Published 04:30 IST, December 12th 2019

Never easy for batsmen to make a comeback, says KL Rahul after his blistering knock

India opener KL Rahul, who played a blistering inning of 91 runs, said that he wants to win games for the country and enjoy batting in the middle

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India opener KL Rahul, who played a blistering inning of 91 runs, said that he wants to win games for country and enjoy batting in middle. Indian team rattled visitors by 67 runs in third T20I to win series 2-1. Posting a humongous total of 240, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli all registered half-centuries. Speaking at post-match press conference, Rahul stated that he wants to win matches for ream along with enjoying his batting in middle. 

"I'm t at that st where I worry about wher I find myself playing in next tournament. I want to win games for my team and be out re in middle and enjoy my batting," Rahul told reporters in post-match conference.

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Karnataka l ded that he loves batting at Wankhede Stium as pitch offers bounce and pace which makes it easy for batsmen to score runs at a fast pace. His innings was studded with four sixes and nine four's.

"We are looking to work on our first innings if whenever we have to bat and start innings. It is good learning for us in each game we play. We get opportunity to bat first, we learn something new. Today was a good confidence booster for all of us. We did a lot of things right and hopefully, we continue to do that more often," Rahul said.

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K L Rahul has been in an out team in recent times said that it is never easy for batsmen to make a come back in game as re is pressure in every game.

"Going in and out of team is never easy for any player. You take a little bit of time to get used to international pressure and re is opposition where you can walk in and score runs. My process is me being out in middle and trying to do what I do best. Staying in that rhythm is important for me and I got that opportunity to play first-class cricket and gain some confidence," Rahul said.

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KL Rahul, Kohli, and Rohit fire half centuries 

India's opener, KL Rahul put on a stunning display of sellar batting at home, as Karnataka-l tched up a brilliant kck of 91 runs in final T20 against West Indies at Wankhede. Rahul scored 91 off just 54 balls, laced with 4 sixes and 9 fours. opener was well-supported by local-l, Rohit Sharma who scored a brilliant 71 runs off just 34 balls getting India off to a fiery start. Meanwhile, skipper Virat Kohli also came out all guns blazing as he hammered West Indies all round park to breach half-century mark in just 21 deliveries at a strike rate of around 243. India set up a target of 241 for West Indies to chase in final T20. Rahul was journed player of match for his 91-run innings off 56 balls

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(With Inputs from ANI)

03:06 IST, December 12th 2019