Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar recently came forward and talked about the form of star batter KL Rahul. It is worth noting that in the ongoing first Test between India and Bangladesh, KL Rahul was sent packing for just 16 runs in 52 deliveries in the first innings of the game.
In the early months of 2024, Rahul returned to the Test team after missing the final four games of the England series. Despite having form on his side, Manjrekar stated that Rahul rarely appears comfortable batting after his early removal against Bangladesh.
This is the tale of KL Rahul. It’s incredible how he plays a terrific innings at the Test level and then appears to have a pair in the final three innings. Even today, when you saw him bat, it felt like an aimless innings. That is possible; I experienced it when everything was internal in the second part of my career, Manjrekar said.
Sanjay Manjrekar said that, as has been the case for him throughout his career thus far, KL Rahul’s issues are primarily related to his temperament. Despite this, Rahul was praised by the former Indian cricket player and pundit for his several instances of brilliant runs and hundreds scored while under duress. Still, he doubted his ability to perform well under pressure.
Because of how many Test matches he has, KL Rahul has more of a temperamental issue that has dogged him for 50 of them. His average score is 34, yet he has some outstanding hundreds. He has hundreds—not just a handful, but a significant number—and under testing circumstances, the average score of 34 indicates something about his temperament, which we also had a chance to examine today, Manjrekar continued.
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In the first innings of their match against Bangladesh, Team India’s top order could not muster much; the only player to reach a half century from the top order was Yashasvi Jaiswal.
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Even yet, by the close of the first day, India had amassed 339 runs at the expense of six wickets thanks to the knocks of Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin.
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