KL Rahul fails again with bat, memes mock his inclusion in team

Skipper KL Rahul failed again at the batting crease as left-arm spinner Taijul Islam ran through the top of the batting order and reduced the visitors to 86/3 at lunch on Day 2 of second test against Bangladesh

Taijul Islam kept a probing line and length on a difficult pitch and got stand-in captain KL Rahul in the 14th over. Rahul after a scratchy stay for just 10 runs, was caugght in front of the wicket.

KL Rahul’s inclusion in the team


KL Rahul has been serving as the India Team skipper since the absence of Rohit Sharma. But a large number of fans questioned Rahul’s inclusion in the team after the 29-year-old has recently struggled to make his presence felt with the bat. Rahul failed yet again in the second test at Dhaka.

Fans were quite unhappy with the continuing struggles of the Indian opener, with tweets questioning why he was still in the Indian team despite the poor run of scores. They shared several memes mocking the right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman.

Rahul was the first to go

India lost three wickets in the first session on 2nd Day itself while they needed 227 runs to surpass Bangladesh’s score in the first innings. And the Indian skipper was the first to get back to the pavilion.

Q. How was KL Rahul’s performance in 2022?
A. Rahul has had a mixed year wherein he missed several matches because of his injury. Though he has scored a few good knocks, his performance has been inconsistent throughout the year.

Q. Who are the other players who got out before lunch?
A. The other players were Cheteswar Pujara and Shubman Gill.