Gives you that confidence when an experienced batter is batting: Rohit on KL Rahul

TIL Desk Sports/ India captain Rohit Sharma was in praise of wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul, saying the side gets confidence in a tricky run chase when an experienced batter is at the crease. India’s chase of 216 was in threat of not being chased down when they were reduced to 86/4 in 14.2 overs.

But Rahul stood tall in an under-pressure situation to slam a gutsy unbeaten 64 off 103 balls and take India over the line for an unassailable 2-0 series lead. He stitched a crucial 75-run partnership off 119 balls with Hardik Pandya, before putting stands of 30 and 28 not out with Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav for hunting down the total with 40 balls to spare.

“It was a close game but games like these teach you a lot. KL has been batting at 5 for a long time now, it gives you that confidence when an experienced batter is batting at 5. It was a good display of batsmanship,” said Rohit in the post-match presentation ceremony.