Team India opener KL Rahul has been going by a tough patch. The batter was as soon as once more dismissed cheaply, scoring simply 1, within the second innings of the second Test towards Australia which India received by six wickets to take a 2-0 lead within the four-match sequence.
Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad has been a vocal critique of Rahul and has constantly questioned the batter’s place within the facet. Prasad fired a recent salvo at struggling India opener KL Rahul for his inconsistent performances within the longest format of the sport, declaring the batter’s modest abroad document and evaluating it with residence/abroad statistics of gamers such Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill and Ajinkya Rahane, three of whom have turned out for India as openers in Test cricket.
Rahul’s final century in Tests got here in December 2021, towards South Africa at Centurion. His horror run with the willow in worldwide cricket continued within the second Test of the continuing sequence for the Border-Gavaskar trophy, at Delhi’s Arun Jaitley stadium, because the right-hander might mixture simply 18 runs throughout two innings.
Chasing simply 115 runs to take an unassailable 2-0 lead within the sequence, followers would have anticipated Rahul and Rohit Sharma to romp residence with out a lot problem. However, Rahul fell to the spin of Nathan Lyon, who trapped him in entrance of the stumps for only one run. “There is a view that KL Rahul has an outstanding overseas Test record. But stats speak otherwise. He has a test avg of 30 overseas in 56 innings. He has scored 6 overseas centuries but followed it up with a string of low scores that’s why averaging 30. Let’s look at a few others,” tweeted Prasad on Monday.
There is a view that KL Rahul has an impressive abroad Test document. But stats converse in any other case. He has a check avg of 30 abroad in 56 innings. He has scored 6 abroad centuries however adopted it up with a string of low scores that is why averaging 30. Let’s look at just a few others pic.twitter.com/MAvHM01TcY
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 20, 2023
He introduced up veteran Dhawan’s stable abroad data, declaring his common of ‘nearly 40, with 5 100s’. “Shikhar Dhawan has the best overseas average amongst recent openers. Avg of nearly 40 with 5 100’s. Though he too hasn’t been consistent in Test but had Outstanding centuries in SL and NZ, plus a much better home record,” the previous India seamer wrote in one other tweet.
He additionally introduced up Mayank Agarwal, who as opener has fared exceedingly properly in residence situations. “Mayank Agarwal after the brilliant start in Aust did struggle in away test matches. But he has by far the best home record. Avg of nearly 70 in 13 innings, 2 double 100’s & a 150 on a Wankhede pitch where everyone else struggled. Great against spin & had a prolific domestic season,” Prasad tweeted.
The former India bowling coach additional identified that younger opener Shubman Gill averages 37 in his temporary abroad run in Tests, with the knock of 91 towards Australia at The Gabba in Brisbane being ‘one of the best overseas fourth innings’. “Shubhman Gill has had a brief international career and in 14 overseas innings averages 37, with his 91 at Gabba amongst the best overseas 4th innings and has been in outstanding form,” he tweeted.
He additionally pointed to veteran Ajinkya Rahane`s abroad document, saying he averages ‘over 40 overseas in 50 Test matches’. “And if overseas performance is a criteria, Ajinkya Rahane, despite being out of form and also inconsistent before being dropped had one of the best overseas Test record, averaging over 40 overseas in 50 test matches. Was out of form and dropped …,” the previous India seamer added in one other tweet.
He added that after being retained for the ultimate two Tests of the continuing sequence for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, Rahul’s finest likelihood of coming again to type is the third Test at Indore or else he ought to play county cricket, carry out properly and earn again his place within the nationwide facet.
(with ANI inputs)
