Kevin Pietersen has supported KL Rahul to return to the T20I configuration of India and play at number 4 in the World Cup T20 next year. Pietersen is the mentor of Delhi Capitals (DC) and has been working closely with the WICKETKEPER mass in IPL 2025.

According to him, Rahul has been hitting well and should be the number 4 of India in the shortest format, explaining how the team already has several first -order batters. The DC mentor also wants Rahul to hold wickts for men in blue in the World Cup T20.

“I would hit KL at four to India at Cricket T20, I think you have many opening batters, you have Surya that Murcia at the top, you have all these boys, but the way Kl Rahul is playing the Cricking now, he would be my first option to beat at four and keep Wicket for India.”

Unlike the previous seasons, Rahul has been hitting in the average order for the capital of Delhi in IPL 2025 and has played some quality blows to help his team win. Therefore, the conversations to remember it in the T20I configuration have again won voice, especially because it also keeps the Wickts.

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Kl Rahul has been left behind in the hierarchical order in the shortest format after several seasons and mediocre performances of IPL for India. The main reason to look beyond him was his warm batting approach at a low attack rate, which is incompatible with the high -score T20 games.

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However, this season began with a high note, hitting with good intention and taking more risks than I used to do in previous seasons. But the last games have not been ideal, since Rahul has returned to his excessive approach and bathed with low intention and attack rate.

Yes, the covers were not flat, but it could have taken more risks and increase the execution rate. For example, he scored 41 races in 39 deliveries against RCB last night, which proved to be a match blow, and Tristan Stubbs showed that the surface is not as arduous as KL made him look.

Therefore, Rahul must hit with more intention of making the selectors notice their performances. Doing it for some games and returning to that defective method will not work, especially after the increase of other Wicktkeeper batters that beat a higher attack rate and fit into the new attack template of India.

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