KL Rahul spoke about Rishabh Pan’s release and his role as a middle man after India’s batter scored an impressive 73 against Bangladesh during the first ODI.
In the first ODI in Dhaka, Team India was defeated by Bangladesh. The visitors had just reduced Bangladesh to 136/9 in the final 187-run chase. However, Mehidy Hazan produced a remarkable effort and remained unbeaten on 38 of 39 deliveries. This was a memorable win for India. Virat Kohli (9), who made a comeback to the Indian ODI side after being rested against New Zealand, also failed to make an impact in the game. It was interesting that Rahul, who had been playing in the top-order for the past few months, batted at No.5 in the 187-run chase and looked at relative ease there. After Rishabh Pant was out of the series for medical reasons, Rahul’s role was confirmed in the playing XI. Rahul, a 28-year-old Indian batter, was asked later about his role in the middle-order in the game. He answered in a very straightforward manner. “We haven’t played a lot ODIs over the past 6-7 month, but if we look at 2020-2021 I’ve kept wickets under the one-day format and batted at numbers four and five. It’s a role that I was asked to play by the team. To be honest, I am not very well-informed about Rishabh (Pant). Rahul stated that he found out that he was being released in the dressing room. “Whenever the team wants me to play the role, I’ll do it. Rahul, speaking further about Pant, said that team members only learned about the wicketkeeper’s inability to be available in the dressing room before the match. After Bangladesh’s stand-in captain Litton das won the toss, Rahul said that they only learned about Pant’s inability to make it to the dressing room before the match. A release from the BCCI stated that Pant had been released without any explanation. It turns out that even the players have no clue as to what happened to Pant. “I didn’t see him in his dressing room, so we asked, ‘What happened?’ We found out that he had been released. Rahul said that we had to be focused on the game and not ask too many questions.”
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