Getting Hundred At Lord’s Adds Joy And Excitement To My Test Comeback, Says KL Rahul  

After smashing a century at Lord’s in ongoing India vs England 2^nd Test, KL Rahul said that his knock was very special. The Indian batsman also mentioned that getting a century at the home of cricket adds joy and excitement to his Test comeback. KL Rahul smashed 129 runs in the 1^st innings and received a warm welcome by Indian teammates and staff members while returning to the dressing room.

KL Rahul was out of the Test squad for a long time. Before an ongoing India’s tour of England, Rahul did not play in the ICC World Test Championship final against New Zealand despite being part of the squad.  The right-handed batsman was also not part of the England tour to India 2021 in March that consisted of 4 Test matches. He also did not feature in the India vs Australia Test series in December-January 2020-21.

Hundred At Lord’s Adds Joy And Excitement To My Test Comeback, Says KL Rahul

While speaking to teammate Rohit Sharma after his century at Lord’s in the ongoing Test match, KL Rahul expressed his feelings after hitting a marvellous knock in Test cricket.

“It is very special. Not because it was a Hundred at Lord’s. That adds to the joy and excitement, I have been away from Test cricket for a couple of years now. I have grown up wanting to be a Test cricketer and playing the longest format.

“The generation where I grew in, my father loves Test cricket and my coaches always wanted me to do well in the format,” Rahul told Rohit Sharma in a video which was posted on bcci.tv.

The 29-year-old player also mentioned that getting dropped from Test cricket was disappointing but he had nobody to blame.

 “Test cricket is very close to my heart. Getting dropped from Test cricket was disappointing, it did hurt but I had nobody to blame. I just waited for my opportunity, the way it came to me, I think it was meant to be. I just enjoyed my batting, getting a 100 at Lord’s makes it more special,” he added.

Have Changed My Thinking While Batting: KL Rahul

The Karnataka batsman also revealed how he has stuck to his process in batting but changed his thinking while scoring runs.

“Before I got dropped, I played in different conditions and there were a lot of takeaways. I felt my mind was very cluttered, I had two shots fos tr every ball, I was always thinking runs, runs and runs.

“This time I am just looking to play the ball and not go searching for runs. It is a conscious effort for me, the processes remain the same. I am glad it has helped me. I do not carry the baggage, but you need that hurt because that will push you the extra mile,” he further said.

After KL Rahul’s century, India reached a total of 364-10 on Day 2, as no other batsman could smash a big score. Rishabh Pant (37) and Ravindra Jadeja (40) were looking good but could not convert their innings to a big score. Later, England posted 119-3 at the stumps of Day 2, trailing by 245 runs.