New Delhi. Team India’s star batsman KL Rahul is in discussions these days for two reasons, one because of his marriage to Sunil Shetty’s daughter Athiya Shetty and the other because of his poor form. His poor form is now on the target of critics. The current form of this Indian opener is such that criticism is also made in a way. KL Rahul could not do any special charisma with the bat even in two Test matches against Australia and could score only 40 runs in four innings. Despite this, KL Rahul was given a chance in the team for the last two Test matches as well.
Let us tell you that the name of former Team India fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad has also been added to those who criticized KL Rahul’s form. He has once again targeted KL Rahul. Venkatesh Prasad said that KL Rahul should come after playing county cricket. Venkatesh compared KL Rahul with players like Mayank Agarwal, Ajinkya Rahane and tried to tell that his performance was not bad but was dropped from the team. Venkatesh also showed the records.
There is a view that KL Rahul has an outstanding overseas Test record. But stats speak otherwise. He has a test average 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 pic.twitter.com/MAvHM01TcY
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 20, 2023
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Writing on KL Rahul’s form, former cricketer Venkatesh Prasad wrote, ‘An opinion about KL Rahul is that his overseas Test record is excellent. But the figures tell something else. He averages 30 overseas in 56 innings, has scored 6 centuries, but has had a lot of low scores after that, averaging 30. Let us have a look at the performance of some other players.
And if overseas performance is a criteria, Ajinkya Rahane despite being out of form and also inconsistent before being dropped had obe one of the best overseas Test records, averaging over 40 overseas in 50 test matches. Was out of form and dropped… pic.twitter.com/2Uj5YZe9Cr
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 20, 2023
Referring to Dhawan, Venkatesh wrote, ‘Shikhar Dhawan has the best overseas average among openers of the present time. Average of around 40 with 5 hundreds. Although he too has not been consistent in Tests, he has had excellent hundreds in Sri Lanka and New Zealand. Also, his figures at home are better.
At the same time, about Shubman Gill, the shining star of the Indian team, Venkatesh Prasad further said, ‘Shubman Gill has had a brief international career and averages 37 in a total of 14 innings abroad, in which Gaba scored in the fourth innings of the Test. 91 runs also included. He is also running in excellent form.