- KL Rahul was held responsible for the defeat against New Zealand in Bengaluru. Whereas statistics show that the biggest villain of the defeat is none other than the Indian captain.
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KL Rahul: The second match of the 3-match Test series between India and New Zealand (IND vs NZ) is being played at the Pune ground. After the Bangladesh Test series, KL Rahul was dropped from the Pune Test after failing in the first Test against the Kiwi team. Critics heaved a sigh of relief after Rahul was dropped.
However, his exit did not make much difference to the Indian batting. In the first innings of the Pune Test, Team India ‘s batsmen were seen falling to the Kiwi bowlers. Indian captain Rohit Sharma was also included in this.
If KL Rahul is out then why not Rohit Sharma ?
Before the New Zealand series, there was a lot of debate about KL Rahul . Not scoring runs in the last few innings cost Rahul so much that pressure was put on him to retire. As a result, he was dropped from the Pune Test.
In these circumstances, any player’s exit makes his return difficult. The team management dropped Rahul from the team on the basis of poor performance and form. But if not scoring runs cost Rahul so much, then wasn’t Indian captain Rohit Sharma dropped from the team?
Rohit Sharma ‘s statistics will surprise you
Rohit Sharma started the Test season by winning the T20 World Cup 2024 title for Team India under his captaincy. India won the Test series 2-0 against Bangladesh but Team India suffered a humiliating defeat in the Bengaluru Test against New Zealand. The condition of Team India is similar in the Pune Test as well.
Rohit Sharma’s bat is still silent. In the last 7 innings, Rohit has scored 5, 6, 8, 23, 52, 2, 0 and has scored a total of 96 runs. In such a situation, if there is a process of dropping players on the basis of performance, then at present the biggest villain of Team India’s defeat is Rohit Sharma’s statistics. But the blame has fallen only on KL Rahul.
Test career of Rohit Sharma
Team India’s Test and ODI captain Hitman Rohit Sharma has played a total of 62 Test matches for India so far in which he has scored 4233 runs at an average of 43.63. During this period, Rohit Sharma has scored 12 centuries and 18 half-centuries. However, if we talk about his performance against New Zealand, he is struggling to score runs.
Looking at the condition of Hitman, it seems as if his bat has given up in front of the visiting team’s bowlers and he is not showing any signs of working. But despite this, he is continuously a part of the playing eleven and the big reason for this is that the responsibility of captaincy is on his shoulders. Whereas after being a flop in Bengaluru, KL Rahul has been shown the way out of the second Test.