Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane’s bat have been silent for some time. In the second Test between India and England at Lord’s, both batsmen scored 10 runs in the first innings. Pooja has not crossed the boundary for 25 of his past 10 innings, and Rahane’s condition is miserable. The two Indian batsmen have been targeted by fans on social media and are demanding their exclusion from the team. KL Rahul, who scored a century at Lord’s, stands for Pooja-Rahane’s support. “Both Pujara and Rahane are world-class batsmen and have taken the team out of difficult times,” Rahul said.
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Speaking at a virtual press conference, KL Rahul said, “Look, Pujara and Rahane are great players and when the team is in trouble, both of them have made a significant contribution. I think Pujara-Rahane is world-class and both are hungry. Batting in English conditions is always challenging and you have to get good balls, you can’t go in there and run every innings, but if you get a start, you have to take advantage of it.
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Speaking about the India team’s plan on the third day of the Lord’s Test, Rahul said, “It’s too early to predict anything. We will play as the situation arises.” Obviously we will get there tomorrow and try to put pressure on the English batsmen by getting some wickets in the opening hour. We know there is not much going on on the pitch, we have to keep our line and length right and work on our plan. We look at every batsman’s plan and execute it and wait for the batsman to make a mistake.
