Senior batter KL Rahul has indicated that skipper Rohit Sharma desires him to change into the crew’s mainstay at No.5, which can enhance his batting within the center overs and likewise assist the wicketkeeper-batter change into a greater participant of spin bowling. Rahul scored an unbeaten 64 off 103 balls as he progressively consolidated India’s place within the second ODI on the Eden Gardens after they have been 86 for 4 within the chase of Sri Lanka’s 215. “Batting at No. 5 has helped me understand my game better. At No. 5, you have to face spin straightaway; I like balls coming onto the bat but Rohit (Sharma) has been pretty clear that he wants me to bat at No. 5, so that’s what I am trying to do,” mentioned Rahul after India gained the match by 4 wickets to take a 2-0 lead within the three-match collection.

Rahul additionally loves batting at No.5 because it provides him a while to loosen up after preserving wickets and isn’t in a tearing hurry to as soon as once more pad-up and prepare.

“The good thing about batting at No. 5 is you don’t have to rush. You can take a shower, put your feet up and watch the game. But I always think what team needs of me. If you can read the situation when you go in, it helps you and the team.” Rahul added that originally, India have been seeking to chase a goal within the neighborhood of 280-300 runs because it was a great batting monitor. He gave credit score to the house crew bowlers for dismissing Sri Lanka for 215 in 39.4 overs.

“I won’t say it was a flat wicket, or it was doing a lot that it was impossible to bat. When Sri Lanka started, I thought it was a 280-300 wicket. But our bowlers bowled really well to keep them to 220-odd,” mentioned Rahul.

“But they put up a good fight, got early breakthroughs to put us under pressure. But I had a good partnership with Shreyas (Iyer) and Hardik (Pandya). We always try to find a way to win, and it was nice to cross the line in the end.” He mentioned that regardless of India dropping 4 wickets early, there was no hurry to complete off the match because the goal was at all times effectively inside attain.

“In Guwahati (first ODI), the openers put the pressure on the opposition. Then your mind-set is to attack, doesn’t matter who is bowling. Today, we lost early wickets, so it was important to soak the pressure. If we are chasing 280-300, then we would attack him. But today there was no need,” he added.

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