LUCKNOW
\nLucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul will be among the front-runners for the wicketkeeper-batsman role in India\u2019s Twenty20 World Cup squad if he can maintain his recent Indian Premier League (IPL) form, former batsman Robin Uthappa said. Rahul followed up scores of 33, 39 and 39 with a blistering 53-ball 82 that included nine fours and three sixes to help his side to an eight-wicket win over defending champions Chennai Super Kings on Friday. As Indian selectors finalise a squad for the World Cup in the United States and West Indies in June, Rahul has emerged as an option alongside Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson despite not playing a T20 international since Nov. 10, 2022.
\n\u201cOver the last couple of weeks, I was thinking, I don\u2019t think he\u2019s going to figure in the World Cup squad, but if he continues to bat the way he is batting now he\u2019ll find himself a spot,\u201d 2007 T20 World Cup winner Uthappa said on JioCinema.
\n\u201cWhether it\u2019s as a reserve opener and wicketkeeper, that\u2019s a dual role he can fulfil.
\n\u201cHe just makes batting look so beautiful. He\u2019s one of those guys who makes it for a viewer, a delightful experience to watch cricket, an easy experience, and just all the other shots that he plays.\u201d
\nFormer Australia wicketkeeper-batsman Adam Gilchrist said before the match that there would be a lot of talk about World Cup selections in the coming weeks but it would be performances on the pitch that ultimately count.
\n\u201cThe narrative has to get away from who\u2019s going on the World Cup,\u201d Gilchrist told Cricbuzz.
\n\u201cHow do they get into the World cup? He (Rahul) has got to work out like every other player in this tournament. You\u2019ll be on the plane if you\u2019re in the narrative of selecting.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LUCKNOW Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul will be among the front-runners for the wicketkeeper-batsman role in India\u2019s Twenty20 World Cup squad if he can maintain his recent Indian Premier League (IPL) form, former batsman Robin Uthappa said. Rahul followed up scores of 33, 39 and 39 with a blistering 53-ball 82 that included nine […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":401608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-401582","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n