KL Rahul made a stylish return to his home ground, Chinnaswamy Stadium, on April 10 with a stellar 93* against RCB in the IPL. His celebration after the winning runs revealed his strong desire to make a statement before his home crowd.
After smashing the winning shot, Rahul made a circle with his bat and gestured that he belongs to this venue, saying, “This is fu**ing my ground.” It was indeed a brilliant innings from Rahul who helped Delhi Capitals recover from a precarious position of 58/4, with Tristan Stubbs playing a supporting role as well.
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He came out to bat with DC’s score reading 10/2 in the third over and soon it became 30/3 with Abishek Porel also returning back to the hut. However, after getting his eyes in, the former RCB batter played eye-catching strokes, ensuring he took his team over the line.
This is KL Rahul second consecutive half-century, this time batting at number four. Against Chennai Super Kings, he had opened the innings in the absence of Faf du Plessis. “This is my ground, this is my home. I know this better than anybody else. Enjoyed playing here,” Rahul said after the match, explaining his celebration.
What helped me was being behind the stumps for 20 overs, just watching how it played. From wicketkeeping, I figured that the ball sat in the wicket a little bit but it was consistent throughout – it wasn’t two-paced, it was one paced throughout. I knew what my shots are. Just wanted to get off to a good start, be aggressive initially and assess it from there. If I was trying to hit a big six, I knew what pockets to target. Wicketkeeping gave me a feeler for how the other batters played and where they were dismissed. Got lucky with the dropped catch,” Rahul added.
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