- KL Rahul, one of the key players of Indian cricket, has been a topic of discussion for quite some time now regarding his form. His back to back flop performances have put him under question.
KL Rahul, one of the leading players of Indian cricket, has been a topic of discussion for his form for quite some time now. His back to back flop performances have put him under the scanner. In the second Test match against New Zealand in Pune, Indian captain Rohit Sharma has taken a big decision by dropping KL Rahul from the playing eleven. Now, after Test cricket, he seems to be out of ODI cricket as well.
After the test, KL Rahul is sure to be rested from ODI as well!
Right-handed batsman KL Rahul ‘s performance has seen a decline in recent times. There has been no spark from his bat since December 2023. He has been seen performing flop in both ODI and Test formats. His bat was also silent in the match played against New Zealand in Bengaluru, after which captain Rohit Sharma decided to drop him from the Pune Test match. At the same time, now his place in ODI cricket is also in danger.
The batsman who scored a century in 40 balls can replace him
If we look at KL Rahul’s ODI performance, his performance graph has declined significantly. He failed to make an impression as a batsman in the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 played last year. Despite this, he got a chance to play ODI cricket. However, his bat remained silent during this period too.
Meanwhile, 29-year-old batsman Sanju Samson has staked his claim for KL Rahul’s place by playing a stormy innings. Recently, he played a historic innings by scoring a century in 40 balls in the match played against Bangladesh. With this, he became the second fastest batsman to score a century for India.
Presented claim for KL Rahul’s place
After this innings of Sanju Samson, he is being considered as the main player of Team India in limited overs cricket. However, he has had to struggle a lot to secure a place in the team. He made his debut in the year 2015. But due to the lack of consistency in his performance, he was often seen in and out of the team. But now after the continuous poor performance of KL Rahul’s flop performance, the selectors can give his place to Sanju Samson. Let us tell you that Sanju Samson has scored 510 runs in 16 ODIs and 594 runs in 33 T20 International matches.