NEW DELHI: The upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy will mark KL Rahul’s third tour of Australia. He was a part of India’s 2014 tour underneath Mahendra Singh Dhoni and the 2018 tour underneath Virat Kohli’s captaincy. Regardless of his expertise, Rahul has struggled in Australian circumstances, managing only one century, which got here in Sydney throughout the 2014 sequence.
In whole, Rahul has performed 5 Exams in Australia and has scored simply 187 runs at a mean of 20.77. His kind has been underneath scrutiny, particularly after a disappointing dwelling sequence towards New Zealand, the place he managed scores of zero and 12. Regardless of enjoying one Take a look at at his dwelling floor in Bengaluru, he was dropped for the remaining two matches as a result of his poor efficiency with the bat.
Rahul’s struggles continued within the Unofficial Take a look at towards Australia A forward of the five-match sequence, the place he managed simply four and 10 within the two innings on the Melbourne Cricket Floor (MCG).
Former Australia opener Matthew Hayden has provided priceless recommendation to the Karnataka batter as he prepares for the essential sequence.
“Look, my recommendation, not simply to KL Rahul however to all batters on this sequence, is that nobody must rush in a Take a look at match. Batting circumstances are sometimes favorable via to day three, however we hardly ever see Take a look at matches on this nation extending to the fifth day—until climate turns into an element. I believe the secret is to bat time. Once we consider nice partnerships, the Dravid-Laxman stand in Adelaide involves thoughts. That partnership was constructed over an extended interval, and Dravid not too long ago spoke about it. On the time, India was chasing a mammoth first-innings whole from Australia, nicely over 500. Dravid and Laxman complemented one another and batted for a unprecedented length. This facet—developing partnerships—is essential for each groups, not only for the Indian cricket staff,” says Hyden throughout a choose media interplay organised by Channel 7.
“KL Rahul is undoubtedly a lovely stroke participant. Anticipating him to abruptly undertake a very completely different fashion, like turning right into a Usman Khawaja, can be like asking Travis Head to play like somebody he’s not. Each batter has a novel strategy to the sport. My primary piece of recommendation for any batter within the Take a look at area is to play their very own recreation. However first, you must know your recreation. That is likely to be KL Rahul’s problem—having so many choices as a stroke participant can generally work towards him. He must deal with the essential precept of batting for home windows of time,” provides Hayden.
The previous cricketer additional defined why batting within the middle-order, towards the older ball, may favour Rahul extra.
“If Rahul is slated to bat within the center order, he may discover circumstances extra beneficial with the brand new ball being barely older. That would permit him to precise himself higher than when dealing with the brand new ball as an opener. It is a very thrilling summer season forward; there isn’t any doubt about it,” he stated.
The much-anticipated conflict begins with the opening Take a look at on November 22 in Perth.
India beforehand secured back-to-back sequence wins in Australia, first underneath Virat Kohli’s management in 2018-19 after which with Ajinkya Rahane on the helm in 2020-21.
