SYDNEY, Nov 25: India�s white-ball vice-captain KL Rahul on Wednesday said he would be happy to keep wickets in the next three global ICC events if given an opportunity even though the team management has not yet spoken to him about it. Rahul has now pipped specialist wicketkeepers Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson as the No. 1 glovesman in the limited overs format. Three ICC events � two back-to-back T20 World Cups followed by the marquee ODI World Cup � are scheduled in the next three years. The 28-year-old�s keeping does provide the team the option of having an extra batsman or bowler.
�It helps the team combination a little more and it�s something I would love to do... if the opportunity presents itself and I can keep in three World Cups, I would love to do it for my country,� Rahul said in response to a query from PTI ahead of the limited-overs series against Australia starting November 27.
Has the team management spoken to him about keeping in ICC events?
�Nothing has been told to me and we are not thinking that far as a team. Obviously World Cups are important and that is a long-term vision for every team and country,� he said.
�I think for me, we are just taking one game at a time. So if I put up consistent performances with bat and gloves, it gives us an option of playing an extra bowler or an extra batter,� said the stylish Karnataka batsman.
In the ODIs, Rahul has been batting at No. 5 and has opened in the T20 Internationals, and he admitted that his position in the line-up will depend on formats.
�What the team wants from me and what combination sits better,� said Rahul.
�Obviously, the last ODI series (against New Zealand) that we played, I batted at No. 5, it�s a role that I have enjoyed and (I am) happy to play whatever role the team gives me.� � PTI
