NEW DELHI: KL Rahul performed a lone hand by scoring 73 in India’s poor batting efficiency within the first ODI towards Bangladesh. The batter was additionally given the duty to don the holding gloves after Rishabh Pant was launched from the ODI sequence on medical workforce’s recommendation.
But Rahul, who has sporadically saved wickets, dropped the aerial catch of Mehidy Hasan Miraj when Bangladesh had been 32 runs away from the victory however the tenth wicket partnership between Mehidy and Mustafizur Rahman helped the hosts pull off a sensational one wicket victory.
Rahul did not really feel that both batters or bowlers needs to be held liable for this defeat.
“That’s cricket right. You have to expect the unexpected. As long as cricket has been played, these kind of things keep happening. They fought very well till the end and the couple of dropped catches and that innings from Mehidy.”
He was personally happy after scoring runs on a tough wicket.
“One of those days where it looked like I was timing the ball better (than others). The shots I picked fortunately went to boundary, every option that I picked went my way,” he stated.
“Such innings give you joy as a batter as you are challenged and you put your hand up when the team requires. Ideally, we should have got 40 runs more. I did fancy 230-240 if I batted till the end or even if I could have batted till the 40th over.”
Rahul additionally revealed that the Indian workforce administration, headed by Rahul Dravid, has requested him to be “ready to keep wickets and bat in middle-order” in ODIs going forward.
This was after Rishabh Pant was rested from the ODI sequence on medical workforce’s recommendation.
“We haven’t played a lot of ODIs in the last 8-9 months but if you look at 2020-21, I have kept wickets, and I have batted at Nos 4 and 5. This is the role that team has asked me to be ready for in white ball cricket as I have done it before,” Rahul curtly replied when requested about Pant’s absence.
Rahul, who by advantage of being vice-captain, is part of the workforce administration, nonetheless did not make clear whether or not Pant was rested due to workload administration or attributable to some niggle.
“When it comes to Rishabh, I am not sure to be honest, just found today that he is going to be released. What the reasons are, medical team will be in a better situation to answer those questions.
(With PTI Inputs)
But Rahul, who has sporadically saved wickets, dropped the aerial catch of Mehidy Hasan Miraj when Bangladesh had been 32 runs away from the victory however the tenth wicket partnership between Mehidy and Mustafizur Rahman helped the hosts pull off a sensational one wicket victory.
Rahul did not really feel that both batters or bowlers needs to be held liable for this defeat.
“That’s cricket right. You have to expect the unexpected. As long as cricket has been played, these kind of things keep happening. They fought very well till the end and the couple of dropped catches and that innings from Mehidy.”
He was personally happy after scoring runs on a tough wicket.
“One of those days where it looked like I was timing the ball better (than others). The shots I picked fortunately went to boundary, every option that I picked went my way,” he stated.
“Such innings give you joy as a batter as you are challenged and you put your hand up when the team requires. Ideally, we should have got 40 runs more. I did fancy 230-240 if I batted till the end or even if I could have batted till the 40th over.”
Rahul additionally revealed that the Indian workforce administration, headed by Rahul Dravid, has requested him to be “ready to keep wickets and bat in middle-order” in ODIs going forward.
This was after Rishabh Pant was rested from the ODI sequence on medical workforce’s recommendation.
“We haven’t played a lot of ODIs in the last 8-9 months but if you look at 2020-21, I have kept wickets, and I have batted at Nos 4 and 5. This is the role that team has asked me to be ready for in white ball cricket as I have done it before,” Rahul curtly replied when requested about Pant’s absence.
Rahul, who by advantage of being vice-captain, is part of the workforce administration, nonetheless did not make clear whether or not Pant was rested due to workload administration or attributable to some niggle.
“When it comes to Rishabh, I am not sure to be honest, just found today that he is going to be released. What the reasons are, medical team will be in a better situation to answer those questions.
(With PTI Inputs)