New Delhi, Online Desk. Lucknow captain KL Rahul has stunned the rest of the teams with his batting in this season of IPL. He has scored two centuries so far this season and is currently second only to Jos Buttler in the Orange Cap list. At present, he has 368 runs in his account in 8 matches, which includes two centuries and one half-century. His brilliant batting has taken the great batsman Sunil Gavaskar by surprise. He believes that the best thing about Rahul’s batting is that there is nothing strange in his shots, which makes him a special player.

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He has told with his batting that you don’t need to make cross-cuts

Gavaskar praised Rahul during a show Cricket Live and said “His performance has been amazing. The best thing about his batting is that there is nothing strange in his cricket shots. Every shot he plays is cricketing shots. And has told with his batting that you don’t need to make cross-cuts, but if you have pure cricketing shots, use them. His selection of shots has been amazing.”

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Sunil Gavaskar is not the only one who admires his batting

Sunil Gavaskar is not only among those who have praised his batting, but former England captain Kevin Pietersen has also praised KL Rahul’s batting. He said he has a wide range of shots. So he can hit you on the back-foot point, he can hit you for a six. He can hit you over extra-cover, he can hit you on the ground and he can hit you over midwicket. He is truly a 360 degree batsman. I mean, his batting is like a breath of fresh air, you can watch him bat all day on TV.”