A 367-day hole between First Class centuries can’t be straightforward to reckon with. Ask Hyderabad’s Rahul Radesh. After a outstanding maiden ton within the Ranji Trophy in opposition to Rajasthan final season, it took the identical opponent for Radesh to push by means of for an additional ton on Sunday.
“I’ve been getting good begins, however typically it’s important to play a sure opposition to get to that milestone, so yeah, Rajasthan now needs to be my favorite opposition,” he informed Sportstar.
It was a knock of two halves from the 22-year-old keeper-batter: sluggish to start with and later adeptly altering gears whereas pushing Hyderabad to a aggressive rating.
“I needed to bat with the tail. The staff’s message was that I take cost, discover boundaries, and take calculated dangers,” he defined.
Rahul, who disclosed that Hyderabad’s preliminary goal was to get to 350, remained assured of breaking down Kunal Singh Rathore and Ajay Kookna’s resistance early on day three.
“We had them 5 down for round 120, when a small partnership started, which is regular. One wicket and we’ll be into the tail. As soon as the brand new ball comes [on Monday], we are able to assault and get these essential wickets.”
Life hasn’t at all times been a clean trip for Rahul, with one of many lowest moments in his budding profession coming within the 2021-22 Vinoo Mankad Trophy, the place he scored simply two runs. That it was the Below-19 World Cup 12 months didn’t assist him in coming to phrases with the lean run.
“It impacts your psychological well being lots if you end up very younger. You usually get only one 12 months to get into the World Cup staff, and I used to be actually unhappy that I couldn’t do properly that 12 months,” he stated.
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Regardless of that heartbreak, Rahul now appears again on that interval with a optimistic outlook.
“Some issues simply must occur; you’ll be able to’t management every little thing. Now, at this age, I’ve come to grasp that some issues are supposed to be. You need to take it because it comes, work arduous, and comply with your processes. Going through struggles at an early age simply makes you more durable. Attempt to overcome these conditions afterward,” he stated.
“I sat and labored by means of it. I had good coaches, sturdy backup in my household, and my mentors, which meant I might work it out. I needed to come again stronger; there was no choice,” he added, citing the help he obtained from former Ranji participant Sumanth Kolla, former India fielding coach R. Sridhar, and his childhood coach Aruna Prasadh, amongst others.
Rahul can also be hoping to make a breakthrough within the Indian Premier League this season, having tried out with the Mumbai Indians in 2023.
“The IPL public sale is after the Syed Mushtaq Ali trophy. Hopefully, I can do properly there after which look to get into the IPL.”
Revealed on Nov 09, 2025