Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly reckons KL Rahul should the shortest format of the game more freely and without fear. His remarks come ahead of the T20 World Cup 2024 and the discussion around Rahul’s inclusion in the squad for the tournament. Ganguly cites the presence of other big hitters such as Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Rishabh Pant and Suryakumar Yadav for Rahul to improve on his game in the shortest format.
Ganguly wants KL Rahul to play freely
“I think I think it depends on what the captain and the coach instruct him to do in the middle,” Ganguly said. “The other day I saw him play an innings against Chennai [Super Kings], which Lucknow [Super Giants] won. I thought he was exceptional. He played well at the top of the order and did exactly that was required to do,” Ganguly said.
“As I said, it’s about playing freely and playing without fear. And I hope Rahul finds a method of playing T20 cricket. Because players like Virat, Rohit, Rishabh, Rahul, Surya [Suryakymar Yadav], Shivam Dube – there’s exceptional six-hitting ability, it’s enormous,” he added.
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Further, Ganguly opines that old guards Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli should go all guns blazing right from the first delivery in the T20 World Cup. The ex-India skipper points out at the Hitman’s intent in the ODI World Cup 2023 and notes that it put pressure on the opposition.
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