'Gambir tertarik' - Ryan ten Deutsche mengisyaratkan KL Rahul lebih menyukai Sarfaraz Khan di Tes kedua IND vs NZ

Dalam dua tahun terakhir, KL Rahul telah mencetak 434 run dengan rata-rata 27,12 dan strike rate kurang dari 56 dalam Tes.

In less than two days from now, Team India will beckon their real ‘test’ against New Zealand. It will be a high-stakes game in Pune, given that they are trailing the series after a poor first-innings performance in Bengaluru. Ahead of the IND vs NZ 2nd Test, there has been an air around the position of one Indian player, who has more often than not found himself under the firing lines. Yes, KL Rahul might be dropped, especially after Sarfaraz Khan’s stellar show (150 runs in 2nd innings).

“Gambhir is keen on KL Rahul like Samson”

However, Ryan Ten Doeschate, India’s assistant coach, has asserted that the team management is looking to make no panic decisions on KL Rahul. Instead, he claimed that India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir is actually looking to give Rahul a long rope. “Gauti [Gautam Gambhir] Dia memastikan untuk memberinya tali panjang seperti Sango [Sanju Samson]“, kata Ten Deutschat saat konferensi pers pra-pertandingan, Selasa.

Ten Doeschate also admitted that there is a fight for a spot in the Indian team. “Yeah, there’s no point in sugarcoating it, there’s a fight for a spot.“