KL Rahul prepared for challenges in South Africa: Watched numerous movies, we’re barely higher ready

India opener KL Rahul admitted that he didn’t know thwart situations in South Africa in 2017/18 whereas including that he has watched quite a few movies to construction his batting to deal with ‘spongy’ situations within the Rainbow nation.

India will tackle South Africa in a bid to win a primary Test sequence within the Rainbow Nation. Rahul concedes South Africa presents an altogether totally different trial although, particularly for the batsmen. Rahul additional said that the crew is healthier ready than their final tour of South Africa in 2018. He added that coming in early has helped with making good preparation.Rahul will don the hat of India’s Test vice-captain for the three-match sequence towards South Africa. Rahul will likely be changing injured Rohit Sharma as Virat Kohli’s deputy. Notably, Rahul missed out on the 2-Test dwelling sequence towards New Zealand after amassing 315 runs in a profitable England tour. He hit 100 and a couple of fifty-plus scores, forging a strong opening partnership with Rohit Sharma as India led the sequence 2-1 earlier than it was suspended.Rahul was establishing himself as one of many mainstays of the limited-overs facet after the 2019 World Cup however the Karnataka batter was not thought-about for the longest format of the sport. He didn’t play Tests for India since India’s tour of West Indies 2019, however the opener was introduced again into the XI after an damage to Shubman Gill on India’s tour of England.’India barely higher ready'”In a foreign series, getting the team off to a good start is the most important thing as a batsman. Last time I came here was 3-4 years ago, and it was my first tour to South Africa, so I didn’t really know what to expect and how to handle these conditions. But this time around, having played two Test matches here before and having watched a lot of videos of how the conditions are here, we are slightly better prepared,” Rahul informed reporters in a digital press convention.”And we’ve had great preparation going into the Test match, so really excited about 26th and hopefully, I and Mayank can get our team off to a good start and try and win the game for our team, ” Rahul added.”I haven’t performed numerous video games right here in South Africa, however from my expertise, I believe generally the pitches generally is a little bit difficult due to the tennis-ball bounce and we performed in Australia the place the pitches are quick and bouncy. But right here, it may be a bit spongy within the first couple of days, after which it begins to quicken up.“So when I played the last time, each time the wicket was a bit difficult and you had to understand and adjust according to that. So that becomes a huge challenge for both batters and bowlers. We are really looking forward to this series because South Africa is an exciting place to play cricket, it comes with a lot of challenges, so we are all looking forward to the challenge,” Rahul defined.