Abhishek Nayar, the former assistant coach of India, said that KL Rahul needs to convert his runs into big hundreds. Speaking to Star Sports, Nayar also discussed Rahul’s familiarity with the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
“Not technique, thought process. He plays the IPL from there. So he knows those conditions well,” he told. “He scored more than 500 runs in the IPL. He knows how to score runs in Delhi at the Feroz Shah Kotla (Arun Jaitley Stadium). However, I believe the biggest change is in the approach. He would want to convert that approach into bigger runs.”
Rahul scored an impressive hundred in Ahmedabad in the first Test of the two-match series against the West Indies. However he was dismissed by Jomel Warrican just after reaching his century.
The 33-year-old right-hander has 11 hundreds in 64 matches in his Test career, but he is yet to make a double hundred. His highest score in this format is 199. On his part, Nayar urged Rahul to cash in on his good form with the bat.
“He was disappointed. He got out on 100, but he had a chance to score 150 or 200. He knows he has scored runs after nine years (in Test cricket in India). However, when you have form, maintain it, and keep scoring runs. His hunger will not be satiated. We know he is the kind of batter who, once he starts, he doesn’t stop, reaches the fifth gear, and stays there. So the expectation and hope is that KL Rahul carries this form and runs forward,” said Nayar.
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