KL Rahul aspiring to build on his memories as he returns to Zimbabwe as the Indian Captain
Coming from a prolonged break, the India Vs Zimbabwe series proves as the best chance for KL Rahul to get in the groove before the Indian squad moves forward to the Asia Cup scheduled later this month.
The first ODI between India and Zimbabwe is set to go live in just a matter of hours. The series hosted by Zimbabwe in Harare is important for both teams in several aspects. Zimbabwe afresh after beating Bangladesh in both T20 and ODI series will seek to maintain their form while upholding the added challenges. While the Indian youngsters will grab the chance to perform and prove their abilities. Moreover, this seems a good opportunity for the team to gauge outside conditions ahead of important championships lined up this year.
This series is also important for the Indian captain KL Rahul as he’d look forward to ending his troubling hiatus. It’s been months since a sports hernia injury forced KL out of the playing stint. Following, on the verge of returning to the game after surgery and rehab, he was struck with COVID pushing matters further. Coming from a prolonged break, this series proves as the best chance for Rahul to get in the groove before the Indian squad moves forward for the Asia Cup scheduled later this month. Rahul is a key asset for India for the Asia Cup in UAE, so he needs to be set and prepared for the challenge.
KL Rahul opens up about leading the team in Zimbabwe
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Rahul made his ODI debut in 2016 against Zimbabwe where he scored a ton. Six years down the road, Rahul is back in Zimbabwe as the Indian leader. And while everyone is excited about his comeback, KL himself sees this as the best opportunity ahead of the Asia Cup.
“My ODI and T20I debut was in Harare, I got a 100 in my first game, so I have great memories here. Hopefully can add on to those memories. Coming back here after so many years and getting the opportunity to lead your country, obviously when you look back, it’s very pleasing,” Rahul noted.
Moreover, he added, “As a person, you can see how much you’ve grown and how far you’ve come as a player. It gives me great joy. Hopefully can add to those good memories and play some good cricket over the next week.”
KL Rahul has experienced the responsibility of leading a side, courtesy of the IPL. However, for International cricket, he’s a little less refined. He explained his plans of leading the side in Zimbabwe.
“I’m still young, this is just my second series as captain. But my personality is such that I feel only when a captain is true to himself, it spreads to the other players. I am a calm person, so I can’t go out there and try to be someone else. I try to be myself and let the other players be themselves and express themselves as they want to. There will be no pressure on the players to be different,” explained Rahul.
