KL rahul is the most mentally weak batsman India has produced in last two decades

[IndianRenegade]

5 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Shastri just needs to go n tell him to play like KL rahul and not fall into dhoni trap. Dhoni also started becoming very conscious which affected his natural game over the years. 

Its ok if he tries to hit n get out but trying to be cautious n getting out in t20 is a crime. Its evident with his setup that he is not looking to attack. Dont curb ur natural game or else there are many to replace u . If he ends up batting at dhawan s.r then Tm will go to dhawan for being a leftie. 

 

Captain n Coach shud talk to him and clear his role. Role clarity is where both Captain n coach comes in play. 

Ishan even if he can play half as good as he did today will replace Dhawan. Rohit will most probably replace KL when he is ready to come back.

 

KL has age on his side & will get plenty of chances. But team management should make his role clear, his job isn’t to hold one end up. Kohli/Iyer can do that, his job should be to make good use of the PP restrictions. 

[OpeningBatsman]

7 minutes ago, IndianRenegade said:

Ishan even if he can play half as good as he did today will replace Dhawan. Rohit will most probably replace KL when he is ready to come back.

 

KL has age on his side & will get plenty of chances. But team management should make his role clear, his job isn’t to hold one end up. Kohli/Iyer can do that, his job should be to make good use of the PP restrictions. 

He will turn 29 next year 

Not exactly a spring chicken. 

[velu]

16 minutes ago, IndianRenegade said:

Ishan even if he can play half as good as he did today will replace Dhawan. Rohit will most probably replace KL when he is ready to come back.

 

KL has age on his side & will get plenty of chances. But team management should make his role clear, his job isn’t to hold one end up. Kohli/Iyer can do that, his job should be to make good use of the PP restrictions. 

 

soon to be 29

[Ankit_sharma03]

13 minutes ago, OpeningBatsman said:

He will turn 29 next year 

Not exactly a spring chicken. 

 

28-33 is suppose to be peak of a batsman....

[OpeningBatsman]

5 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

 

28-33 is suppose to be peak of a batsman....

Yea but he hasn't yet established himself in test n odis and by the time it happens he might be around 30 31..by the safety first approach he has taken recently in t20s, even that is looking shaky. 

Edited March 14, 2021 by OpeningBatsman

[Ankit_sharma03]

2 minutes ago, OpeningBatsman said:

Yea but he hasn't yet established himself in test n odis and by the time it happens he might be around 30 31..by the safety first approach he has taken recently in t20s, even that is looking shaky. 

 

He isnt established in ODI ???? He owns no.5 currently avg 46

[OpeningBatsman]

5 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

 

He isnt established in ODI ???? He owns no.5 currently avg 46

He was the keeper in the last series.

All it takes is couple of good knock fron Pant  and failures from Rahul n he will b getting the in n out treatment again if he loses the wk spot. 

Again as i said his approach has changed since IPL and it will spell doom for him sooner or later. The innings he played in second odi in aus was a fine one though. 

Edited March 14, 2021 by OpeningBatsman

[Ankit_sharma03]

Just now, OpeningBatsman said:

He was the keeper in the last series.

All it takes is couple of good knock fron Pant  and failures from Rahul n he will b getting the in n out treatment again if he loses the wk spot. 

Again as i said his approach has changed since IPL and it will spell doom for him sooner or later. 

Failure wud kick anyone out...if anyone it was iyer who was bulied last series . KL batting has been top in last 1-2 yrs to keep his spot in ODI 

[IndianRenegade]

29 minutes ago, OpeningBatsman said:

He will turn 29 next year 

Not exactly a spring chicken. 

True. His immediate replacement Rohit isn’t young either. With rotation, he should get his chances unless prithvi or padikkal come of age.

 

Rahul has shown he can be good, he just needs to stop going into a shell without trying.

Edited March 14, 2021 by IndianRenegade

[OpeningBatsman]

27 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Failure wud kick anyone out...if anyone it was iyer who was bulied last series . KL batting has been top in last 1-2 yrs to keep his spot in ODI 

Obviously iyer is a weak link in the lineup especially abroad. 

KL spot in next match is already looking in doubt if Rohit is to return and that will be another confidence breaker for him. 

 

I love KL Rahul the batsman, and I still am a sucker for his batting, but my god whatever he's done thus far from IPL 2020 has high-key been infuriating.

 

He seems to be pessimistic. He was the same during the world cup, scoring 50s but not trying to accelerate even after he got settled. With his wide range of shots he can pace his innings very well, but refuses to do so.

Edited March 14, 2021 by OpeningBatsman

[OpeningBatsman]

9 minutes ago, IndianRenegade said:

True. His immediate replacement Rohit isn’t young either. With rotation &  he should get his chances unless prithvi or padikkal come of age.

 

Rahul has shown he can be good, he just needs to stop going into a shell without trying.

Rahul is a weird case. When he came on the scene was considered only a long format player. His List A sr was in the 70s... Then he changed his style to becm a phenomenal n sweet hitter of the ball but lost his test game gradually... Now the approach that got him t20 laurels, he has changed that too... 

 

The guy went on record saying STRIKE RATE IS OVER RATED. 

Edited March 14, 2021 by OpeningBatsman

[Vk1]

56 minutes ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

Shastri just needs to go n tell him to play like KL rahul and not fall into dhoni trap. Dhoni also started becoming very conscious which affected his natural game over the years. 

Its ok if he tries to hit n get out but trying to be cautious n getting out in t20 is a crime. Its evident with his setup that he is not looking to attack. Dont curb ur natural game or else there are many to replace u . If he ends up batting at dhawan s.r then Tm will go to dhawan for being a leftie. 

 

Captain n Coach shud talk to him and clear his role. Role clarity is where both Captain n coach comes in play. 

media and fans remember the batting averages of players only in tests and ODIs.. except for Kohli's I dont think any avg fan remembers the T20 avgs of other batsmen.. all we remember is their match winning capabilities and explosive batting.. this itself should give them the license to play freely

[Ravi_Shastri]

The lamest excuses that ICF makes for their darlings = he doesn't get chances / he is told by TM to play slow / his confidence is destroyed. 

Bla bla bla load of bull crap. 

 

1)35 test match are more than enough for anyone worth their salt to prove themselves. 

 

2)This guy has an entire aura of a weakling. 

 

3) Doesn't know what approach works for him. Sometimes he's a test bat sometimes he's a t20 hitter. Sometimes he plays test in t20. 

 

So many thrilling chase killing innings last IpL. 

 

 

Edited March 14, 2021 by Ravi_Shastri

[cowboysfan]

wtf guys? icf has such recency bias. first kohli sucks and now its rahul sucks.keep in mind he hasnt played cricket for months now.

[Ravi_Shastri]

22 minutes ago, Vk1 said:

media and fans remember the batting averages of players only in tests and ODIs.. except for Kohli's I dont think any avg fan remembers the T20 avgs of other batsmen.. all we remember is their match winning capabilities and explosive batting.. this itself should give them the license to play freely

Doesn't fit the agenda of everything bad = kohli shastri management. 

Same was said about kuldeep. The guy cries after getting hit but naaah his confidence is destroyed by TM. 

Edited March 14, 2021 by Ravi_Shastri

[Ravi_Shastri]

4 minutes ago, cowboysfan said:

wtf guys? icf has such recency bias. first kohli sucks and now its rahul sucks.keep in mind he hasnt played cricket for months now.

Kohli the player doesn't suck. His captaincy does. 

KL rahul the player doesn't suck. His attitude and approach does. 

[IndianRenegade]

1 hour ago, putrevus said:

Rahul is fine in shorter formats, any player can have a bad match or series.It does not diminish his class as a T20 batsman,Rahul is one of the most explosive players India has in T20s.But playing three keepers and ruining the balance may not be the best idea.Rahul as a wk lends the balance to the team.Playing with just five bowlers is recipe for disaster.

The kind of form Rishab is in, its kind of difficult to not play him, granted his avg & strike rate are not great in T20 but that is just going to improve.

 

Kishan deserves a fair run with the debut he has had. 
 

KL is good but he is not Hitman. India has to look at adding a bowler but with no boom boom & shami, India probably played safe & strengthened the batting. SKY will probably get the axe if India needs to strengthen the bowling. 

[IndianRenegade]

36 minutes ago, OpeningBatsman said:

Rahul is a weird case. When he came on the scene was considered only a long format player. His List A sr was in the 70s... Then he changed his style to becm a phenomenal n sweet hitter of the ball but lost his test game gradually... Now the approach that got him t20 laurels, he has changed that too... 

 

The guy went on record saying STRIKE RATE IS OVER RATED. 

That’s where the team management should come in. He can think anything he wants about strike rate, but make it clear to him his job is to go for it. 

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

 

 

[WC2011INDIA]

Going the same way as Rahane, but worse.