Kl Rahul’s test career was at the intersection until last week.
He was nicknamed the failure as an opening after a series of low scores and Karnataka’s right hand hoped he would get a chance in a crowded Indian first order.
And then, two days before the first test against England in Nottingham, the usual virtual opening of the agarwal head injury opened the door once again for a stylish right hander.
Against the qualified English attack on a conducive tone for speed and swing, Rahul shows patience which is not as usual to score 84 out of 214 balls in the first round.
In the second half, with lights and James Anderson and Co.
Swing the ball, he came with 26 who received praise experts.
“The last time when I was in England, I didn’t get a lot of scoring in the test.
But I took a lot of learning from the series and came here in the hope that I would perform well,” Rahul after washing fifth day.
Rahul had fully seen the sea during the last series in 2018 and often left fishing outside the offsstump, which did not happen this time.
In 2018, he was very worried about who left him that sudden delivery came from the field made it vulnerable.
He seems to have done his punch in the interim.
Rahul’s performance in the 2018 series ensured that over the next two years, he did not get the chance to play red-ball cricket for India, even though he remained in the squad.
Rahul said that he was frustrated not to get a chance, but also allowed him to work on his game.
“I’m with a team, but sitting outside.
I like being part of the squad but also frustrating so the opportunity doesn’t come.
When the opportunity finally arrived, I just look forward to it and his contribution was good,” Rahul said.
He left a lot of shipping outside the off-stump.
Even when he plays, he looks into the shipping line and is close to the body, so if the ball does too much, it will miss the outer edge.
That’s why he was beaten several times outside but rarely rejected him during his long vigil in the first round.
It did not disturb the 29-year-old child until last week, he was not even considered for the opening slot.
If not because of a agarwal injury, he might still wait for someone in Middleorder to fail.
“I have to keep changing my role.
It’s not new and it doesn’t bother me anymore.
This gives me a great confidence that the team believes that I can give it as an opening and in a middle order,” Rahul said.