Virat Kohli and Justin Langer (Source - Twitter)

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Justin Langer makes huge statement on KL Rahul and Virat Kohli

Published on December 30, 2023

Justin Langer has given a big statement on the Indian batting duo of KL Rahul and Virat Kohli. In a recent interview, Justin spoke about the star batters from India. The former Australian coach said that the dugout was always feared by the duo of Rahul and Kohli. The former Australian cricketer revealed that he was always worried about the team whenever Rahil and Virat were still to be dismissed.

Langer praised the duo from India for their batsmanship. “When I was an Australian coach and we had a series against India, I never used to relax until Virat Kohli and KL Rahul got out,” said Langer in the interview. Langer was the coach of Australia from mid-2018 till 2021. In 2022, there was an ugly interaction between Australian players and Langer, following which he was removed from the post.

The opinion of the majority of the players in the dugout of Australia was that they were better off without the services of Langer. As a result, a new coach and a new captain were appointed in Australian cricket. Pat Cummins has been leading Australia since then. It is interesting to note that under the tenure of Langer, India won many series in Australia.

New role for Justin Langer

In 2018, India won their first-ever Test series in Australia. For the first time in their history, India won the ODI series in Australia in 2019. In 2020, India won the T20I series in Australia. After that, India achieved the unthinkable and defeated Australia by fighting many injuries, abuses, and several other challenges. Despite these incidents, Langer had a good record as a coach, as Australia won the T20 WC 2021 under him.

The next challenge for Langer would be to help LSG to win their maiden title. The former Australian coach was appointed the coach of LSG for IPL 2024. Langer will now help KL Rahul to help the side to not just become better but also become oner of the contenders to win the title. Despite being a new franchise, LSG has been in the playoffs of the IPL in both their seasons.