'He has to come out of...' - Former Indian cricketer slams KL Rahul for continued poor run

KL Rahul, the star Indian batter, is going through one of the roughest patches in his life and the batter has struggled to find his lost form in the white-ball format ever since he made his comeback against Zimbabwe earlier this year. 

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Much to the dreariness of the Indian fans, more than the poor run, it is his strike rate that has been a concern for them and for the Indian team management as well. Despite having a sepulchral outing with the bat, Rahul has been given the much-needed rope to find his rhythm. 

As things stand, former Indian cricketer Maninder Singh, opened up on the right-handed batter and said that Rahul must come out of his shell and play freely. Further, Maninder claimed that the talented batter should not take his position for granted and warned that he could be dropped despite being the vice-captain of the Indian team. 

He seems to have gone into shell: Maninder Singh

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Highlighting Rahul consuming too many deliveries upfront while opening the innings in the 50-over format, Maninder claimed that it was not fair from Rahul and added that the game has evolved over time, given that the teams are scoring at a faster pace. 

“KL Rahul seems to have gone into a shell since the Zimbabwe series. He has to come out of it as we know what kind of a classy cricketer he is. You can't even use up 5-6 overs upfront in ODI cricket. He needs to take a fearless approach in T20 and ODI cricket. You can be dropped even if you're a vice-captain,” Maninder was quoted as saying. 

“Shubman Gill looks like a different class of player from others. He needs to play consistently for India across formats as he has done well in Tests, ODIs and even in T20 cricket whenever he got a chance. You should open with him in white-ball cricket and have him at No.3-5 in the middle order in Tests. He has that fearless approach that is necessary going forward,” he added.