The Indian vice-captain on Sunday revealed that the Indian workforce administration beneath Rahul Dravid has requested KL Rahul to be “ready to keep wicket and bat in the middle order” in ODIs.
Rahul saved wicket sporadically and batted within the center order in 2021 and within the first ODI in opposition to Bangladesh, he additionally wore the massive gloves in addition to scoring 73.
This was performed after Rishabh Pant was rested from the ODI sequence on the recommendation of the medical workforce.
Rahul dropped an aerial catch of participant of the match Mehdi Hasan Miraj, which might have ensured a win for India as a substitute of a one-wicket defeat.
“We have not performed lots of ODIs within the final 8-9 months, however when you have a look at 2020-21, I’ve saved wicket, and I’ve batted at No.4 and No.5. This is the function the workforce has requested me to be prepared for white-ball cricket as I’ve performed earlier than.
Rahul, who’s a part of the workforce administration because the vice-captain, nonetheless, didn’t make clear whether or not Pant was rested attributable to workload or attributable to some downside.
“When it involves Rishabh, I’m not positive to be trustworthy, simply bought to know as we speak that he’s going to launch. The medical workforce might be in a greater place to reply these questions as to what the causes are.
Rahul didn’t really feel that the batsmen or bowlers must be held answerable for this defeat.
“This is cricket proper. You must anticipate the sudden. As lengthy as cricket is performed these sorts of issues occur. They fought very nicely until the tip and dropped a couple of catches and that innings by Mehidy. That run on a tough wicket. Was personally happy by making.
“One of these days the place it appeared like I used to be timing the ball higher (than others). Luckily the photographs I took went to the boundary, no matter choice I made went in my favour.
“Such innings provides you pleasure as a batsman since you are challenged and put your hand up when the workforce wants it. Ideally we must always have scored 40 extra runs. If I had batted until the tip or fortieth over, I’d have guessed 230-240.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
