‘At the end of the day, he’s a human being’- World Cup winner says KL Rahul’s failure is magnified due to India’s population size
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Former West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop has extended his support to Indian batsman KL Rahul, stating that he will soon find his way to get back in form. Rahul has been struggling to score big runs across formats for the past few months and has also lost his vice-captaincy. The opening batsman had a poor outing in the first two Test matches against Australia, which resulted in him losing the vice-captaincy for the last two matches.
Bishop acknowledged that every cricketer goes through such a phase in their career and Rahul’s failure is magnified more because he belongs to a populated country like India.
He said, “I have no comments on the debate. I think it’s part and parcel of every cricketer’s life. I’ve been through it as a player and it’s just that it’s more magnified by a thousand more times that it would be in some countries. That’s because the population size is so big.” Ian Bishop said.
Despite former India cricketers, Venkatesh Prasad and Aakash Chopra, engaging in a war of words regarding Rahul’s place in the side, Bishop feels that some are going personal while debating Rahul’s form and said that he will soon find his groove back across formats.
“Looking from the outside, you sort of think to yourself ‘Ok, it’s good to have debate’ but at the end of the day, the guy is a human being. To see his name being trolled through social media is not an easy thing. He is a talented cricketer; he will find his way in different formats will take some time. I don’t want to get into that personal debate. Guys are going personally at each other. That’s not the way it should be. Just talk about it.”
Rahul’s poor run of form
Rahul has scored just 38 runs in three innings against Australia in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, and several former cricketers and fans are not happy with the team management for giving him a long rope despite poor performances. However, Bishop believes that Rahul is a talented cricketer and will find his way back to form soon.
Bishop’s support for KL Rahul is crucial during this time of uncertainty for the Indian batsman. Bishop’s words of encouragement and understanding show that he recognizes the difficulties that Rahul is currently facing and provides hope that Rahul can soon find his way back to his best form.
