Wickeket-Batter Kl Rahul did not get a great time with the baton in the first OTO between India and England in Nagpur. Rahul was demolished by the command to the detriment Axar Patel As the management of the team was preferred by the left back in the middle order.
Rahul was previously in crowds with other guards in the Rishabh Panto section for a place in the game XI. However, the team administration showed its faith in Rahul and preferred it over the pants.
Former Indian opener Aakash Chopra He questioned Rahul’s role in the order of hitting him since he came to number 6 in the order below Axar Patel. Chopra thinks that the management of the team was supposed to play pants in this game, which could give them the left option in the middle crossing.
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Aakash Chopra calls into question the place of KL Rahul in the Indian Gad team
As he spoke on his YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra illuminated the role of KL Rahula in the Gad team after being demolished in the order of hitting. He wondered if India would still show the same faith in Rahul, even though she gave him limited capabilities.
“What are we going to do with Rahul? This is an important conversational place and This is a bit intriguing. Jacob Bethell and Adil Rashid were bowling. So, you didn’t send Rahul, okay, but you played Rahul in front of Pant. However, will you show so much faith in Rahul? “, Chopra claimed.
The former Indian opener believes that India had the opportunity to play both Rahul and Panto together in this match because Virat Kohli was not available. However, the team administration has decided to debut to go Yashasvi Jaiswal, who opened the hitting.
“There was an opportunity here to play them both. If you need a left back, you could first send Rishabh Pant, and then Kl Rahul could follow. If the spinning of the left arm or a leg blanket comes, you will send Rahul too low to attempt to maintain a combination of left and right time, “Chopra added.
India preferred the Rishabh Pant in the last go on Sri Lanka
In the same video, Aakash Chopra remembered the last time India playing Play before this series. He recalled his spectators that Rishabh Pant was preferred by Kl Rahul in the last Odu -u Sri Lanka while the latter was discarded.
“You have not done so before because there were three matches in Sri Lanka, the first match tied, you lost the second match and you dropped it in the third match. Rishabh Pant played in the third match,” he noted.
Rahul had a heavy series in Sri Lanka while playing the first two go. The right back scored 31 driving in two matches on average only 15.50. In the meantime, Pant scored only 6 rides in the only match he played in that series.
Performance of KL Rahul in 1. Play
Kl Rahul took two catches behind the stumps and spent pretty well as a guard. He also included a great caption from his feet to reject Harry Brook. However, he scored only 2 of the 9 balls with a stick.
His failed knock may not have put India under too much pressure because they were already in a good position. But that asked questions about his abilities because his high quality player like Rishabh Pant breathes down his neck.
Axar Patel was promoted above Rahul and the left back did extremely good. Patel scored a vital 52 out of 47 balls and created a great partnership with Shubman Gill to bring India closer to the goal.
