NEW DELHI: KL Rahul performed a lone hand via scoring 73 in India’s deficient batting efficiency within the first ODI in opposition to Bangladesh. The batter used to be additionally given the accountability to don the gloves after Rishabh Pant used to be launched from the ODI collection at the clinical crew’s recommendation.
But Rahul, who has sporadically saved wickets, dropped the aerial catch of Mehidy Hasan Miraj when Bangladesh had been 32 runs clear of 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 will have to be held answerable 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 used to be in my opinion glad after scoring runs on a difficult wicket.
“One of those days where it looked like I was timing the ball better (than others). The shots I picked fortunately went to the boundary, every option that I picked went my way,” he mentioned.
“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 published that the Indian crew control, headed via Rahul Dravid, has requested him to be “ready to keep wickets and bat in middle-order” in ODIs going forward.
This used to be after Rishabh Pant used to be rested from the ODI collection on clinical crew’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 spoke back when requested about Pant’s absence.
Rahul, who via distinctive feature of being vice-captain, is part of the crew control, then again did not explain whether or not Pant used to be rested as a result of workload control or because of 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 clear of 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 will have to be held answerable 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 used to be in my opinion glad after scoring runs on a difficult wicket.
“One of those days where it looked like I was timing the ball better (than others). The shots I picked fortunately went to the boundary, every option that I picked went my way,” he mentioned.
“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 published that the Indian crew control, headed via Rahul Dravid, has requested him to be “ready to keep wickets and bat in middle-order” in ODIs going forward.
This used to be after Rishabh Pant used to be rested from the ODI collection on clinical crew’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 spoke back when requested about Pant’s absence.
Rahul, who via distinctive feature of being vice-captain, is part of the crew control, then again did not explain whether or not Pant used to be rested as a result of workload control or because of 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)