Every Player In The Team Wants To Do Well, Sometimes It Doesn’t, You Have To Accept It, Says KL Rahul
Mumbai: India’s wicket-keeper-batsman KL Rahul said on Thursday that he had registered a low score in the T20I series against England, but it never affected his confidence.
Rahul was dismissed in the T20 series against England as he scored just 15 runs in four matches and was also dropped for the fifth and final T20I as a result.
But in the first ODI, the batsman was given a chance and he made full use of the opportunity as he scored an unbeaten 62 to take India’s score to the 300 run mark.
“I believed, for a player, this is far away. It is just the self-confidence that he gets from this. I have always believed in who I am as a player and I am a person. As for who I am. It was never an issue. Like I said, sometimes it’s the game, you try everything possible and that is in your control, yet it doesn’t go your way. So you accept it and try to learn from the mistakes you have made. I always believed, I knew in the nets and practice sessions, I was batting well,” he said.
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“If there was a real issue with my batting, I’d probably be a bit more confident, scoring is important and it’s for a player. But for me, I see myself in training as well. If I am preparing well and I am hitting the ball well, my mind is in the right place. Most things were going well, just the number chart was not going my way, which is disappointing. When I bat, the team looks ready to give the openers a solid start and run, but it never affects your confidence,” he added.
Explaining further about his recent form, Rahul said: “Everyone goes through it, I didn’t do anything different. I was also not stressed, as a player, you are disappointed. Sitting on the bench for a while, I did not play for 3-3.5 months so I was really excited about playing the white-ball series. Every player on the team wants to do well, sometimes it doesn’t, you have to accept it. ”
“I asked myself if I prepared well, and when I thought about it, I did everything right. After that, if I couldn’t score runs, that’s fine, I accept. Having said that, it does not mean that you do not feel disappointed. When you’re playing at this level, you always want to perform, but you need to accept that it’s not always going to go your way. When things were going right, I did not question my process so I did not want to sit back and overthink after four-five bad performances, I was doing most things right which was in my control,” he added.
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