In a series of tweets, Indian bowler Venkatesh Prasad criticized Indian batter KL Rahul for his continuous ill-performance with the bat. The former cricketer claimed that there is discrimination in the selection process.
A few days back Venkatesh Prasad had some harsh words for KL Rahul where he said that ‘favoritism’ is going on in team India that’s why the out-of-form batter is getting chances again and again. In the second Test against Australia happening in Delhi, the batter only managed to get 17 runs and was sent to the pavilion by Nathan Lyon.
The former Indian bowler took to Twitter to slam the Indian batter where he made a series of tweets and wrote, “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 the last 20 years of Indian cricket has played these many tests with such a low average. His inclusion is ….”
“His inclusion shakes belief 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.”
“No one given chances like KL. This discrimination clearly won’t be encouraging for any player. KL had great potential but has simply not performed and been given chances without deserving it. Now if he plays well next innings maybe sealed for 2 years :),” he wrote in another tweet.
The pressure is rising on Rahul to score runs. His scores of 50, 8, 12, 10, 22, 23, 10, 2, 20, and 17 in Test matches since 2022 are a matter of worry. He has one more inning to demonstrate his worth. If Rahul struggles in the second innings, he could be dropped from the next Test.