KL Rahul repeatedly flops in Tests
Abhishek Nair on KL Rahul: The Indian cricket team is currently in Kanpur, where the second match of the two-Test series between India and Bangladesh will be played. The second match will start on 27 September. Meanwhile, a day before the match, Indian team’s assistant coach Abhishek Nair met the media and was seen praising KL Rahul a lot. This is the situation when KL Rahul has been continuously flopping for the last several innings, runs are not being scored from his bat, despite this he is continuously making his place in the playing eleven. At the same time, the other batsmen who are playing better than him are having to sit out.
Abhishek Nair did not reveal the playing eleven of Team India
When Abhishek Nair was asked about the playing eleven of Team India in the Kanpur Test, he clearly said that the team will be selected after looking at the pitch on the morning of the match. He told that Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association has prepared two pitches for this match. But it is not yet decided on which pitch the match will be played. Nair said that he does not know on which pitch the match will be played. Both the pitches are looking good. Kanpur is known for preparing good pitches. He says that he does not know whether it will give bounce or not.
Heaped praises on KL Rahul
After this, when Abhishek Nair was asked about KL Rahul, he said that Rahul understands his game very well. He played special innings in South Africa. He expressed confidence that he will perform well. He said that whatever combination the head coach of the team and he himself want, hopefully we will be successful in getting a good performance from Rahul as well.
Nair also avoided the question of vice-captain
The big thing is that when the team was announced by the BCCI for this series, Rohit Sharma’s name was written as the captain, but the column for the vice-captain was blank. When Abhishek Nair was questioned about this, he bluntly said that there is no need for this. He says that there are many captains in this team. The thinking of our young players is like that of senior players and when there are players like Virat and Rohit in the dressing room, then the learning process also accelerates.
Such is the performance of Rahul
Now let us tell you about the statistics of KL Rahul. Rahul has played 51 Test matches for India so far. He has 2901 runs in this. During this time, he has scored 8 centuries and 14 half-centuries in 88 innings. Also know his average, which is currently 34.12. At the same time, he is batting at a strike rate of 52.25. Rahul played an innings of 101 runs against South Africa at the end of the year 2023. This was the only innings, on the basis of which Rahul has remained a part of India’s Test team till now. The interesting thing is that he has only one century against South Africa, he has been a complete flop in all the other innings.
(pti inputs)
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