On Monday, the BCCI announced that KL Rahul would be retained for both the T20I and ODI test series against New Zealand and Australia. However, Rishabh Pant was retained for only the T20I series.
Rahul had put up a disappointing performance in Australia, and Indians had hoped that Rahul would be left out of the teams in at least one of the series, if not both.
India’s squad for ODI series against Australia and New Zealand: Virat (Capt), Rohit (vc), KL Rahul, Shikhar, Rayudu, DK, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni (WK), Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravindra Jadeja, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Khaleel Ahmed, Mohammed Shami
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 24, 2018
This has angered netizens, and you can check out the comments below:
1.
Why KL Rahul ? On what basis ? Its better to allow Prithivi Shaw or Raina. This is some serious issue with selection committee.
— Sumit Mishra (@Sumit2350) December 24, 2018
2.
Still not the return of @ajinkyarahane88 whats happening @BCCI really don't understand everyone knows that @ajinkyarahane88 is far batter then @klrahul11 but Rahul is thare and not Rahane really don't understand the team plan Rahane is best backup in #wc19 for opening and no4
— Md Sawood (@syed_sawood) December 24, 2018
3.
https://twitter.com/IManishh10/status/1077170637745999872
4.
No I don't think so because we need @ajinkyarahane88 in the place of @klrahul11
— Md Sawood (@syed_sawood) December 24, 2018
5.
https://twitter.com/bane_sanjay/status/1077174133882990592
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Strange.. despite such a low performance & poor form..K L Rahul still makes to the ODI squad.#poorselection @BCCI
— Abhishek Pandey (@abhishek_kp7) December 24, 2018
7.
How is K L Rahul getting more chances inspite of so many failures….!!!
— Santosh Bhat (@santoshmb) December 24, 2018
8.
Please give a chance to Yuvi instead of taking K L Rahul
— Rishikarthik1811 (@RishiRakesh1811) December 24, 2018
Do you agree with this?