KL Rahul is in the news for all the wrong reasons. The right-handed batter, after an injury hiatus, returned to the Indian team during the Zimbabwe series. The Indian opener did not fare well in the four innings that he played, following the comeback. In addition, Rahul’s slow-paced batting style and his inability to place the balls in the gap invited criticism from Indian fans.
Meanwhile, Rahul’s sedate knock of 36, coming off 39 balls against Hong Kong in the Asia Cup match, created a lot of attention. Fans slammed him for his slow approach while batting.
Great knock by KL Rahul 🔥🔥🙇♂️ pic.twitter.com/HKzQhDfxVC
— Ethereal Rohit⁴⁵ 𓃵 (@EtherealRohit) August 31, 2022
Moreover, former cricketers such as Venkatesh Prasad slammed the Indian batter, for, creating a lot of dot balls. Several fans also lashed out against Rahul for not scoring freely. They slammed him for putting the remaining batters under pressure.
Suryakumar Yadav backs KL Rahul
Meanwhile, the last match’s hero, Suryakumar Yadav, backed Rahul. The right-handed batter affirmed that the star opener’s place in the eleven is not in danger. Incidentally, the Indian-middle order batter has been earlier tried out as an opener during the Windies series. Reacting to Rahul’s knock and calls to replace the opener with him, Yadav said the former is a specialist batter. He added there is no question about Rahul’s abilities. Yadav also added that the Indian opener will soon return to his usual best.
Suryakumar Yadav replies to a question on KL Rahul's inclusion in the team. pic.twitter.com/1pVdUvuh0e
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 1, 2022
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Meanwhile, team management keeps trust in Rahul of his past records. However, the right hand-batter knows that a few more slow knocks may put his position at risk. Already, Team India has plans to try Rishabh Pant as a backup opener. In addition, players like Sanju Samson and Ishan Kishan are vying for the opening slot. As a result, Rahul will soon have to discover his mojo. The talented batter needs to get back to his usual best, to stamp his place in the eleven.
