India batter KL Rahul has not been able to score runs for a while now yet the Indian team is backing him. In the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he yet again failed to deliver. The Indian team management preferred KL Rahul over in form Shubman Gill and as a result, people started questioning this decision. Rahul’s scores so far in the series are 20, 17, and 1.
Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh also stepped into the KL or Gill debate. “Yes because he is longer the vice-captain now. The team was just announced now and I feel the reason why he hasn’t been named the vice-captain is because Shubman Gill will be picked for the next match over KL Rahul,” Harbhajan told India Today.
“Gill has been in terrific form of late, in ODIs and T20Is. He became the super hero and I feel he will definitely get the chance. Also for Rahul, his dismissal today clearly shows that he is going through a rough time. He has a lot of quality and his a big player but his numbers could have been a lot better,” he said.
“I consider him as one of the top batters in world cricket, let alone the Indian team. I think it will be good for KL Rahul to take some time off and play some domestic cricket, try and score runs and get his confidence back up. Then bring him back, he is a quality player, there’s no doubt about it,” Harbhajan further added.
Post winning the second Test in Delhi on Sunday, skipper Rohit also backed out of form batsman Rahul.
“Of late, there has been lot of talk on his batting. But for us as team management, we always look at the potential of any individual, not just KL. I have been asked in the past about lot of players. If a guy has potential, guys will get that extended run,” Rohit said.