‘Kisi khiladi ko had se zyada support karna agle ki hatya hai' - Fans not happy as KL Rahul gets picked over Sarfaraz Khan for remaining two Tests against AUS

India vice-captain in Tests, KL Rahul is having the most forgettable time of his life. In the last few months, whenever he has failed to deliver with the bat, he has had to face the fans' wrath. Memes and abuse have become the new normal for Rahul. Not to forget, even some of the fans insisted his now-wife Athiya Shetty to reconsider her decision to marry him.

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Meanwhile, the right-hander has been facing some serious bashing from not just the fans but also the former players. On the other hand, India domestic's Donald Bradman - Sarfaraz Khan isn't getting any chances while Rahul is getting one despite repeated failures. Meanwhile, the fans have once bashed the Indian selectors for choosing Rahul over Khan for the two Tests against Australia.

Team India squad for 3rd and 4th Test: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, S Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, R Jadeja, Mohd Shami, Mohd Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat

This is how Twitter reacted

By listening #RahulDravid statement #sarfarazkhan and other Indian future is dark in India @BCCI @ajinkyarahane88 @JayShah https://t.co/VV4f1kkyzx

— Mahesh N (@yen_mahesh) February 19, 2023

Feel for #SarfarazKhan ...... Middle order miserably throwing wickets from last 2yrs.... Still he couldn't get the place in the bench also....



One and Only #VenkateshPrasad is speaking louder.... 👏

— Buzz predictor (@buzzpredictor) February 19, 2023

And now 17,01

किसी खिलाड़ी को हद से ज्यादा सपोर्ट करना, अन्य होनहार खिलाड़ियों के टैलेंट की हत्या है।#KLRahul को रणजी खेलने भेजो,मर नहीं जाएगा। #SuryakumarYadav हनुमा बिहारी, #sarfarazkhan #PrithviShaw आदि खिलाड़ी नहीं हैं क्या। @ImRo45 @JayShah बेशर्म @BCCI pic.twitter.com/a9bctlcheb

— AKHILESH YADAV (@akhilesh_rbl) February 19, 2023

#SarfarazKhan और #SanjuSamson - क्या कहें…🗣️ क्या लिखें ✍️ बस अफ़सोस आता है 🙏#INDvAUS

— Syed Hussain (@imsyedhussain) February 19, 2023

#SanjuSamson #sarfarazkhan pic.twitter.com/hORTCeeriv

— Kurmi Ajay Patel ADS (@KurmiAjayPatel2) February 19, 2023

#SanjuSamson#PrithviShaw #sarfarazkhan इन तीनों खिलाड़ियों के साथ लगातार भेदभाव किया जा रहा है जो कि बहुत दुखद है @BCCI @vikrantgupta73 @ImRo45 @imVkohli @hardikpandya7

— Kurmi Ajay Patel ADS (@KurmiAjayPatel2) February 19, 2023

There doesn't seem to be much room in the Indian team for Ranji Trophy talents,Be it in ODIs,Tests or T20Is,clear that BCCI now opted the IPL as the benchmark for bowling spots, batting spots, some far even that WK spot.



Proven ability in front of blind selectors#sarfarazkhan pic.twitter.com/CpjH8ei3HY

— Jaammii.. (@Jaammiing) February 19, 2023

Let’s all Fund for #KLRahul’s honeymoon and send … #AUSvsIND #BCCISelectionCommittee #shubhmangill #sarfarazkhan #SanjuSamson

— Vaisakh Menon (@tweetsofvm) February 19, 2023

Rahul will get more chances while sanju, sarfaraz, are still struggling to enter team. Poor Team selection.@IamSanjuSamson#BCCISelectionCommittee#sarfarazkhan https://t.co/MVfITrXn43

— vivek vishnu (@Vivek1996Vivek) February 19, 2023

Why do brainless guys keep becoming the chief of the selection committee ???

If Chetan Sharma was a piece of shit then the new one is 10x more than him. #INDvsAUS | #KLRahul | #SanjuSamson | #BCCISelectionCommittee | #CricketTwitter | #SarfarazKhan | #TestCricket https://t.co/MfhGjJGbdE

— Paritosh Kumar 🏏 (@ParitoshK_2016) February 19, 2023

KL Rahul's inclusion shakes belief in justice: Venkatesh Prasad

“And the torrid run continues. More to do with rigidity of the management to persist with a player who just hasn’t looked the part. No top order batsman in atleast last 20 years of Indian cricket has played these many tests with such a low average. His inclusion is deliberately denying talented guys, in form guys an opportunity to be in the 11. Shikhar had a test avg of 40+ , Mayank has of 41+ with 2 double hundreds, Shubhman Gill in sublime form, Sarfaraz never ending wait.. Many domestic performances constantly ignored.

“His inclusion shakes belief in Justice. SS Das had great potential,so did S Ramesh,both avgd 38+but did not get beyond 23 test matches. Rahul’s consistent inclusion gives an impression of lack of batting talent in India which isn’t true. Last 5 years his avg is below 27 in 47 inn.

“As per me ,he is currently not amongst the current 10 best opener’s in India but is being given endless chances. Guys like Kuldeep Yadav put in man of the match performances and next game are dropped with theories like Horses for courses. In any course ,KL is not a horse. Sad,”  Venkatesh Prasad wrote on Twitter.