Former India assistant coach reveals KL Rahul trained continuously for England Test series post-IPL 2025 – The Times of Bengal

Former India assistant coach praised KL Rahul’s form in the five-match Test series. He said Rahul deserves all the appreciation for adapting to different roles and consistently delivering strong performances for the team.

Published: August 4, 2025 8:33 AM IST

KL Rahul has spent most of his time preparing for the England tour after the Indian premier league 2025 ended. He deserves all the praise he’s receiving for handling the “dirty job at all numbers” for India, said former assistant coach Abhishek Nayar on Sunday.

With 532 runs at an average of 53.20, including two hundreds and two half-centuries, Rahul finished the five-Test series as India’s second-highest run scorer. Additionally, he and Yashasvi Jaiswal build a strong opening partnership.

Abhishek Nayar Praises Rahul’s form, stays silent on technical changes

Nayar who recently served as India’s head coach and worked closely with Rahul, expressed his satisfaction with the results the Rahul is getting. Although, Although Nayar didn’t reveal the precise adjustments the batter has made.

“I can’t talk about the changes that I’ve seen in KL Rahul. I can’t, because then it’s out there and the effectiveness goes down a lot,” Nayar, the head coach of Women’s Premier League team UP Warriorz, told PTI in an exclusive interview.

“All I can say is that, whatever the changes are, they have really worked. Sometimes (and) I always say in a cricketer’s journey and in a team’s journey things need to click. You need a bit of the rub of the green. I think he’s had that as well.”

Nayar said Rahul didn’t take a break after IPL

Nayar also said that Rahul immediately began preparing for the England tour after the IPL, without wasting any time.

“He has worked very, very hard. There are a very, very few people who know this that after the birth of his child he was in the IPL (and) he came back immediately,” he said.

“He started preparing for the (England) Test series while a lot of people wouldn’t have done that. He knew the the importance of this series, he understood it.” said Nayar

“And every minute post the last game that he played in the IPL, was about how he can do well in this Test series, so it’s great to see him do well there and get the recognition that he rightly deserves being the guy who’s done all the dirty jobs and still managed to perform at every every number in that batting order,” he added.

“All in all, Indian cricket is in good hands and hopefully we wrap it up today (Sunday) and everything’s good,” Nayar said, talking about the fifth Test.

Nayar also praised the Indian team for their attitude

Nayar also praised the character the Indian team showed during the five-match Test series

“A lot of the changes that you’ve seen in our players getting runs is also somewhere the conditions which have played a part, but also the fact that the hunger that our players have had to go out there and actually prove a point, is on show,” he said.

“The determination in the last game (Manchester), the fight they showed, it just tells you that the mentality that our players carry and, the feeling that they have for Test cricket,” he added.