'Coach and captain want to give longer rope to certain players': KL Rahul
Indian cricketer KL Rahul discusses his efforts to improve his batting performance against older, softer balls to help the team reach higher totals. He emphasizes the need for the middle order to adapt to modern scoring demands ahead of the ODI World Cup.
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As cricket evolves toward higher scoring games, players are forced to refine their technical skills to remain competitive at the international level.
NEW DELHI: India batter KL Rahul says he is working on improving his game against the old ball so that he can help the team score more runs in the middle overs.Rahul spoke to JioStar after scoring 129 off 87 balls in the third ODI against West Indies. India posted 351, but the total was not enough as the visitors chased it down in 48.2 overs.India had already won the series after taking the first two games.Rahul said batting in the final 10 overs becomes difficult when the ball gets old and starts to reverse swing."It's not been easy to get 80-90 in the last 10 overs.
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