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KL is our No. 1 choice and we can't play 2 keeper-batters
KL is our No. 1 choice and we can't play two keeper-batters: Gautam Gambhir
Indian head coach Gautam Gambhir confirms KL Rahul as the first-choice wicketkeeper for the Champions Trophy, over Rishabh Pant. He defended team choices, highlighting Rahul's performance at No. 5 and maintaining team priorities over individual stats.
Champions Trophy: KL Rahul to be India's first-choice keeper
Indian cricket team 's head coach, Gautam Gambhir, has backed KL Rahul as the team's first-choice wicket-keeper for the upcoming ICC Champions Trophy 2025. This comes after Rahul was preferred over Rishabh Pant in a recent ODI series against England.
KL Rahul is our No. 1 choice for keeper: Gambhir
Rahul, who initially batted at No. 6 in the first two games, didn't look comfortable and fared far better at the familiar No. 5 position with a useful 40 off 29 balls in India's one-sided 142-run victory in the third ODI in Ahmedabad.
'That's the way cricket is meant to be played' - Gautam Gambhir on India's left-right combination
One such decision was the promotion of Axar Patel to the batting order, which left KL Rahul with limited opportunities. Head coach Gautam Gambhir defended the decision, specifying
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Gambhir confirms KL Rahul's Champions Trophy fate amid Pant calls; fires shots at critics over Axar Patel ploy
Gautam Gambhir also ended silence on the much-criticised ploy of sending Axar Patel to bat ahead of KL Rahul at No. 5 in the ...
Sportskeeda
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KL Rahul vs MS Dhoni - comparing their stats after 79 ODIs
As Team India produced another sparkling batting display to clinch the ODI series against England in the second ODI, there was a subplot involving wicketkeeper-batter
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Asian News International on MSN
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On Axar Patel Batting Ahead Of KL Rahul vs England, Gautam Gambhir's Honest "Impact" Verdict
Addressing the criticism, Gambhir defended the strategy, emphasizing that adaptability in the batting order is crucial to ...
sportstar.thehindu
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Gambhir’s tactical shift: The left-handed middle-order and KL Rahul’s changing role
In the six ODIs under Gambhir’s charge, a left-hander has featured in the top five on five occasions, highlighting his ...
Sportskeeda
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KL Rahul vs Harry Brook - comparing their stats after 21 ODIs
India and England are engaged in a three-match ODI series, with the second game scheduled for Sunday, February 9, in Cuttack.
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'KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant good players but'...: RCB break silence on not bidding for proven captains
RCB team director Mo Bobat revealed why RCB did not go after proven captains during the mega auction last November.
Khel Now
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KL Rahul vs Rishabh Pant: Who has better stats as a batsman at No. 5 in ODI cricket?
By the end of 2022, Rishabh Pant had cemented his spot in India’s ODI team. That year, he played two high-quality ODI knocks ...
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‘We don’t look at averages, stats and all that stuff’: Gautam Gambhir on Axar Patel’s elevation
Elevated to No 5 in the first 2 ODIs vs England, Axar Patel scored 52 runs off 47 balls at No 5 in Nagpur and 41 not out in ...
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