Former batsman Akash Chopra has made a big claim about KL Rahul’s opportunities to return to the Indian T20I setup for the Asia Cup 2025.
The fight for every place in the Indian T20I side is before the announcement of the squad for the upcoming Asia Cup by the Indian selectors. However, it seems adjacent that Shubman Gill will return, while Suryakumar Yadav will continue as the captain of the side.
Some players have been confirmed without the announcement of a squad, as they have been prominent to India in recent times, while some players are still waiting for an opportunity on the big platform. But the most interesting set of players is a bunch that comes back to the side after being dropped due to a long uncontrolled form.
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Akash Chopra convicts KL Rahul’s reputation to break his T20i return
As soon as the selection race intensifies before the upcoming Asia Cup 2025, former Indian cricketer Akash Chopra has started his analysis and veteran batsman KL Rahul has been excluded from the long list of opening batsmen and wickets-keeper who can act for India in the Asia Cup.
He does not speak of return to KL Rahul on the Indian T20I side, gradually seeing his reputation for batting.
Chopra said on his YouTube channel, “If you see his IPL number, they are outstanding. In recent times, no player has been a 600-run bank like him. However, a reputation has developed that he plays very slowly many times,” Chopra said on his YouTube channel.
He further said that KL Rahul is sometimes known to enter such stages, where his batting scores are subject to a huge shock, which does not make him a reliable option.
“If something is stopping him, it is his own mindset. Sometimes his feet shock, and when the mindset is correct, he fly with wings.”
“I think he has a game. I remember a shot, it was Indore ground, and he hit Jaspreet Bumrah for six over, and I was like wow. However, you also get a knock when you think you should hit him, but he thinks differently,” he saw.
There is a group of aggressive openers in India; Rahul fits more list
As mentioned in Chopra, KL Rahul’s return as a opener seems almost impossible with the choice of Sanju Samson and Abhishek Sharma. His dominance has been such that even the choice of Shubman Gill and Yashsvi Jiswal is excluded from the race for top 2 places.
However, KL Rahul also had a great IPL season with Delhi Capital, where he played in several roles throughout the batting order, which scored a total of 539 runs in the IPL, including a century and three half -centuries.
“He cannot play as a opener because the inauguration story is over, unfortunately, for some time. Sanju Samson is there with Abhishek Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal is behind him, and I am also putting the name of Shubman Gill in the fourth place. Four people are standing in line,” Chopra said.
Rahul’s opportunities as wicket-keeper decreased with the rise of Jitesh Sharma and Dhruv Jurlel.
After ruling Rahul’s opportunities as a opener, Akash Chopra turned to wicket-keepers, another role where Rahul could have facilities. He introduces India’s first choice as wicket-keeper in one day international.
However, now with new additions in the list with Ishan Kishan, Jitesh Sharma and Dhruv Jurlel, who has put his way into efforts to make his way in the Indian side in the absence of Rishabh Pant. In the presence of pants, there are already Sanju Samson and Pant in India, as there are two keepers.
“Ishan Kishan is saying that he too is there.
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