Australia and India will play the Horns in three ODIs, three T20Is and four Tests starting on 27 November. The BCCI recently announced teams for all three formats and KL Rahul secured a spot in all three categories. Considering their IPL 2020 form, the Indian selectors gave them one more chance in the Test format.
KL Rahul, who captained KXIP in IPL 2020, Had an excellent season with Willow, but could not repeat it with his captaincy. The KXIP opener scored 670 runs in 14 innings, scoring a century and five half-centuries in the tournament. It was difficult for the opposition bowlers to pick their wicket throughout the season.
Speaking along the same lines, his KXIP teammate Glenn Maxwell said that taking the wicket of KL Rahul in the upcoming series would be very difficult for Australian bowlers. The Australian team management had a team meeting recently and Maxwell gave them a rough idea to run out (KL), as this is the only way to take their wickets.
“He was a gun [in the IPL], Maxwell told Cricket.com while speaking about KL Rahul. “We [Australia] The next day there was a team meeting and they came to me and asked how I thought we should exclude Rahul, and I will try and exclude what I said.
“So I think that’s what we’re going to do and try and run through the series the whole way and hope for the best. Maxwell said he’s a great artist, has a great temperament, He has a very good head on his shoulders and is extremely calm under pressure.
I am trying to keep IPL separate: Glenn Maxwell
Glenn Maxwell scored just 108 runs in 11 innings Ipl 2020. Many cricketing pundits were against Maxwell’s selection in the KXIP playing XI, but KL Rahul gave him enough chances to prove what eventually happened. He was eliminated for the team’s 12th game, but by then the damage had been done.
He said, “I was hitting the ball well [in the IPL], I just wasn’t getting much of a leak, but it could happen. Now I am looking at the big picture and understanding my role in the Australian side, trying to keep the IPL separate and wondering what I need to do to get ready for every game, ”he said. Talking about bad IPL form said.
