in five matches. However, with Virat Kohli After scoring a century in the Super 4 match against Afghanistan, there was a demand to open the batting with Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. However, on Sunday skipper Rohit confirmed that KL Rahul will open the batting in the T20 World Cup, with Kohli as the third or backup opener.
When one talks about the shortest format of the game, KL Rahul’s strike-rate has always been a matter of debate. In the 61 T20 matches played so far, the strike rate of the right-handed batsman is 140.91. However, there have been times when the batsman is finding it difficult, he scored 36 runs off 39 balls in the match against Hong Kong in the Asia Cup.
Ahead of India’s first T20I against Australia in Mohali, Rahul was asked about the issue and spoke at length on the issue.
“Look, obviously that’s something every player wants to work on. Nobody’s perfect, everybody’s working to do something, obviously the strike-rate is taken on an overall basis. We don’t see when the batsman has played at a certain strike-rate, whether it was important for him to play at 200 strike-rate or whether the team could have won with him playing 120-130. These are things that one can analyze. does not do.”
“Yes, it’s something I’ve been working on, the roles that have been defined for each player in the last 10-12 months are very clear, everyone is working towards it. And, I’m just working on this. I am working towards how I can improve myself. How can I make an impact on my team as an opener and whenever I go to bat.”
Talking further on the same subject, Rahul said: “There can be criticism for many things. But the most important thing for a player is what his captain, coach and teammates in the dressing room think of him. Only we know what the role is. What is expected of every player. Everyone is trying to give their best, but not everyone can be successful in every game. We have created an environment where players make mistakes. Don’t be afraid to do or fail.”
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“Anyone can criticize but we criticize ourselves more than any of you because we are representing our country, you want to win games for your country, and we want to win the World Cup. All things are on our mind, if we don’t do well, it hurts us too. What happens in our group is what matters. Captains and coaches always encourage players, not only when they are doing well , but even when they are going through a tough time. What a player wants to see, who anyone would want to see, a little support, a little care when someone is down,” he added.
Indian squad for Australia series: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik PandyaR Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahali, Akshar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahri, Jasprit Bumrah, Umesh Yadav,
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