‘Do not go too overboard…’- Harbhajan Singh makes his stance clear on the Venkatesh Prasad-Aakash Chopra Showdown
KL Rahul scored 17 and 1 in two innings at Delhi.
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Feb 23, 2023 7:25 pm
Harbhajan Singh, V Prasad, A Chopra (Source: Twitter)
KL Rahul has been under pressure for not been able to deliver for India especially in the Test match format. In his last three Test innings, he has scored 38 runs and has not been able to convert his starts into big scores. He went into a shell on most occasions and was unable to bat freely.
Over the past few days, Rahul’s form has become a big talking point as former India cricketers Aakash Chopra and Venkatesh Prasad have been engaged in a hard-nosed battle on Twitter on whether Rahul merits a place in the Test side or not. There have been a lot of talks that Shubman Gill should replace KL Rahul, based on his current form. Former India cricketer, Harbhajan Singh also made his stance clear on the issue.
Just do not go after him blindly – Harbhajan Singh on KL Rahul
“If any player does not do well the first to feel bad are the player himself and his family. We all love those cricketers. If you are loving those cricketers then your anger is evident. But don’t get too overboard so that the player’s mentality can be damaged,” he said on a video on his YouTube channel.
Harbhajan requested experts and fans to not be critical of Rahul and said that he will come back to form.
“If you were in the place of KL Rahul what would you have done? Do you think he is not trying to score runs? He has been a terrific player for India and he will come good,” “We are all giving our opinions on social media it is alright as it is our opinion but just don’t go after him. He is also human he is trying to do well. You who have been players, I request you all try and see this from that perspective.” Harbhajan added.
“If the cricketer is not performing, he himself will make way for the other cricketer. Please do give time to KL Rahul he is our own player. We need to respect our players if we cannot do it how will it work?” He had only one fifty to his name in 2022 and had a paltry average which was well below his standards at 17.12.
