Former India player Sanjay Manjrekar said that KL Rahul needs to score more often for India in the ongoing test series against England.
This has been a common mistake in India’s Test opener, KL Rahul; Although he is a stunning batsman, he lacks continuity and has failed many times when his team needed to excel with the bat. Rahul scored 42 runs in the first innings, while he batted for about 40 overs in the second innings, scoring 137 off 247 balls.
“Now there is another senior batsman in the team, who has no longer an alternative to carrying his form right through the series. Indian cricket needs him badly, and KL Rahul may not be a surprise or one-match-match artist,” Sanjay Manjrekar said on Star Sports.
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Shubman Gill supported Sanjay Manjrekar as a batsman
In the same discussion with the former Indian cricketer, Manjrekar clearly supported Rishabh Pants to catch his fine form for the upcoming matches, with two hundreds in two innings, one gets a large amount of confidence to pursue his form as a batsman with two hundreds.
Sanjay Manjrekar said, “Rishabh Pant enjoys Test matches. He has not got enough runs. So he is hungry.
He has also supported the new Indian captain Shubman Gill and appreciated his knock in the Leeds Test, stating that the batsman is an ideal option for the number 4 location in the longest format of the game.
“As a batsman, it was sorted. No. 4 also makes his work very easy, and I hope that he can take after reaching 108 or 120 because now he knows what he can do if he leaves. So he will start doing something,” said the expert. “Said the expert.
Manjrekar said in the role of a captaincy than Gill,
KL Rahul needs to maintain the flow of runs with stability
KL Rahul, ever since its debut, has been a spontaneous talent in the longest format of the game. However, his continuity has been in severe doubt, as the batsman has been dropped several times due to his array of weak performances from the Indian lineup.
India failed to protect 371 runs on the last day, and many Indians as well as Captain Gill admitted that India was reduced by 60–70 runs in the second innings due to another collapse from the Indian lower order.
Keeping in mind the look of a lower order batting, the top -order batsman will have to take additional responsibility for India to set a big score. Indian opener KL Rahul is one of the most experienced batsmen in the longest format of the game. KL Rahul needs to deal with English conditions and continue his domination with the ball.
How will India’s bowling unit look for Edgbaston?
Due to disadvantage in headingley, India will look at Edgbaston with a modified squad to move forward. He needs Kuldeep Yadav’s choice, who may probably return to the Indian testing side in place of Shardul Thakur.
The Indian pace unit cannot see many changes, although it is still not clear who will be the top three options as pacers of the Indian side. If Jasprit Bumrah misses the Edgbaston Test, Prasad Krishna, Arshdeep Singh and Mohammad Siraj can be seen as a pace trio.
India will then include 5 frontline bowlers, including Ravindra Jadeja and possibly Kuldeep Yadav were emerging as a spin option, and also three frontline pacers.
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