ICC World Cup 2019: KL Rahul Gives Himself 6 Out Of 10 Rating For His Performance Against Pakistan

Somewhere in between the brilliance of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, the knock of KL Rahul went unnoticed. The flamboyant batsman stood up to the task by showing his brilliance to the cricketing world with his strokes down the ground. The new opener has dealt the pressure well to give a solid opening partnership for Team India.

Ahead of the game against Pakistan, the Indian team was worried about KL Rahul, who is opening in the ODI after a long time. Adding to that, it is for the first time that Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are playing together at the opening slot. However, the Karnataka batsman performed brilliantly to help the team get a dazzling start.

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Shikhar-Rohit has been a dangerous combo – KL Rahul

Speaking of his game, the stylish opening batsman KL Rahul quoted that Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan make a dangerous pair upfront for India on any day. He showered words of praise on the duo for their performance over the years and across the globe.

“Shikhar and Rohit, in the last three or four years, have been such a dangerous combo. Their partnerships, if you see anywhere in the world, they’ve played so well for the country and they’ve been No.1 and 2 they’ve owned those positions,” said Rahul.

Further, he feels happy that he got the chance to bat in the top 3 for the team. KL Rahul also revealed that the game against Pakistan is his first-ever appearance in the Indo-Pak game.

“I’ve had to wait for my chance and I’m just happy that I got to bat in the top three. It’s my first international game against Pakistan and it has come in a World Cup so I couldn’t ask for anything bigger or better.

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Hopefully, I get better –

Rating his knock against Pakistan, the Karnataka batsman quoted that he would give himself 6 out of 10. KL Rahul wants to take the confidence forward by improving his game on a consistent basis.

“As a kid or as a young cricketer growing up this is what you dream to do I’m really happy that I got the opportunity and I give myself six out of ten! Hopefully I carry on the confidence and get better.”

All in all, it was a good show from KL Rahul during the game against Pakistan. Opening the batting in 50 overs after a fine time and facing the likes of Mohammad Amir and Wahab Riaz is never an easy task to accomplish.

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With Shikhar Dhawan staying away from the playing XI, KL Rahul would open the innings for India in the next game as well. Most probably, Shikhar Dhawan would return for the clash against England on June 30th.