Venkatesh Prasad continues to criticise KL Rahul; asks will it be possible to skip IPL?

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Venkatesh Prasad continues to criticise KL Rahul; asks will it be possible to skip IPL?


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Venkatesh Prasad as soon as once more took to Twitter and continued to criticise KL Rahul following one other poor exhibiting within the 2nd innings of the second Test at Delhi. KL Rahul received out to the scores of 17 and 1 within the Test, and there appears to be no finish to Rahul’s struggles.   

His newest Tweet can be an oblique dig at Aakash Chopra, who requested the veteran quick bowler to take into account the timing earlier than taking to social media.  “Venky Bhai, Test match chal raha hai. How about, at least, waiting for both the innings to get over. All of us are in the same team i.e. Team India. Not asking you to hold back your thoughts but the timing could be a little better. After all, our game is all about the timing,” Chopra has earlier Tweeted. 

Replying to Chopra’s suggestion, Prasad said that timing, on this case, was irrelevant and the criticism was wanted even when Rahul scored a half-century within the second innings.

“A few people thinking I have something personal against KL Rahul. Infact it is the opposite. I wish well for him and playing him in such form was never going to enhance his confidence. For him to earn his place back in Test cricket, now that the domestic season has ended,” Prasad’s newest Tweet learn.

Continuing his suggestion within the 2nd Tweet, Prasad wrote that Rahul, very like Pujara ought to play County Cricket to return to kind, but in addition requested if it was possible for him to skip IPL. “Rahul needs to play County cricket in England, score runs and earn his place back, much like Pujara did when he was dropped. Playing Test Cricket for the country and doing everything possible to get back in form will be the best answer. But will it be possible to skip the IPL?”

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KL Rahul’s place within the group has been underneath fireplace in limited-overs cricket too. Although he does not appear in plans for the shortest format of the sport now, it is in 50-overs cricket that the group expects him to play a strong function at quantity 5, and you may see for your self from the numbers beneath, that he has performed the job for the group. 

KL Rahul At Number 5 In ODIs

  • Innings: 16
  • Runs: 658
  • Average: 50.61
  • Strike Rate: 102
  • 50s: 6
  • 100s: 1

Whether it is the typical or the strike fee, Rahul has been implausible for Team India in ODI cricket at quantity 5. But how has he carried out in latest instances?

Last 10 ODI Innings

  • third ODI Vs Sri Lanka 7 (6) 
  • 2nd ODI Vs Sri Lanka 64 (103) 
  • 1st ODI Vs Sri Lanka 39 (29) 
  • third ODI Vs BAN 8 (10) 
  • 2nd ODI Vs BAN 14 (28)
  • 1st ODI Vs BAN 73 (70) 
  • third ODI Vs ZIM 30 (46) 
  • 2nd ODI Vs ZIM 1 (5) 
  • 1st ODI Vs ZIM 0 (0)
  • 2nd ODI Vs WI 49 (48)

Yes, the numbers at quantity 5 have been nice, however his latest outings have not significantly been. 

It will be attention-grabbing to see if the group persists with KL Rahul for the third Test or go in with Shubman Gill. Whatever the choice, KL Rahul rapidly wants to discover a means to get again to kind.

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