KL Rahul fell just short of a half-century in the 125-run triumph against the West Indies at Old Trafford, Manchester.
India opener KL Rahul admits that the special pressure of a World Cup has caused batsmen to rein in their attacking instincts. This is Rahul라이브 바카라 third match back at the top of the order, following the injury to Shikhar Dhawan that ended the left-hander라이브 바카라 tournament.
India have been the slowest starters of all the ten teams in ICC Men라이브 바카라 Cricket World Cup 2019, scoring at only three runs per over in the first five바카라 웹사이트overs, but they have lost only one wicket in that time.
Their risk-free approach is clearly paying off as they remain the only unbeaten side left in the tournament as it hots up for the final week of the group stage. India라이브 바카라 125-run victory at Old Trafford also knocked West Indies out of the tournament.
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Many experts were predicting a run-fest in the build-up to the tournament, with some even suggesting that the 500-run barrier could be broken. But KL Rahul explained: “In one-day internationals over the years we have seen the approach (of all-out attack) in bilateral series.바카라 웹사이트
“But this is a different ball game, this is a World Cup. The pressure is really high so as a batsman you can’t go out and play with that sort of freedom.”
West Indies felt they had done a good job to restrict India to 268/7 but Rahul believed it was a decent score all along.
He said: “The pitch was pretty similar to Southampton but it was a bit more two-paced which is why it was hard for a new batsman to score.바카라 웹사이트
“A set batsman had a better chance of rotating the strike or taking a boundary option. That didn’t happen and the set batsmen kept getting out. But on wickets like this 260-270 becomes a good score.
“After the first ten overs, the message we sent to the dressing room was that this isn’t a 300 pitch. We know that if there are two set batsmen by the 35th or 40th overs we would get 15 or 20 extra runs.
“But the kind of batting we have and with the firepower we have at the back end we know we can take a little bit of time. We have the kind of players who can make it up later.바카라 웹사이트
“We have that kind of confidence so we don’t mind taking that extra bit of time. This was a slow pitch and the next game there might be a bit of seam movement or it might be overcast.
“So we need to be flexible in our heads. We can’t always just think it라이브 바카라 one-day cricket, flat wicket so we get 360-370.”
KL Rahul has done well in the opener라이브 바카라 berth with scores of 57, 30 and 48 so far but admits disappointment that he has not gone on to a big total.
At Old Trafford, he was bowled by a beauty from Windies’ skipper Jason Holder that angled in between bat and pad.
He said: “It라이브 바카라 a bit disappointing after doing the hard work. But there are a lot of things that I am doing right. And you have to remember that the bowlers are allowed to bowl good balls.
“That라이브 바카라 the way we can improve as a batting unit for one of the set batsmen to go on and get a big score.”
Rahul is confident that his side can come out on top against the hosts England in their next match on바카라 웹사이트Sunday바카라 웹사이트at Edgbaston.
It is a must-win game for England but Rahul is focused on India라이브 바카라 fortunes, saying: “We all just want to perform the best we can. If we play the kind of cricket we have in the last few games then we will probably end up on the winning side.바카라 웹사이트
“It라이브 바카라 a big game against England and hopefully we can carry the confidence and momentum to Birmingham and get another win.”
(Inputs from ICC)