Published Mar 8, 2025, 12:46 pm IST
Kl Rahul is considered as most diplomatic player who can acquire the position according to team combination. Currently Rahul is playing as wicket keeper batsman for ongoing Champions Trophy. Its not now that Kl has done this, he is been doing this for a while. Even coach has also talked to him about this which gives leisure of playing an extra bowler or an batsman.
At his start of his career Rahul prominently played as top order batsman and at his start of his career in IPL too he played as top order batsman too. It were times he had to wait for his chances due to growing competition in the team. Even too got dropped which Rahul discussed about it.
Turing the Tides On
Once dropped from the team it's not an easy task to come back you have to give the performances which should impress the selectors. Rahul had the impressive season of IPL where he was selected as backup for wicket keeper role as he did earlier for RCB too. That were times when Rishab Pant had an major accident while driving and damaged his leg which resulted him for 1 year away tenure. Then Kl was called back to national duty.
As ODI World Cup was nearing team India announced their squard with Rahul as their wicket keeper. India had wonderful tenure of World Cup expect the final, even Rahul too was tried in middle and finishing position in World Cup too. Where he excelled in it but in final couldn't prolong his innings where India couldn't post major the total and lost the final.
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Rahul Has Accepted The Versatile Role
There has been debate all round that Kl has been demoted to number 6 position against Australia in semi final which had a wide spread debate on it even experts asked about it. Even Coach Gautam Gambhir was asked about it in which he replied that it is a lesiure for team if you have a batsman like that and a team which has such a deep batting gives a pleasure.
Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak has also derived that Kl Rahul has accepted his role whole heartedly which gives a batting depth. Rahul at number 5 and 6 has got huge success scoring above 1000 runs. The way he adapts to the situation gives team that control which every team is aching for, against Australia in a semi final 42 not finishing the game with a six that posses how he has adapt to the situation and the demand which the team requires. Its one more game against the black caps and Rahul presence and his batting would be valuable.
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