KL Rahul said batting at number 5 in ODIs has helped me understand my game better

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"One thing I really like is that you don't have to rush to bat," KL Rahul said at a press conference after scoring his match-winning 64 not out against Sri Lanka in Kolkata. "You get time to put your feet up, take a nice cold shower, have a good meal and then relax and then see what's happening before you go in. That's the cool thing about batting at No.5 "

"Batting at No.5 has helped me understand my game a bit better. Given that the ball is a bit old, you have to play straight spin and that's not what I usually do. Obviously Rohit [ Sharma] has been very clear that's where he wants me to bat and he has conveyed that to me. So now I am challenging myself for that position.

" "The bowlers bowled really well, they kept up the pressure and when you get a team all out for 200-220, it becomes a little easier to chase later," Rahul said. "You know three-four runs in an over is not that challenging, but Sri Lanka put up a good fight. They started really well with the ball, got early breakthroughs and the pressure was on us, but we enjoyed ourselves in the middle. took." [I] had a good partnership with Shreyas, Hardik and Akshar."