Former India opener Gautam Gambhir has showered praise on Rahul Tripathi, saying you want to see players like him in the team. India beat Sri Lanka by 91 runs in Rajkot to clinch the three-match T20I series.
“If you talk about Rahul Tripathi, he is a player who has batted at every number for his franchise and state. He can open, play at No. 3 or in the middle order, but his approach remains the same whether he plays against the new ball or in the middle order. You want to see players like him,” said Gambhir.
The former opener said Tripathi will be disappointed with the way he lost his wicket but lauded him for his effort. Tripathi scored 35 runs off just 16 deliveries as India put up a total of 228/5 on the board in the first innings.
“Chamika Karunaratne did not bowl too many bad deliveries but it was Rahul Tripathi’s quality because of which he proved that expensive. The way Tripathi lost his wicket, he will be disappointed. The third man was up, if he had slashed hard, the ball might have gone above third man but he just guided the ball like you give catches in the slips,” Gambhir added.
