Hyderabad, Dec 7 (TIWN) Indian batsman KL Rahul, who played a crucial knock in the first T20I against West Indies which India won by six wickets, has insisted he is not worrying about next year's World T20 and is right now focused only on making the best use of opening opportunity.

The Karnataka batsman has got an opportunity to open in the T20I series against West Indies as regular opener Shikhar Dhawan is recovering from a knee injury.

Dhawan had been persisted with in the opening slot despite his struggles with strike rate and the fact that he hasn’t managed a single fifty-plus score in his last 13 T20I innings. On the other hand, Rahul has managed three half-centuries in seven innings this year, scoring at a decent pace and thus pushing his case to feature as the frontline opener for the T20 World Cup slated to be held next year in Australia.

However, the flamboyant right-handed batsman isn’t looking too far ahead. “It’s a long way, honestly. I’ve got the opportunity to bat at the top of the order again after a couple of series. So (I’m) looking forward to just making the best use of it,” he said while addressing the post-match press conference.