The right-hander has only played three T20Is this year – all in the Asia Cup – and is searching for form before the all-important ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022 next month.
KL Rahul can surpass Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in terms of strike rate
Rahul, who recently made his way back into India’s T20I squad after an injury layoff has come under criticism for his slow starts. However, Watson believes that if he breaks the shackles, it will help Rohit and Kohli play their natural games.
Rahul so far has scored 0, 36 and 28 in his three Asia Cup outings at a strike rate of 106.67.
Watson also opined that among India’s top three of Rohit, Kohli and Rahul, the latter could be the most potent in terms of strike rate.
Shane Watson predicts KL Rahul will be an integral cog for India in T20Is
In fact, Watson touted Rahul to be the main man for India in T20Is, stating his prime is yet to come.
“He’s performed very well in international cricket for India in recent times. He’s that good. The skill that he’s got, he certainly can be the main man,” said Watson to Sanjana Ganesan in The ICC Review.
“And he’s only 30 as well. He’s still got three, four, five years at his absolute prime at the international level. Batters normally take until they are 27, 28 or even into their early 30s for their whole game to come together – technique, mental aspect as well. He’s still got a lot of years in his prime.”
