It's just a joy" - KL Rahul on watching Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma bat

The dream duo of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma once again came alive in the series opener against South Africa as they put together a stand of 136 runs for the second wicket, their partnership playing a major hand in India's win in Ranchi.

KL Rahul, who captained India, opened up on the importance of the partnership and how it impinges the dynamics of the game. He also heaped praise on the bowling pair of Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana as both of them shared seven wickets between them, changing the course of the game after South Africa came up with a late charge.

Talking at the post-match presentation on Rohit and Virat, KL Rahul said, “Obviously it's always fun to watch them play like that, play with that freedom and that's what they've done throughout their careers and put oppositions under pressure. Make them look silly at times and just show the world why they are who they are and the numbers that they've been able to get and the number of games that they've won for the country.”

He further added, “For me, obviously, I've seen this for a long time and it's just a lot more fun to see them around in the dressing room and I've played all my cricket with them so it's a lot of fun to chat with them and to have them back. To see them play like that is just, obviously, for me, for everyone else in the stadium, it's just a joy.”

He then shifted his attention to the duo of Kuldeep Yadav and Harshit Rana, stating, “obviously, I mean, Harshit's done really well. We all knew he had the potential and we knew the minute he came into that dressing room that he's special. That is what Team India has been looking for. Someone who is tall, someone who can bowl fast, someone who hits the deck, someone who can give a little bit of runs as well at the back end. So, he's still someone who's developing but we see great potential and it's amazing to see what he's been able to do.”

Rahul concluded by saying, “He bowled brilliantly in Australia as well and to take the new ball here and get us those crucial wickets is what we expect out of him and it was really pleasing to see that. Obviously, Kuldeep again has been around for a long time. He keeps doing this job for the team. He's key for us in the middle overs to pick up wickets. So, yeah, it's amazing to see how they went about bowling.”