Indian captain KL Rahul said his side was not nervous after a hard-fought five-wicket win over Zimbabwe in the second ODI on Saturday. “We bat deep and it’s good for some of the guys to get time in the middle. We weren’t nervous,” Rahul said at the post-match presentation.
“They (Zimbabwe) have some quality bowlers and they bowled well to Bangladesh. I watched on the television. The bowlers did come hard. They’re tall and big and strong boys. A good challenge for us as batters, but we bat deep, so it wasn’t a worry,” Rahul said.
Rahul promoted himself to open the India innings with Shikhar Dhawan but was out for 1 in the second over of the run chase. “It didn’t work (on the changed batting order), I wanted to get some runs but it didn’t happen. Hopefully, in the next game,” he said.
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“We’re here to play good cricket and win. It’s a great turnout today, it’s a weekend, and wherever we go across the world we get good support from Indian fans, so thanks to them.”
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Meanwhile, Player of the match Sanju Samson said he enjoyed keeping wickets and contributing with the bat.
“Feels good to spend time in the middle. I took three catches, but I missed a stumping too; as keepers, we’re used to listening to things we didn’t do well,” said Samson, who took three catches and scored an unbeaten 43.
