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Former Indian batting coach Abhishek Nair has revealed that Rohit Sharma had urged him to adopt KL Rahul more aggressive.
Rohit Sharma had given special work to Abhishek Nair.
New Delhi. Former Indian batting coach Abhishek Nair has revealed that Rohit Sharma had urged him to adopt KL Rahul more aggressive. According to him, Rohit believed in Rahul’s abilities and believed that he could play an important role for India in 2023-25 ​​sessions. Nair attended the coaching staff of Gautam Gambhir from Kolkata Knight Riders in July 2024.
Nair said. “Rahul was so lucky that he scored runs in the second innings in his first match in Australia and also started in the first innings. It sometimes got a little confidence. Sometimes the glue just clings. It was the moment when the glue stuck. He really enjoyed that innings. He said to me, he said, listen, I feel like I am just watching and playing. Now playing is like my music.”
Gambhir’s tenure was successful in white-ball cricket, but BCCI removed Nair after a 3–1 defeat to Australia in the 2024-25 border-Gavaskar Trophy. Despite working with the batsmen, in their eight -month tenure, many players were lacking in correcting the same type of mistakes. During IPL 2025, Rahul took the name of Nair and said that Mumbaikar worked for hours on his game and helped him enjoy it again.
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