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Champions Trophy: Rotating The Strike Against Spinners Or Pacers Is A Challenge, Admits KL Rahul
Dubai International Stadium: Rotating strike through the middle overs against either spinners or pacers on the pitches at the Dubai International Stadium in the 2025 Champions Trophy has been a challenge, India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul admitted on Friday. The pitches in Dubai have been on the slower side and offer turn when batting second, which is when India were on the task of chasing scores of 228 and 249 against Bangladesh and Pakistan, respectively.
But with the batters applying themselves to the conditions well, as well as Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli notching up centuries, India so far haven’t been troubled much in their pursuit of getting runs and keeping the dot ball percentage low. The challenge, though, will be sterner on Sunday when they face New Zealand in their final Group A game.
"Rotating the strike as soon as you go in against spinners or fast bowlers has been a little bit of a challenge. So, once those dot balls start to pile up on a batsman, obviously the pressure builds up, and you have to play that big shot, or you have to play really short. That obviously gives the opposition and the bowlers an opportunity. So that has been the challenge."
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