KL Rahul has to be one of the most frustrating cricketers at present. He is so immensely talented and skillful that for lovers of the game, it is extremely disappointing to be deprived of the best that this Karnataka player can offer. Now, he is closing in on getting dropped after having another mediocre Test series.
In the last seven Test series barring the one-off Test against Afghanistan, Rahul’s highest average in any single series has been 29.90, which is poor, to say the least, especially for an opener, who has a major role to play at the start of the innings. The stylish batsman managed scores of 44, 38, 13 and 6 in four innings in West Indies.
“I am fine if you get out early. But if you get out on 20, 30, 40 then your capacity and temperament are questionable. I saw Rahul going outside the off-stump and sweeping (in the first Test). You can’t do that. It’s a T20 shot. I saw Rahul going outside the off-stump and sweeping (in the first Test). You can’t do that. It’s a T20 shot,” Chetan Chauhan was quoted as saying by Hindustan Times.
“Opening is the most difficult task in batting. We’ve to persist with the openers, they should be given time to settle down. We must persist with Rahul. He has to play more Ranji games, score big hundreds to find rhythm, how to change the game immediately (from ODI to Test),” he concluded.