A classy century from KL Rahul helped India set England a formidable target of 371 to win the first Test at Headingley. He bludgeoned 137 off 247, bringing up his ninth Test ton and demonstrating extraordinary patience and control. Over the past two years, KL Rahul has played at different positions for the side, from opening the batting to batting as low as No. 6, but he is happy to be playing different roles for the team. Meanwhile, speaking on his masterclass hundred against England, Rahul expressed happiness that he was able to contribute immensely while opening the innings for the side.
"In the last couple of years, I've forgotten what my position is and what I am comfortable doing. I'm happy to be given different responsibilities and roles. It makes the game exciting and makes me want to challenge myself and train that much harder and work on my a little bit more. I have quite enjoyed doing that," Rahul said while addressing the media.
"The last couple of series, my role has been to open the batting. That is something that I did growing up and in my early career. I am happy that I am back doing that, and I am happy that I am doing the job for the team," Rahul said.
Recently, KL Rahul, in the absence of Rohit Sharma, opened the innings for India during India’s tour of Australia, where he scored 26 and 77 in Perth followed by 84 in Brisbane. However, he wasn’t content with his performance, as he failed to convert those innings into big scores.
"I was happy with the way I was batting in Australia but very disappointed at the end of the series that I couldn't convert. I think I had opportunities in every game; I got starts in every game, and in an ideal world, I would've wanted to convert all of those innings into big knocks."
"But unfortunately I couldn't do that. And that's how the game goes sometimes. Sometimes you get a good ball; sometimes you play a bad shot. It's part of the game, so you learn from the mistakes, and that's something that I learned from that series: just to make sure that once I get a start, try and make it count and transfer as many runs as I can."