Every time the identify KL Rahul is introduced up on social media, the dialogue cannot be accomplished with out mentioning Venkatesh Prasad. The previous India pacer has unarguably been Rahul’s staunchest critic in latest instances, questioning his place within the Indian crew regardless of repeated failures. Having repeatedly questioned the backing Rahul continues to obtain from the Indian crew administration, Prasad has now blasted the ‘abroad Take a look at file’ notion that some appear to have of the opening batter.

Prasad, in a collection of tweets, questioned these backing India’s persistence with Rahul owing to an awesome ‘abroad Take a look at file’. The retired pacer, as a substitute, highlighted that the Karnataka batter solely has an abroad Take a look at common of 30 in 56 innings.

“There’s a view that KL Rahul has an impressive abroad Take a look at file. However stats converse in any other case. He has a take a look at avg of 30 abroad in 56 innings. He has scored 6 abroad centuries however adopted it up with a string of low scores that is why averaging 30. Let’s take a look at a couple of others,” Prasa tweeted with a graphic highlighting Rahul’s overseason file.

There’s a view that KL Rahul has an impressive abroad Take a look at file. However stats converse in any other case. He has a take a look at avg of 30 abroad in 56 innings. He has scored 6 abroad centuries however adopted it up with a string of low scores that is why averaging 30. Let’s take a look at a couple of others pic.twitter.com/MAvHM01TcY

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 20, 2023

The previous India pacer additionally shared the statistics of the likes of different opening batters — Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, Shubman Gill and Ajinkya Rahane — suggesting their statistiscs stay higher than Rahul’s.

“Shikhar Dhawan has the perfect abroad common amongst latest openers. Avg of almost 40 with 5 100’s. Although he too hasn’t been constant in Take a look at however had Excellent centuries in SL and NZ, plus a significantly better house file.

“Mayank Agarwal after the good begin in Aust did wrestle in away take a look at matches.However he has by far the perfect house file. Avg of almost 70 in 13 innings,2 double 100’s & a 150 on a Wankhede pitch the place everybody else struggled. Nice towards spin & had a prolific home season

Mayank Agarwal after the good begin in Aust did wrestle in away take a look at matches.However he has by far the perfect house file. Avg of almost 70 in 13 innings,2 double 100’s & a 150 on a Wankhede pitch the place everybody else struggled. Nice towards spin & had a prolific home season pic.twitter.com/EJOsZEbOCP

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 20, 2023

“Shubhman Gill has had a quick worldwide profession and in 14 abroad innings averages 37, together with his 91 at Gabba amongst the perfect abroad 4th innings and has been in excellent kind .

“And if abroad efficiency is a standards, Ajinkya Rahane regardless of being off form and likewise inconsistent earlier than being dropped had obe of the perfect abroad Take a look at file, averaging over 40 abroad in 50 take a look at matches. Was off form and dropped …,” Venkatesh wrote in a number of tweets.

And if abroad efficiency is a standards, Ajinkya Rahane regardless of being off form and likewise inconsistent earlier than being dropped had obe of the perfect abroad Take a look at file, averaging over 40 abroad in 50 take a look at matches. Was off form and dropped … pic.twitter.com/2Uj5YZe9Cr

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 20, 2023

Prasad additionally feels that Rahul has the perfect likelihood of returning to kind within the Indore Take a look at. If he would not do this, he ought to go an play county cricket.

“However with KL being retained for the remaining 2 take a look at matches, if he’s picked within the taking part in 11, Indore is his greatest likelihood of coming again to kind and silencing critics like me. Else must play county cricket, carry out nicely and make a comeback within the Take a look at facet,” he concluded.

However with KL being retained for the remaining 2 take a look at matches, if he’s picked within the taking part in 11, Indore is his greatest likelihood of coming again to kind and silencing critics like me. Else must play county cricket, carry out nicely and make a comeback within the Take a look at facet.

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 20, 2023

Rahul has been retained within the Indian squad for the third and 4th Take a look at towards Australia however now not enjoys the tag of a ‘vice-captain’.

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