That's one of the things he did exceptionally well': David Gower lauds Rahul
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KL Rahul's impressive comeback into India's Test side, after a gap of nearly two years, has got everyone talking and the opener has been receiving heavy praise from experts and fellow cricketers. The latest person to praise KL Rahul is former England captain David Gower.During the first India vs England Test at Trent Bridge, Rahul scored a hard-working 84-run knock in the first innings to hand India an advantage early on in the match. In the second innings, he scored 26 and set India on course to a potential victory before rain washed out day 5, which eventually led to the Test ending in a draw.While speak Cricket.com’s show 'The English Summer with David Gower', the former England player said that Rahul looked more "organised and disciplined" in the first Test at Trent Bridge than he did during the 2018 tour. He also added that Rahul kept his self-belief despite knowing it he would face numerous challenging deliveries. "The key to batting on this surface was accepting the fact that you will get many deliveries that will beat the bat. There was plenty going on and any bowler would have fancied their chances on that surface. Especially as an opener you are always on the firing line. But as a batsman, you have to keep your own self-belief and I think that's what Rahul did very well.
"He looked very organised and disciplined on deliveries he was trying to play and you needed some luck to survive on that pitch. Not to get down and think you are playing badly when the conditions are favouring the bowlers, I think that's one of the things he did exceptionally well," 64-year-old Gower.
