By: Tarish Bhatt
There is something about KL Rahul. He comes across as someone with real all-round talent. But he brings more than talent on the field. He brings in a lot of good attitude. He brings in a lot of passion for the game and doesn’t hesitate to speak the truth. On the second day of the practice match against the Sri Lanka Board President’s XI, Rahul batted as if he wasn’t out of action due to injury. He made a fine 54 and made a telling statement about his fitness of things.
Later, Rahul didn’t hesitate to speak his mind. “I am still very nervous. The body is still very unsure and it keeps holding me back every time. That’s the biggest challenge coming back from injury,” he told BCCI.TV.
Honestly, not many cricketers speak like this after coming back from injury. It’s a rare trait to speak truth like this. It also speaks volume about a cricketer who is supposed to be the next big thing in Indian cricket after Virat Kohli.
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Because Rahul has both temperament and technique to take his game to the next level. He isn’t pretentious and capable of showing enough consistency in the days to come.
As the Indian team prepares for the three-match Test series against Sri Lanka, Rahul could be the new Virender Sehwag. He is one batsman at the top of the order who won’t lose his nerve easily if wickets fall from the other end.
More importantly, Rahul is the only batsman in this team who can score a triple hundred in Test cricket and this series against Sri Lanka is the perfect pitch to do so. This is team under Kohli is also blessed that Rahul can also put on the gloves at any given point of time. We will see more of Rahul when the series unfolds from July 26 in Galle.
