'Nobody Is Going To Remember Us For Winning Bilateral Series,' Says KL Rahul

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KL Rahul recently featured in the Star Sports new series 'Believe'. This trailblazing series, driven by the innate desire of fans for contextually relevant original programming, has become a resounding show of celebrating hero moments, and demonstrating to fans that anything is achievable; inspiring them to 'Believe'.

KL Rahul detailing his remarkable comeback from a point where walking seemed impossible to becoming India's wicketkeeper for the ICC World Cup 2023, returning stronger than ever before to be the point of difference in India's enthralling campaign.

KL Rahul opens up on his Injuries and rehab before World Cup return performance, "Yeah, but during all of this time, I knew there was pressure to come back and all of that, but I had such a bad event that happened in my life that everything else seemed like, okay, it doesn't, really matter.

"Everything else seemed smaller compared to, tearing your quadriceps and going through surgery. I couldn't walk for the first three or four weeks. I was on the walker and, then slowly started building myself up during all that time.

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"I don't think it's possible to make it in time for the World Cup. That's what the surgeon told us as well. He said it'll take five months from the time of surgery. Surgery happened in May, so that meant I'd come back just in time for the World Cup, but also, I know how things work, right?

"You can't just come straight back into the World Cup. The team wants you to play a few more games before that, just so that they get confidence so that you get confidence. All of that time I was like, okay, I'm just going to take it as it comes. I can't be stressed."

KL Rahul further stated on the moments of the dressing room during the ICC World Cup 2019 Semifinal match against New Zealand, "So it was heartbreaking, and the dressing room was very emotional. I mean, I still remember, you don't generally see, that many grown men cry, down and out and feel dejected.

"So yeah, it was not a great memory, but I think we've carried our learnings and we've come out much stronger. We've become better and have better players after 2019. And we've learned that, no matter how well we do through the year if we can't do well in these big semifinals and World Cup games.

"It really doesn't mean much or 10 years or 15 years later when we retire we will not remember our career for the runs or wickets that we've taken or other bilateral series that we won. World Cups are the only thing that we will remember. So, yeah, there's that extra fire in us to go a couple of steps further the next time.