Published: Mar 10, 2025, 08:21 PM (IST)
Edited: Mar 10, 2025, 08:21 PM (IST)
After he played a massive role in India’s Champions Trophy victory against New Zealand, wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul spoke about the reason for his success: “Watch and Learn.” KL Rahul has established himself as a player ever since Gautam Gambhir arrived in the team.
The 32-year-old found support from the management, and he worked hard to improve his wicketkeeping skills and batting, which paid off at the end as India lifted the Champions Trophy for the first time since 2013.
“I have viewed myself or how I have always played cricket or what I have been taught from a very early age from my coaches is that cricket is a team game and whatever the team requires of you, and you need to be able to do that, you need to be able to accept that firstly and find a way to put in performances for the team and understand what your role is, understand what the responsibility is, understand what it takes to be successful batting in defence,” Rahul told reporters.
“It requires a lot of preparation, it requires a lot of work outside the cricket field, just sitting and thinking about how I need to take each game and how I need to perform in different situations and just watch some of the players that I like and some of the players that bat at No. 5, No. 6 and how they have been successful previously. So, just watch, learn, and understand my role. I am really happy that I have been given different roles and have been able to perform,” he added.
Rahul showed his batting prowess in a harsh situation against New Zealand, making way for India to victory and creating a memory that is always going to stay in books of history.
