India batsman KL Rahul has said he and his teammates are still not over the loss against New Zealand in the World Cup 2019 semi-final.

India had a decent run in the group stage games, where they lost only one game against England and one match against New Zealand ended in a washout. However, the consistent run was ended by a fighting New Zealand side in Manchester as India were pipped by 18 runs.

Rahul, in an exclusive chat in the show ‘The Mind Behind’ admitted the loss sometimes haunted his side.

“It has to be the World Cup semifinal. I think most of us are still not over that loss, it still haunts us sometimes,” he said as quoted. “I can’t imagine what the senior players must have felt but you know in a World Cup it just becomes even harder knowing that we played so well in the entire tournament. I still wake up to that nightmare sometimes.”

The semi-final at Old Trafford was low-scoring affair as India needed a paltry 240 to earn a spot in the final. However, a devastating spell of seam and swing bowling from Matt Henry and Trent Boult ran riot in the opposition camp. Ravindra Jadeja had offered stern resistance lower down the order with his 77 off 59 balls but India fell short by 18 runs.

With cricket at stale right now due to coronavirus pandemic, Rahul said he was making most of the time right now by watching his videos and making notes on where he needed to improve his game.

“Let me talk about myself. I’ve just been sitting and doing some homework. I’ve been watching some videos from the past and taking notes of the things I was doing right and where I could improve.”

Meanwhile, Rahul had auctioned his bat used in the World Cup 2019 and gear to help raise money for the underprivileged kids in this time of crisis. The auction was done in collaboration with the Bharat Army, which is an official fan group of the Indian side.

The bat was sold out for Rs 264,228 (3463 USD approximately) while his other gear including jerseys went for USD 7017 approximately.