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‘Andho ko kya dikha rahe ho’ - Venkatesh Prasad exposes KL Rahul’s Test statistics while comparing other star batters

Here is how fans have reacted to another tweet from the former India pacer about KL Rahul and his stats in the Test format

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Team India have now achieved an unassailable lead over the Aussies in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. After winning the Delhi Test, the Men in Blue have now a lead of 2-0. But, KL Rahul has disappointed his fans with his form with the bat. In three innings, Rahul has scored 38 runs only. 

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Regarding his form, after the Nagpur Test, the former India cricketer, Venkatesh Prasad slammed the Indian Cricket Board for favouring KL Rahul over other deserving players. Now, on 20 February 2023, he again shared some stats regarding KL Rahul’s Test career while comparing it with other players like Shikhar Dhawan and Mayank Agarwal.

Here is the shared tweet:

“Indore is his best chance of coming back to form and silencing critics like me.” - Venkatesh Prasad on KL Rahul

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Venkatesh Prasad wrote: “There is a view that KL Rahul has an outstanding overseas Test record. But stats speak otherwise. He has a test avg of 30 overseas in 56 innings. He has scored 6 overseas centuries but followed it up with a string of low scores that’s why averaging 30. Let’s look at a few others. Shikhar Dhawan has the best overseas average amongst recent openers. Avg of nearly 40 with 5 100’s. Though he too hasn’t been consistent in Test but had Outstanding centuries in SL and NZ, plus a much better home record.”

He further added the Test stats of batters like Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill, and Ajinkya Rahane. In the end, he wrote: “But with KL being retained for the remaining 2 test matches, if he is picked in the playing 11, Indore is his best chance of coming back to form and silencing critics like me. Else needs to play county cricket, perform well and make a comeback in the Test side.” 

However, after the Delhi Test, skipper Rohit Sharma said that they will back KL Rahul no matter what. He said: “Of late there has been lot of talk about his (KL Rahul) batting. For us as the management, we look at the potential of any individual, not just KL, and players with potential will get extended run. Batting at Lord’s on a damp wicket, it was one of the best hundreds I have seen, Centurion also, so he has potential and we are backing him."

Fans have come out and shared their views with the former cricketer regarding KL Rahul:

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