Two Indians clash over KL Rahul; One says, ‘It’s inappropriate to talk like that while the match is going on’.

In the second test match, the Indian team defeated Australia by 6 wickets. With this win, the Indian team has taken a 2-0 lead in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy Test series. In this match which was played at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, the Indian team had to overcome the challenge of 115 runs to win. India met this challenge before the tea break on the third day and pocketed the second match of the series. Despite India’s victory, KL Rahul’s form has become a concern for India at present. Rahul scored only 18 runs in both innings of the second Test match. Before that, even in the Nagpur Test, Rahul could not perform well. Meanwhile, two veterans of the Indian team have clashed with each other over Rahul.

Former fast bowler Venkatesh Prasad (Venkatesh Prasad) tweeted one after the other on February 18. In it he wrote, “More poor form continues. Playing with a player in poor form shows a lack of team management. In at least 20 years of Indian cricket, no top order batsman has played so many Tests with such a low average.”

And the torrid run continues. More to do with the rigidity of the management to persist with a player who just hasn’t looked the part. No top order batsman in at least last 20 years of Indian cricket has played these many tests with such a low average. His inclusion is …. https://t.co/WLe720nYNJ

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 18, 2023

Speaking further, he said in a tweet, “Talented players are not getting a chance to join the playing eleven. Shikhar’s Test average was over 40, Mayank’s was over 41, including 2 double centuries. Shubman Gill is in superb form. Sarfraz too is facing a never-ending wait. So many home matches have been overlooked.”

Deliberately denying talented guys, in form guys an opportunity to be in the 11.
Shikhar had a test avg of 40+, Mayank has of 41+ with 2 double hundreds, Shubhman Gill in sublime form, Sarfaraz never ending wait.. Many domestic performances constantly ignored. His inclusion is…

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 18, 2023

“Having him in the team shakes the faith in justice. SS Das and Sadagopan Ramesh had a lot of potential. So their average was more than 38. However, he could not play more than 23 Test matches. Rahul’s consistent performances make it seem that India lacks talent among batsmen, which is not true. He has averaged less than 27 in 47 innings in the last 5 years,” he added.

His inclusion shakes faith in justice. SS Das had great potential, so did S Ramesh, both avgd 38+ but did not get beyond 23 test matches. Rahul’s consistent inclusion gives an impression of lack of batting talent in India which isn’t true. Last 5 years his avg is below 27 in 47 inn

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 18, 2023

“According to me, he is not among the 10 best opening batsmen in India right now. However, he is constantly being given opportunities. A player like Kuldeep Yadav had a man-of-the-match performance and was dropped from the very next match. “Rahul is by no means an ace,” he added.

As per me, he is currently not among the current 10 best opener’s in India but is being given endless chances. Guys like Kuldeep Yadav put in man of the match performances and next game are dropped with theories like Horses for courses. In any course, KL is not a horse. Sad

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 18, 2023

Answer by Akash Chopra
Akash Chopra then responded to Venkatesh Prasad on his YouTube channel. He said, “As KL Rahul gets out cheaply, he starts trending on Twitter. Everyone wants to have an opinion and criticize him. I think Venkatesh Prasad’s tweet has added fuel to the fire. He is a former player and he should know that you should not criticize your own player in an ongoing match with an innings to spare. After the game you can definitely talk about any player and give your opinion.”

Akash Chopra also replied to one of Venkatesh’s tweets and said, “Venki Bhai, the Test match is on. How about waiting for at least two innings to end. We all belong to one team i.e. India. Not asking you to take back your thoughts, but time may be better. After all, our game is all about timing.”

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 ie Team India. Not asking you to hold back your thoughts but timing could be a little better. After all, our game is all about the ‘timing’ 🙏 https://t.co/HvxtRQxQDn

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) February 19, 2023

Prasad then replied to Akash Chopra, writing, “Honestly it doesn’t matter, Akash. According to me, this is a very fair criticism so why didn’t he score a half century in the second innings. It is inappropriate during or after a match. Best wishes for your good videos on YouTube. I enjoy them.”

Honestly doesn’t matter, Aakash. In my view it is very fair criticism even if he scores a half century in the second innings. And between the match or after the match is irrelevant here. Best wishes for your lovely videos on YT, I do enjoy them. https://t.co/bkVGSEeg5w

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 19, 2023

KL Rahul Stats
KL Rahul has scored just 175 runs in 11 Test innings since the start of 2022. Meanwhile, his average has been 15.90. He led the side in the absence of Rohit Sharma in the two-Test series against Bangladesh. Despite playing a total of 47 matches, his Test average is just 33.44. (former opener aakash chopra and venkatesh prasad engage in twitter war over kl rahul know here)

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