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NEW DELHI: KL Rahul has actually been a routine function in the opening slot along with skipper Rohit Sharma in Test cricket but his battle
with the bat in the current past has cast doubts over his role in the upcoming four-match Test series versus Australia beginning Thursday in
Nagpur.And Shubman Gills emergence as an opener throughout all formats can likewise be the reason if Rahul bats in the middle order.Speaking
to press reporters ahead of the first Test, Rahul stated if need emerges he will be more than happy to do it, when asked if he wishes to bat
in the middle-order where he had started his Test profession back in 2014
If it develops, then Im more than delighted to do that
Whatever little cricket Ive bet the country, Ive constantly done that
Whatever the group has asked me to do, I attempt and prepare that method and attempt and do my finest for the team, and if that is something
that the group desires me to do here, Ill be more than pleased to do it, Rahul stated, although it is not likely that he would boil down
the order.Rahul likewise spoke about the pitches that are going to offer help to spinners and confessed that the group might be lured with
the rank turners to play 3 spinners in Nagpur
There will be a temptation to play 3 spinners
We are playing in India, where pitches are going to spin
But it is still early to understand what the pitch is going to do exactly, said Rahul in a pre-match press conference.Rahul also made it
clear that the batters have developed their skills of playing spin and admitted that the series is a must-win for India as they have their
eyes on the World Test Championship (WTC) last
We have actually worked on playing spin
We understand how pitches are going to be there in India and what to anticipate
Keeping that in mind, we are practicing
Each of us have individual plans, everybody wants to play their own method, which has been gone over with the group, stated Rahul
When it is India versus Australia, both groups wish to win and it is a huge series
It is no various than any other Border-Gavaskar Trophy series
We do understand that we wish to play the World Test Championship last
But we also want to stay in the present and take it one video game at a time, included the batter.
