Over the previous few weeks, KL Rahul’s type has been below scrutiny. After a string of low scores, the batter was dropped from the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in Indore final week.
In the final 10 Test innings, Rahul has had a median of 12.5 with the best rating of 23. But that hasn’t stopped him from getting ready onerous.
With the Indian Premier League simply three weeks away, the Lucknow Super Giants captain made it clear that strike price is ‘over-rated’ within the shortest format of the sport. “It is over-rated. People are supposed to look at the context. If you are chasing 140 in a game, there is no need for you to have a strike rate of 200. There are players who will be encouraged to play their natural game and there will be certain players who would take the responsibility of seeing the team through.
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“It’s based on that particular day and that particular situation and who are the two batters in the middle and what the team, overall, feels is the best way to play on that particular day and situation,” Rahul stated in the course of the jersey launch of the Lucknow franchise on Tuesday.
In presence of LSG proprietor Sanjiv Goenka, mentor Gautam Gambhir and BCCI secretary Jay Shah, Rahul stated, “You try and create a plan in your mind – the best you know as a player – and try to give your best performance. Someday it will work, someday it won’t. For players, it becomes simple when you know what to do on that particular day and not be stubborn and say, ‘I have to play like this’. When you say ‘I have to play’, it becomes about you and not about the team. So, it’s about the two batters in the middle and what they need to do as a team – for Team India or Lucknow – and what they can do in the current situation to make sure that the team wins.”
From left to proper: Lucknow Super Giants Captain Ok L Rahul, mentor Gautam Gambhir, BCCI Secretary Jay Shah and LSG proprietor Sanjiv Goenka in the course of the jersey launch of Lucknow Super Giants in Ahmedabad on Tuesday.
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The Lucknow captain additionally stated that the franchise, which made its debut within the IPL final 12 months, has been capable of create a stability within the workforce.
After taking part in all its video games in Mumbai final season, Lucknow will lastly have its residence video games this time round and the franchise is assured of yielding outcomes. And to hook up with the followers, the franchise launched a brand new jersey, designed by Kunal Rawal and a few of its prime gamers – Rahul, Krunal Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan – walked the ramp to make the event particular.
The Lucknow outfit will start its marketing campaign towards Delhi Capitals on April 1.
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com