India’s KL Rahul (PTI Photo)
India’s next Test assignment will take them to New Zealand for a two-match series beginning November 19, and former Kiwi fast bowler Trent Boult believes KL Rahul will be one of the Indian batters worth watching closely. The two Tests will form part of India’s marathon New Zealand tour, which begins on October 22 and features 12 matches across the three formats. With India needing a strong result to remain in contention for the World Test Championship (WTC) final, the spotlight is expected to fall on several key players, including captain Shubman Gill and pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah . Boult, however, has picked Rahul and his opening partner Yashasvi Jaiswal as the two Indian batters he is particularly looking forward to seeing in action.
So yeah, be interesting to see,” Boult said in an interview to PTI. “It’s always an exciting chance when the Indian team comes down to play Test cricket in New Zealand,” Boult said. But there’s other strengths and other game plans that our younger bowlers can follow,” Boult further said.
“I’m always a big fan of KL Rahul and his style of batsmanship. So he’s a big player at the top of the order for the Indian side. And yeah, I believe Jaiswal is there as well. Two classy batters to see bat. Boult also backed the current New Zealand bowling unit to make an impact against India, pointing to the variety available to the team. “So yeah, I think the way me, Tim (Southee) and Wags (Neil Wagner) did it over the years was a unique way in itself.