New Delhi: Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul struck the first century of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 on Thursday(September 24) against Royal Challengers Bangalore. His performance helped his team to reach 206/3 in 20 overs. On the other hand, RCB lost their first match of the season by 97 runs.
While Gambhir criticised RCB skipper Virat Kohli’s captaincy against Kings XI Punjab, Gambhir went on to lauds Rahul as the No 1 batsman of the league currently after his stunning performance on the field.
After the match, Rahul received huge praise from former cricketer Gautam Gambhir and for West Indies Ian Bishop on ESPNCricinfo’s T20 Timeout show. Ian said, “The way he balanced his innings was great. I was sitting there watching those first 50 runs, and outside of the powerplay, I was thinking ‘geez, he is just settling there, not anchor it, but looking to balance it. And I think he did that beautifully. Forget the chances, the way he accelerates towards the end, having batting that deep in the innings, I think it makes him a complete batsman,” he added.
“This was a proper inning. Not even a single slog in the innings to be honest. That is what the quality of the man is. He can hit those cricketing shots and with that much of impact and that much strike rate, he shows what he is capable of.” Gambhir said. “I have to agree with Ian Bishop that in IPL, he is probably the no. 1 player at the moment,” he further said.
Kings XI Punjab will next face off against Rajasthan Royals (RR) on Sunday in the UAE.
