How have Virat & AB de Villiers helped K L Rahul? Karnataka lad's childhood coach answers

Speaking to a leading daily, KL Rahul's childhood coach Samuel Jayaraj credited Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers, stating that duo helped Rahul a lot in getting things toger. KL Rahul, who is making waves with his batting in limited-overs formats, continued his stellar spell in series against New Zealand. Even though India was white-washed, KL Rahul stood out with bat for India in 3rd ODI against New Zealand at Bay Oval on Tuesday.

trio has been part of same franchise - Royal Challengers Bangalore, in Indian Premier League back in 2013. Jayaraj furr stated that ABD understands Rahul better because he is also a wicketkeeper-batsman. He furr mentioned that Virat has always motivated him and shown confidence in him, adding that Indian skipper recognised Rahul's talent. Furrmore, Karnataka lad's coach cited example of a change in Rahul's stance, asserting that Virat helped him in balancing it.

Currently, in his best form,  Rahul will next be in action when India takes on South Africa in home series before moving his attention to Indian Premier League (IPL), where he will be leading Kings XI Punjab (KXIP).

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KL Rahul achieves a rare feat

KL Rahul's exceptional spell continued against New Zealand, star cricketer etched his name in history books as he became first India batsman to score a century against Kiwis in New Zealand while coming to bat at number five or below. His century helped India post a comprehensive total of 296 /7 in 50 overs in final ODI.

Coming out to bat at a crucial time, Rahul tched up a fine century off 104 balls against New Zeland at Bay Oval. KL Rahul, along with Shreyas Iyer, helped in fuelling India's total by playing calculative shots and keeping scoreboard ticking simultaneously.     

A century at number five is such a rare sight for Men in Blue as last batsman to hit a ton at this spot was former India skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who did it against England in 2017. Rahul has been in sublime form on current tour as he scored three half-centuries before bringing up his maiden century.

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