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File photograph of KL Rahul.© AFP
KL Rahul is among the many Indian batters who’ve impressed within the ongoing Check sequence towards Australia. Rahul was given an opportunity to open for India within the absence of Rohit and he returned with scores of 26 and 77 in Perth. Rohit entered the enjoying XI from the second Check however Rahul continued to play as an opener. Of late, Rahul got here up with a gritty 84-run knock in India’s first innings on the third Check in Brisbane. Whereas heaping praises on his batting, ex-India cricketer Harbhajan Singh advised that there’s a “massive scope of improvement” within the common of Rahul.
Harbhajan shared his views throughout commentary on Star Sports activities when the broadcaster confirmed Rahul’s Check batting stats. The suitable-handed batter scored 3128 runs at a mean of 34. in 55 Check matches he performed (excluding India vs Australia Brisbane Check).
“He is a proper batter. His technique is excellent and he has the game for Test cricket. He knows how to leave the ball and has all types of shots. He plays spin and fast bowling well. He plays the short ball well, but I want to see an increase of 20-25 in his average,” stated Harbhajan.
“Considering his stature and the kind of player he is, his average should be around 50-55. I see a massive scope of improvement from here. He has had an up-and-down career. He has been in and out of the team and couldn’t play cricket for a long time due to injury.
“I hope he’s much less injured now and performs steady cricket. This slot is nice for him. He opens and likes to play balls. He performs lengthy innings. We count on his graph to maintain transferring upwards and after we discuss KL Rahul after 5 years, will probably be pleasant if the common is 50-55.”
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