Currently, the Indian cricketer KL Rahul is in a dream form. As a top-order batsman, the 26-year-old is dominating over every kind of bowlers. His childhood coach Jairaj Muthu recently revealed that how Rahul modifies himself as a powerful and solid batsman.

After a master performance in the IPL 2018, where he finished as the third most runs scorer by scoring 659 runs, Rahul is stretching his brilliant batting form in the international cricket too. Recently, he played three consecutive 50+ innings in the international cricket, including a brilliant match-winning century (101*) against England at Manchester.

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Talking about Rahul’s impressive present form, Muthu said that the right-handed batsman loves the batting as it means everything to him.

Muthu told TOI, “Rahul loves to bat. There isn’t anything which is closer to his heart than his batting. He doesn’t spend anything less than six hours per day in the nets. Plus, whenever he is at home, his father gives him throwdowns. He is very committed. Batting means everything to him.

“Even when he is sleeping, if someone wakes him up at midnight and tells him to bat, he will. Even when he is informed in the nets about his last six deliveries, he will make it 10 and again ask for another round of bowling. He is very hungry.”

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Rahul had to fight with his injuries for several times and Muthu said that the Indian batsman did a lot of mental preparation during his recovery time.

Muthu said, “International cricket is all about how you handle pressure and Rahul did a lot of mental preparation while recovering from his injuries. Injuries gave him time to think.”

Rahul was just more than 11-year-old when Muthu first time saw him to play cricket in Mangalore. The coach observed Rahul’s maturities in batting with the time progress.

Muthu said on that, “In his first year of competitive cricket, he didn’t do that well. From the second year onwards, he was right on the ball. I only told him to watch the ball correctly. He is very obedient.”

Muthu also revealed that Rahul has cut some of his cricketing shots to become a dominant batsman against any kind of bowlers.

Talking about that, Muthu said, “From IPL onwards, he has decided not to play across the line, no matter what. He is also the best reverse sweep player, but he isn’t playing that shot. He moves into the line of the ball and doesn’t play away from the body.”