India’s legendary opener Sunil Gavaskar recently praised KL Rahul, calling him a very selfless player. As quoted by The Indian Express, he said that Rahul has always done whatever the team has asked of him—whether it’s opening the innings, keeping wickets, or batting in the middle order. However, Gavaskar also added that the Indian opener doesn’t seem to realise how much potential he truly has.
“Total team man. He has even been asked to keep wickets. He does that for the team, and that’s what you want in the team. You see the way he reacts to the situation. He’s got an equanimity about him, which is so rare because in today’s day and age where everybody’s got to be doing things to show that they have achieved something, his celebrations are also muted. One thing everybody agrees about KL Rahul is that he doesn’t know how good a player he is. I mean, he would agree,”
“He’s got so much talent.” – Gavaskar on Rahul
Gavaskar praised Rahul’s natural ability but also pointed out that there may be some self-doubt holding him back from reaching his full potential. “He’s got so much talent. Look at all the shots on the offside, leg-side, the flick, everything. All the shots, but he hasn’t lived up to that. Now, that could be a bit of self-doubt in his mind or whatever that sometimes keeps the Bangalore boys from fulfilling their potential,” said Gavaskar.
Gavaskar added that Rahul’s strokeplay is a joy to watch and expressed hope that the batter has a big impact in this series. “Thrilling to watch off the front foot, off the back foot, then the straight batter drive, which we saw just now and the cover drive. I can rave about that cover drive because there’s perfection in that. I hope that he comes good in this series and scores over 500, maybe 700 runs. That would be fantastic from India,” he added.
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