‘Unnecessary pressure created on KL’ – Former Indian cricketer backs KL Rahul for the 2nd Test against Australia

Indian cricket team’s vice-captain KL Rahul continued his poor form in the first match of the four-match Test series against Australia as he got out after scoring just 20 runs. Many fans and cricket experts have questioned his spot in the second match, which will be played on Friday, February 17 in Delhi.

Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra backed Rahul and feels that he is wrongly targeted. He said India should stick to him as an opener and Shreyas Iyer replacing Suryakumar Yadav should be the only change for the 2^nd Test. He said Rahul plays well and there is a lot of unnecessary pressure on him. Chopra is also hoping that Cheteshwar Pujara will do well in his 100^th Test match.

“I don’t see much scope for change in the Indian batting. Only one – Shreyas Iyer will come and Suryakumar Yadav will go. A little pressure has been created on KL Rahul. I hope he has a good match because the guy plays well and people are unnecessarily targeting him.”

“I know Shubman (Gill) is sitting outside but the incumbent player does not become bad because someone is sitting out. It is Cheteshwar Pujara’s 100th Test, so I am expecting him to have a good game.” Aakash said on his YouTube channel.

Only two fast bowlers are going to play: Aakash Chopra

He also talked about the Indian fast bowlers and said that it is useless to play more than two fast bowlers in India. As Jaydev Unadkat was dropped from the 2^nd Test, Aakash believes India will persist with Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj as the two speedsters did pretty well against Australia in the first match.

“Jaydev Unadkat has actually been released, he is not in their scheme of things, so he can go and play the Ranji Trophy final between Saurashtra and Bengal. Only two fast bowlers are going to play, Umesh is there in the team but he won’t get a chance. I feel playing more than two fast bowlers is illegal if you are playing in India.”