'Bhai zara si to sharm kar' - Fans lash out at KL Rahul for a lame excuse to shield poor performance

Stand-in skipper KL Rahul had a horrible run of form with the bat in the recently concluded two-match Test series against Bangladesh. He could score only 57 runs in four innings of the two matches with a very poor average of 14.25. Notably, the 30-year-old couldn’t touch a mark of even 30 runs in either of the innings of the two matches.

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Later on, the journalists happened to ask the Karnataka batter about his poor performance in the series against a lower-ranked team like Bangladesh. In response, KL Rahul went on to accept his timid form in the series.

“Obviously, my performance in this series was not great. I can accept that and tried my best and it didn’t work. I can look forward and see what I can do better next time,” said KL Rahul in the post-match presentation.

“Unfortunately, our schedules are too tight for some of us who play all formats. But that’s the challenge for us. Ideally, we would have wanted a lot more time between red-ball and white-ball cricket to get used to and get our mind back to play the longest version,” he added later.

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Although this answer didn’t go as much easy with the fans as it seems. They immediately took to Twitter for lashing out at the senior opener.

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Read @ANI Story | https://t.co/4kE5oM0jR7#KLRahul #kuldeepyadav #INDvsBAN pic.twitter.com/nctbwqiMmd

— ANI Digital (@ani_digital) December 25, 2022

Here’s how fans reacted:

Kl Rahul isn't banned from attending press conferences yet? The only thing which is more horrible than his performances are his answers in the PC. Absolutely sh*t.

— Jaanvi🏏 (@ThatCric8Girl) December 25, 2022

KL Rahul should consider taking a break from cricket and trying a career as a team manager . The way he loves press conferences is unreal 😭😂

— V 🇮🇳 (@Criclover_V) December 25, 2022

Kl Rahul in press conference 🤡🤡🤡😓😓😓

— Lokesh mehra (@Lokeshmeh96) December 25, 2022

Bhai 🤏🏻 to sharam kar😭

— SJ🤸🏻‍♂️🤸🏻‍♂️ (@thatCALIboyyy) December 25, 2022

Savage hone ki koshish krta h..Which doesn't come naturally to him.

— StrangelyAmusing (@Weirdgripping84) December 25, 2022

The media reports have also learned that KL Rahul might be rested from the upcoming white-ball assignment against Sri Lanka starting on the 3^rd of January.

Notably, KL Rahul also talked about the omission of Kuldeep Yadav from the playing XI of the second Test match despite of a match-winning performance. He scalped eight wickets in the Chattogram Test including a five-for in the first innings.

“I would have loved to bring in Kuldeep as an impact player if the IPL rule was applicable here. It was a tough call, I don't regret that decision, it was the right decision,” said Rahul.