Virender Sehwag reveals the role Virat Kohli has played behind KL Rahul
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|| India Correspondent ||
Team India's wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul was going through a rough patch in the recently-concluded T20I series against England but he has returned to his form in the ODI series. With one fifty and a hundred in the first two games, he has sealed his place in the middle order for Team India in the ongoing series. Virender Sehwag, in a recent interview with Cricbuzz, said how his thinking has changed the batting in the middle-order as well.
"When the openers come out to bat, the thought process is to cash in the first 10 overs. So, you get less time for yourself. Whenever I use to open the innings, I always use to think about whether I can make an impact in the first 10 overs, and cash in during the powerplay," Sehwag said.
"So, maybe that is the mentality of the openers. But when you bat in the middle overs, the thought is that I cannot forcefully hit boundaries because the field is open. So, I have to play in the gaps and score ones and twos, hit loose balls, and build a partnership. So that is different thinking. It is a difference in mindset," Sehwag further explained.
Virender Sehwag, however, praised Virat Kohli for what KL Rahul has become today.
"KL Rahul has played at almost every slot. He might be one of the favourites batsmen of captain, hence he has tried to adjust him in every batting position. That is necessary, when a new player comes in, to make him a part of the playing XI," Sehwag said.
"Even if you play him at no. 11, but you have to play them to give them confidence. India captain Virat Kohli has a huge role in making KL Rahul the great batsman he is today," he further added.
