'He is good for nothing' - Fans burst in anger as KL Rahul scores only 10 runs off 45 balls against Bangladesh

Senior Indian batter and stand-in skipper KL Rahul is on the receiving end of harsh criticism and trolls from Indian cricket fans as his batting misery continued in the ongoing Test series against Bangladesh. He could score only 10 runs off 45 balls in the first innings of the ongoing second and last of the two-match Test series.

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Earlier in the first Test, he could register only the individual scores of 22 and 23 runs in the first and second innings respectively. The fans were displeased over his poor run with the bat in the series against a lower-ranked team like Bangladesh.

Fans took to Twitter and expressed their anger over the Karnataka batter and also lashed out at him for not living up to the expectations.

Here’s how fans reacted:

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KL Rahul dismissed for 10 in 45 balls.

— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) December 23, 2022

Didn't he talk about aggressive approach before series ?

— Dr Sagar Garg (@DrGumsNProbes) December 23, 2022

Trying to understand what goes on inside KL Rahul at the crease. pic.twitter.com/z6iQWtw2Rg

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh) December 23, 2022

Only he knows that. It’s just sad to see such a talent getting wasted again and again. He should have been the world’s best batter by now but he is not even in top 20 if you look at numbers.

— aditya gupta (@_aditya68) December 23, 2022

This guys consistency to perform inconsistently since his debut is surely commendable.

— gyanduboi (@gyanduboi) December 23, 2022

Kl Rahul will be back in form in April 🤩#BANvIND #KLRahul pic.twitter.com/YLyYiNkOBs

— Shivam Jaiswal 🇮🇳 (@7jaiswalshivam) December 23, 2022

We fans demand the immediate removal of Kl Rahul from every indian squad.
Will favouritism ever end in Indian cricket? As a fan it's becoming hard to watch any game with Kl Rahul involved in it.

*Your every like means you also want kl rahul dropped.#BANvIND pic.twitter.com/18OMdhT2Zg

— Passionate Fan (@Cricupdatesfast) December 23, 2022

And here we are exactly 10 days later. KL Rahul’s scores this series

22(54)
23(62)
10(45)

How people still trust a word coming out of his mouth is beyond me. Earlier with kumble he took Punjab kings for a ride giving all sorts of bullshit explanations for selfish batting. https://t.co/JWK8TOkUAQ

— SS (@frontfootpull_) December 23, 2022

Talking about the current update of the match, the hosts are currently leading by 125 runs in the second innings on the score of 212 runs for the loss of seven wickets in 63 overs. Litton Das is there in the middle with a score of 69 runs alongside lower-order batter Taskin Ahmed who is on the score of 21 runs.

Indian off-spinner Axar Patel has scalped three wickets so far in the second innings of Bangladesh. Other than Axar, the rest of the Indian bowlers have scalped one wicket each.

Earlier the Indian team posted a total of 314 runs, thanks to the brilliant knocks of 93 and 87 runs from Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer.

Notably, the Indian team needs to must win this match against Bangladesh and clean sweep the series to stay alive in contention for the final of the World Test Championship 2023. Following this series against Shakib’s men, the Indian team will lock horns in the red-ball assignment against Australia in a full-fledged four-match Test series.