Indian team opener, KL Rahul, who felt the most comfortable, challenged himself to challenge himself by watching videos of Steve Smith and Kane Williamson, besides constantly talking to current veteran Virat Kohli to succeed in the middle order. got ready. In the second ODI against Australia on Friday, Rahul batted at number five, scoring 80 runs off 52 balls, which helped India score 340 runs for six wickets and won the match by 36 runs.
Rahul told reporters after the second ODI, ‘I don’t think technically I practiced differently. I only interacted a lot with middle-order batsmen and watched a lot of videos. I talked to Virat (Kohli) a lot and watched many videos of AB (de Villiers) and Steve Smith to see how they manage their innings. He said, ‘I tried to follow Kane Williamson and watch some of his videos and understand how he leads his innings and how to play in certain situations. I am trying to understand how I can play better under certain circumstances.
Rahul further said, ‘This is a big challenge. I am in good form and I have full faith in my skills, so new responsibility and new role in every match is not less than a boon, very few batsmen get such an opportunity. I look at it this way and I am enjoying my batting. He said, ‘I have always started batting, so I feel most comfortable in that situation. I know how to progress the innings but when I have to land at number three, four or five, I get to learn a lot about myself, my batting and batting as an art.
Watching videos of Smith and Williamson for preparation of middle order : KL Rahul
