NEW DELHI: Forward of the second Check, there was loads of debate on out-of-form KL Rahul and in-form Sarfaraz Khan for a spot within the Enjoying XI for the fixture in Pune. After India’s loss within the opening Check in Bengaluru, the important thing query was who ought to be picked for the subsequent match — KL Rahul or Sarfaraz?
On the toss in Pune, Rohit revealed the three modifications in India XI and ended the KL Rahul vs Sarfaraz debate by choosing Sarfaraz over the Karnataka batter.Together with Sarfaraz, Washington Sundar and Akash Deep have been additionally introduced in whereas KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav have been dropped.
Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that point is working out for KL Rahul, who has struggled in red-ball cricket lately.
“In fact, the stress is constructing due to his kind. Additionally it is unfair to start out judging a participant or to start out choosing or dropping him primarily based on a single efficiency. He hasn’t actually been excellent within the final 8 or 10 Check matches. That is additionally a truth. So, time is working out,” Chopra mentioned in a choose media interplay.
KL Rahul (BCCI Photograph)
Chopra, who performed 10 Assessments for India between 2003 and 2004, is at present an skilled with JioCinema and Sports18 for the India vs New Zealand collection. The previous India batter additionally highlighted that Sarfaraz’s constant run-scoring has elevated the stress on KL Rahul.
Since making his debut in opposition to England in Rajkot earlier this 12 months, Sarfaraz has performed 4 Assessments, scoring 350 runs at a formidable common of 58.33, together with three half-centuries and a century.
“Sarfaraz has already scored 150 within the final Check match. That stress can be there on KL Rahul. The staff additionally is aware of that KL Rahul is mainly an opener, however he has been pushed up and down the order approach too many instances. It’s not honest for somebody to at all times be within the line of fireside and requested to regulate. However, sure, the staff is backing him, however in the long run, it is all about scoring runs. So, there might be stress on KL Rahul now. There isn’t any doubt about it,” Chopra added.
