Incredible West Indies batsman Brian Lara named the cricketer he would need in his Test, ODI, and T20I groups. Lara said he is truly dazzled by KL Rahul and love the manner in which he bats.
Rahul as of late turned into the principal Indian player to score 500 or more runs in three progressive periods of IPL. The KXIP chief is at present the main run-scorer of IPL 2020 by some separation. Rahul has scored 525 runs in 9 matches at a normal of 75.00 scored at a striking pace of 135.65. He has scored five fifties up until now and furthermore has the most elevated score of this season to his name – an unbeaten 132 against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Legendary West Indies batsman Brian Lara named the cricketer he would want in his Test, ODI, and T20I teams. Lara said he is really impressed by KL Rahul and love the way he bats.
Rahul recently became the first Indian player to score 500-plus runs in three successive seasons of IPL. The KXIP captain is currently the leading run-scorer of IPL 2020 by some distance. Rahul has scored 525 runs in 9 matches at an average of 75.00 scored at a strike rate of 135.65. He has scored five fifties so far and also has the highest score of this season to his name – an unbeaten 132 against Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Rahul smashed a scintillating 51-ball 77 to take KXIP on the brink of a successful chase but team-mates Deepak Hooda and Jordan could only level the scores at 176 for six in the stipulated 20 overs.
Rahul blasted seven fours and three sixes in his knock to cross 500 runs this season and almost single-handedly take KXIP home.
He, along with Gayle (24), took KXIP to 75 for one in nine overs after losing Mayank Agarwal (11) early in the innings.
“He’s my test batsman, he’s my 50-over batsman and he’s my T20 batsman,” Lara said on Star Sports after KXIP beat Mumbai Indians in a thrilling contest which had to be decided via a second Super Over after both teams ended on level terms not once but twice.
“As a captain, he has done very well. I love the way he bats, love the way he puts them together. Yes he struggled to finish off matches towards the beginning but now he’s looking to improve that too,” Lara said.
Be that as it may, Gayle was asked to take a hike by Rahul Chahar in the tenth over and afterward Bumrah got back to excuse Nicholas Pooran (24 off 11) to leave Punjab at 108 for 3.
Rahul at that point pulled Chahar for a six to raise one more fifty however the leg-spinner made a decent rebound one ball later, eliminating Glenn Maxwell at the opposite end as KXIP slipped to 115 for four in the fourteenth over.
He included another 38 with Deepak Hooda (23 not out) however he was done in by a yorker from Bumrah in the eighteenth over.
This isn't the first run through Lara has stacked commendation on KL Rahul. The previous West Indies batsman had before named Rahul as his #1 batsman and hailed his procedure.