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Venkatesh Prasad has actually snapped on KL Rahul yet once again after his bad knock in the 2nd innings of the India vs Australia 2nd Test match in Delhi.
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Previous Indian cricketer Venkatesh Prasad has actually once again slammed the continuous support of out-of-form KL Rahul by the Indian group management. Rahul scored 17 run 41 runs throughout his remain in the crease, which was the ninth time that Rahul stopped working to cross the 25-run mark with the bat in his last 10 innings. The India vice-captain formerly scored 20 runs in the 1st Test in Nagpur and was consisted of in the playing XI for the Delhi Test after much dispute.
Prasad followed up a tweet that he put out on February 11 slamming Rahul, and even more contributed to his ideas. “And the torrid run continues. More to do with the rigidness of the management to continue with a gamer who simply hasn’t looked the part. No top-order batsman in a minimum of the last 20 years of Indian cricket has actually played these numerous tests with such a low average. His addition is intentionally rejecting gifted people, in type men a chance to be in the 11,” stated Prasad.
And the torrid run continues. More to do with rigidness of the management to continue with a gamer who simply hasn’t looked the part. No leading order batsman in atleast last 20 years of Indian cricket has actually played these numerous tests with such a low average. His addition is … https://t.co/WLe720nYNJ
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 18, 2023
Venkatesh Prasad points out out-of-favour gamers Shikhar Dhawan & & Mayank Agarwal
Fans anticipated Rahul to be dropped for the 2nd Test due to his absence of kind, and generate Shubman Gill as his replacement, who has actually remained in fantastic type just recently. While Prasad pointed out Gill in his remarks, he likewise discussed Mayank Agarwal, and Sarfaraz Khan, who are continuously circling around the Indian Test team with terrific domestic efficiencies. “Shikhar had a test avg of 40+, Mayank has of 41+ with 2 double hundreds, Shubhman Gill in superb type, Sarfaraz never ever ending wait,” Prasad included.
Additional describing his side, the 53-year-old stated, “His addition shakes belief in Justice. SS Das had excellent prospective, so did S Ramesh, both avgd 38+ however did not get beyond 23 test matches. Rahul’s constant addition offers an impression of absence of batting skill in India which isn’t real. Last 5 years his avg is listed below 27 in 47 innings”.
“As per me, he is presently not among the present 10 finest opener’s in India however is being provided limitless possibilities. People like Kuldeep Yadav put in man-of-the-match efficiencies and next video game are dropped with theories like Horses for courses. In any course, KL is not a horse. Unfortunate,” he included.