After the second ODI with Sri Lanka, KL Rahul spoke about the batting position given to him by Rohit Sharma for the upcoming 2023 Cricket World Cup.
His 64-run, 103-ball unbeaten streak saw India beat Sri Lanka by his 4 wickets in his second ODI on Thursday at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. seemed pretty happy with this racket. Rising to the occasion, the wicketkeeper batsman came to India’s rescue after the top order collapsed during the pursuit.
Chasing a goal of 216 runs, India lost some early wickets in the opening as his players Rohit Sharma (17) and his Shubman Gill (21) took to the coaching bench. Virat, on the other hand, left Kohli cheap after stacking just four nine-ball runs. Meanwhile Shreyas Iyer tried to forge a partnership with Rahul but could only add 28 runs in pursuit.
Rahul batted in his 5th place as India pulled off his 2-0 win in his three games his series, with Iyer, Hardik he Pandia, Axar him Patel, Kuldeep he Yadav. have entered into a partnership.
Rahul, who usually bats as an opener, has adapted well to the role of center hitter in ODI. In fact, his batting average is over 50, close to 100, and he’s batting fourth or he’s fifth in India. After the match, Rahul revealed that captain Rohit Sharma was pretty clear about where he wanted to beat the wicketkeeper at his ODI World Championship scheduled for India this year. “In #5 you face a spin, but I like it when the ball hits the racket. Ro (Rohit) made it clear he wanted me to beat (No.5) and let me know. I gave it to you,” he said.
Regarding his batting style, he said, “It’s fun when I’m in the 5th at-bat (than the starting pitcher) and I don’t have to rush. When the team tells me to hit with a certain accuracy, I try to hit with all my might. Most of the time my mindset was just trying to do what the team wanted me to do. ”
Initially, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 215 in 39.4 overs thanks to Nuwanidu Fernando’s half-century. Meanwhile, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav took three wickets each in India’s bowling division.