“Rohit-Like Abilities”: Gautam Gambhir Backs This India Off-Color Star. KL Rahul’s slow knock against Hong Kong drew a lot of attention, but he has received support from former Indian cricket team batter Gautam Gambhir.
The Indian cricket team is having a fantastic run in the Asia Cup, having become the first team to reach the Super-4 stage. With wins over Pakistan and Hong Kong, the Rohit Sharma-led side looks a confident lot. Performances by players such as Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Suryakumar Yadav, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar bode well for Team India ahead of the T20 World Cup. KL Rahul, on the other hand, has not performed as expected. Rahul was out for a duck against Pakistan, but he scored 36 off 39 balls against Hong Kong. His slow knock drew a lot of attention, but he has found support from former Indian cricket team batter Gautam Gambhir.
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KL Rahul possesses tremendous talent: Gautam Gambhir
“When he hit a six off Haroon Arshad, the next ball was also in the same slot. The momentum would have shifted if he had gotten one more big hit. KL Rahul possesses tremendous talent. I am confident in saying that he has Rohit Sharma-like abilities in the Indian dressing room, if not a little more. He has demonstrated this in international cricket. I’m hoping that after this 39-ball stay, he’ll have the confidence to play freely in the upcoming matches “Gautam Gambhir stated during a Star Sports discussion.
“You mentioned pressure, and when you’re so close to the World Cup, you think about scoring big runs to get on that plane to the World Cup. So you don’t want it, and you don’t have it in your bag. During the South Africa series leading up to the 2011 World Cup, I felt the same way. The pressure to score runs in that series was greater than the pressure I felt in other series.”
India will face the winner of the match between Pakistan and Hong Kong in the Super 4 on Sunday.
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