'This will rank...'- KL Rahul reflects on winning ENG vs IND 5th Test victory at Kennington Oval
KL Rahul reflects on winning ENG vs IND 5th Test victory at Kennington Oval.
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When KL Rahul landed in England, he looked around and couldn’t see any of his veteran team-mates, including Mohammed Shami, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Ravichandran Ashwin. Another player with whom he traveled the United Kingdom on the last two trips, Jasprit Bumrah, wasn’t there either before the fifth and final Test of the series at the Kennington Oval.
That was where he realized the importance of taking responsibility for the future. And he did that tremendously for India with Yashasvi Jaiswal at the opening position. He ended as the third leading run-getter of the series with 532 runs in 10 innings at an average of 53.20 and a strike rate of nearly 50 with a couple of centuries.
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‘I've played cricket for a while. I have won the Champions Trophy. I've seen India lift the World Cup. I mean, nothing compares with lifting the World Cup, but so many doubts, so many questions from everybody about whether Test cricket would stay or not. I think both the teams with the way we've played in this series; I think we've answered that question.’ Rahul expressed after the end of the Oval red-ball clash.
KL Rahul reflects on winning ENG vs IND 5th Test victory at Kennington Oval
‘Feeling is hard to describe. Been here, toiled for 25 days. It took every inch out of us. Everything that we had, physically, mentally, emotionally, this Test series has taken everything away from all of us. And I think, at the end of 25 days, we're standing here 2-2, absolutely proud of ourselves.’ The Bengaluru-born addressed.
Rahul smashed a couple of important knocks in the series when the game didn’t go India’s way. One of his best of the seven weeks was the 90 runs he made during the second innings of the fourth Test at Old Trafford in Manchester.
‘So satisfying to be here and draw the series. Would have loved to win this series. But for a young team to come here and for a lot of us to step up and show the world that we can compete, we can win games outside of India, yeah, it's truly a testament to what this team is and what Indian cricket means.’ KL Rahul concluded.
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