KL Rahul regrets ‘confusion’ during 2023 ODI WC final
KL Rahul, who top-scored for India in the World Cup final with 66, recently opened up about his regrets of not sticking through to the end of the innings.
Former Indian skipper, Sourav Ganguly, on Friday said that upper order batsman Lokesh Rahul has to score runs on foreign soil, while adding that Rishabh Pant is one for the future and has to fit in the World Cup squad.
“I’ve been backing him. He has to score runs away from home. He’s a superb talent. He played superbly in the two T20Is,” Ganguly told reporters.
When Dada was asked about Rishabh Pant’s poor show in the recent series, Ganguly said, “He has to fit in. I don’t know whether he would be able to fit in at this moment. So it depends. But he’s obviously a player for the future.”
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Ganguly further said, “Pant hasn’t been in good form in white-ball cricket with scores of 4, 40 not out, 28, 3 and 1 in the last five innings.
“Karthik is not part of the ODI squad then obviously they are not thinking of him as an option. It depends on what the selectors want,” Ganguly added.
Earlier on Friday, Indian skipper Virat Kohli has said that the IPL would not come in the way of selection for the World Cup, ahead of India’s first of the five one-dayers against Australia.
“World Cup is how you play in the World Cup. It’s (IPL) a different tournament. You just play and move on to the World Cup,” Ganguly explained.
Talking about the upcoming ICC World Cup 2019, Ganguly termed the England-Wales WC to be the strongest because of the format.
“It’s difficult to pick a winning recipe; you just have to play well. This will probably be the strongest World Cup because everybody plays everybody,” Ganguly said, before adding, “A lot of strong teams this time. India, Australia England, West Indies, New Zealand, Pakistan play very well in England. After winning against South Africa, I hope Sri Lanka turn it around. It will be a good World Cup.”
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