[WATCH]- KL Rahul, Dhruv Jurel, And Others Relax At Cottesloe Beach Before The 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy

On Monday, November 18, Indian batter KL Rahul posted a video on social media of himself relaxing at Cottesloe Beach in Western Australia, joined by teammates Dhruv Jurel, Prasidh Krishna, and Devdutt Padikkal. The video comes just days before the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) begins on November 22 in Perth.

This series is vital for India’s World Test Championship (WTC) qualification hopes. To secure a spot in the WTC final, India needs to win the series 4-0. With the high-stakes matches approaching, several Indian players took the chance to unwind at the beach.

KL Rahul shared the video on Instagram, with the caption:

“Beach day with the boys.”

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All four cricketers played for India A in the second unofficial Test against Australia A. KL Rahul had a tough time, scoring only 14 runs, while Devdutt Padikkal made 27 runs across both innings.

Dhruv Jurel shone with the bat, scoring 80 and 68 in his two innings. Prasidh Krishna stood out with the ball, claiming six wickets in the match, which Australia A won by six wickets.

“He needs to talk to himself and leave everything behind” – Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly on KL Rahul

Former cricketer Sourav Ganguly has noted that Karnataka batsman KL Rahul seems to be lacking confidence, which he feels is impacting his performance. Ganguly also emphasized that a player cannot expect to be selected if they are not delivering results.

Recently, the 32-year-old was dropped from the last two Tests against New Zealand after scores of 0 and 12 in the first Test. Speaking to Revsportz, Ganguly remarked:

“Yeah, confidence. He has to speak to himself. He has to speak to himself and say, just put everything behind. Ups and downs are part and parcel of sports. Confidence will go up and down. You have to bring it back by working hard in the nets. I know he has gone through a lot. Lucknow Super Giants have released him.”

“In and out of the team, he is seeing young players play well in T20s. You see what they have done in South Africa. He has to change and cannot keep playing the same way and expect to be picked all the time, because somebody else will come and get picked.”

“So, I think he has got to sit with himself and get away from everything, all his friends and family, team and IPL owners, auctions and self-discover,” he added.

Rahul has a modest record in Australia, with just 187 runs from five matches, including one century.

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