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KL Rahul acknowledged the strain of competing with Rishabh Pant for India’s ODI wicketkeeper spot however emphasised he will not mimic Pant’s type.
Rishabh Pant (L) and KL Rahul. (AFP/BCCI)
KL Rahul admitted the strain of competing with Rishabh Pant for the wicketkeeper spot in India’s ODI staff however stated that until the time he’s most well-liked, he received’t attempt to play just like the left-hander. Rahul was talking on the pre-match press convention forward of the 2025 Champions Trophy conflict towards New Zealand.
Pant was seen as India’s first-choice ODI gloveman until his horrific automobile accident in December 2022. In his absence for over a yr, Rahul took the prospect and scored constant runs at quantity 5, together with within the 2023 ODI World Cup at house. The controversy has reignited since Pant’s return, although Rahul has managed to carry onto his place to this point, which is being helped by the previous’s modest ODI document too.
“There’s (competitors), I received’t lie,” Rahul stated of Pant in Dubai. “He’s a really proficient participant and has proven all of us what he can do and the way aggressively he can play and the way rapidly he can change the sport. So there may be all the time a temptation within the staff with the captain and the coach to assume if they need to play him or play me. For me, each time I get the chance, I attempt to see what I can do finest. I’m not attempting to compete with Rishabh. I’m not attempting to play like him, or I’m positive when he will get an opportunity, he isn’t attempting to play like anyone else. He’s picked on the idea of how he can play, and the identical applies to me,” he added.
Pant is but to get an opportunity within the 2025 Champions Trophy. Rahul rode his luck to attain an unbeaten 41 towards Bangladesh in India’s marketing campaign opener and didn’t get an opportunity to bat towards Pakistan within the subsequent match.
The clamor over Pant isn’t just due to his apparent expertise. It’s additionally as a result of India head coach Gautam Gambhir has proven a choice for left-right-hand combos within the center order, typically selling all-rounder Axar Patel for that, which has pushed Rahul to quantity six.
Each eventualities swimsuit Pant however once more, Rahul has saved his place by not doing a lot improper. He additionally has had the general public backing of skipper Rohit Sharma and the coach.
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Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)