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ToggleIndia stormed back to winning ways beating Bangladesh by 28 runs at Edgbaston to book a semifinal berth in the ongoing ICC World Cup 2019. Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul starred with the bat before Jasprit Bumrah, and Hardik Pandya did the job with the ball to book a semifinal berth.
Rahul showers praise on Rohit
Bangladesh staged a brilliant chase with Shakib Al Hasan leading the troops before Mohammad Saifuddin took over the reins. But an outstanding spell from Jasprit Bumrah sealed India’s berth in the top-four. Previously, a century from Rohit Sharma and a fifty from KL Rahul to post 314 runs on the board propelled India to post 314 runs at the end of 50 overs. Mustafizur Rahman brought back Bangladesh in the game with a fifer as MS Dhoni once again struggled to score quick runs as India managed to post a challenging total which proved enough for Bangladesh.
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KL Rahul speaking at the end of the game heaped praise on his opening partner Rohit Sharma. He also said that looking to emulate India’s vice-captain would be nothing short of being foolish. Rahul also said that Rohit belongs to a different plant and he takes off the pressure from the non-striker while batting.
“You would be a fool to be tempted to bat like Rohit because he is in a different class. He is on a different planet altogether when he gets going. He made it look really easy (against Bangladesh) when really it wasn’t anything of the kind. The pitch was two-paced, up and down, not coming on to the bat, but from the way he played, you would not have known,” Rahul said.
“We expect it from him and he is delivering every time. To bat with him is really easy because he takes the pressure off you,” he added.
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Need to convert the starts: Rahul
Speaking on his game, KL Rahul didn’t seem satisfied with his batting in the World Cup so far. He also feels that he needed to carry on the starts which have been lacking so far from his bat in England.
“Personally, I feel I have been going well, but am not fully satisfied as I haven’t carried on after some of the starts. When I say ‘convert’, I mean getting to, say, 35 or 45 overs as often as I can because in these conditions it is the set batsmen who can do the most damage,” he concluded.