Invited to bat first on a green surface, opener KL Rahul once again failed to convert a start into something decisive during the second and final Test between India and West Indies in Kingston, Jamaica.
Rahul along with his partner Mayank Agarwal was expected to provide India with a solid start at the top. However, Rahul’s stay was cut-short by West Indies skipper Jason Holder.
Rahul failed to repay the faith of skipper Virat Kohli who chose the young batsman over the likes of ODI vice-captain Rohit Sharma in India’s final Test XI. Fuming at Rahuls’s irresponsible strokeplay, fans on Twitter slammed the opener and the skipper blatantly.
Check some Tweets here:
https://twitter.com/prashant_7_/status/1167462014895017984
It was 30/0. India have lost two wickets. Please tell me it’s not going to be 55/3 🙈😱 #WIvIND https://t.co/3vpfYEoFyQ
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) August 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/MayankGoenka11/status/1167465075461906432
#KLRahul's last 25 test inn
10,4,0,16,54,4,13,8,10,23,36,19,0,37,149,0,4,33*,2,44,2,0,9,44,38 -> 559Runs(Avg-23.59)
Had #RohitSharma been given consistent chances like KL,he would've cemented his place nd could be an asset in test cricket too.Rohit's never got a…#INDvsWI (1/3)— 𝕯𝖗.♏𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖍𝖆𝖓 (@Manthansinh_) August 30, 2019
2nd Test. India XI: KL Rahul, M Agarwal, C Pujara, V Kohli, A Rahane, H Vihari, R Pant, R Jadeja, I Sharma, M Shami, J Bumrah https://t.co/2kjBlPzGkK #WIvInd
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 30, 2019
bc 2 saal se yahi sunn rahe hain – KL Rahul is the first wicket to fall…..vo bhi saste mei…. Koi nayi baat nhi h ! https://t.co/w9DUOyUm1H
— Singghh (@Singh_iz_Kingh) August 30, 2019
@imVkohli sir ek baar mauka to dijiye 🙄🙄 rohit sir ko aajtk continue 3 test nhi khilaye 😑😑 or kl rahul ko to pucho hi mt 😕😕 kya bhai rohit se problems h kya aapko
— Harry (@HrharryI) August 30, 2019
https://twitter.com/Ninad_chaubal/status/1167462549224222721