'KL Rahul was insensible' - Fans lash out at the skipper KL Rahul and team management for dropping Deepak Chahar

India and Zimbabwe locked horns with each other in the second of the three-match ODI series at Harare Sports Club. The men in blue registered a comfortable win by five wickets in the penultimate fixture of the series to seal the series with a score line of 2-0.  Wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson emerged as the star for team India in the match.

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Apart from this, there was a decision from the team management which didn’t go down well with the Indian fans. Skipper KL Rahul and stand-in coach VVS Laxman decided to bench the pacer Deepak Chahar from the playing XI of the second match against Zimbabwe.

Fans went on to slam at skipper KL Rahul for not picking up Chahar in the playing XI. They took to Twitter for criticizing the Indian skipper KL Rahul.

Fans criticized KL Rahul and management for the playing XI of the second ODI

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Indian skipper KL Rahul opted to bowl first after winning the toss in the second ODI against the hosts. Fans were surprised by the decision of resting Deepak Chahar from the playing XI of this match. Notably, Chahar has made a comeback in international cricket in the first of the three-match ODI series.

He sustained an injury during the Indian T20 League. He was out of international cricket since then and recently recovered from the injury. The 30-year-old pacer recently made his international appearance for the Indian team in the opening fixture of the ODI series against Zimbabwe.

During the first ODI, Chahar bowled seven overs and picked up three wickets conceding just 24 runs in his spell. Fans are also criticizing KL Rahul for bowling continuous overs from Deepak Chahar and benching him out of the team just after the one match in the series.

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Some of the star players from the current squad will be seen in action during the upcoming Asia Cup 2022 commencing on the 27^th of August. India will start their campaign against the arch-rivals Pakistan on the 28^th of August. Senior batter Virat Kohli and regular skipper Rohit Sharma will also be a part of the Indian team in the Asia Cup 2022.

Here's how fans reacted to the exclusion of Deepak Chahar from the playing XI:

KL Rahul was insensible when he made Chahar bowl seven successive overs in the previous game, while showing insensibility again today in a different way by giving rest after just one match!

— Gopu Rajasekar A (@GopuRajasekarA1) August 20, 2022

Samjh se bahar hai bc itni gandi management kaise ho skti hai https://t.co/iwZrD00rEE

— AnKiT SinGH (@CeNturion__153) August 20, 2022

Kl Rahul khud batting kar nahi rhe or Deepak chahar ko bowling karne nahi de rhe.
Kya hai captain? #INDvsZIM #ZIMvsIND @mufaddal_vohra @cricketaakash

— Deepak Rajpurohit 🇮🇳 (@DeepakSinghGRaj) August 20, 2022

After such up to scratch performance, Deepak Chahar can't be excluded coz of a niggle or injury! Guaranteed! #INDvZIM #INDvsZIM #ZIMvIND #ZIMvsIND #TeamIndia

— Sharon Solomon (@BSharan_6) August 20, 2022

What did these guys smoke before benching Deepak Chahar?@klrahul @VVSLaxman281 how foolish you guys are...We had to see how Deepak bowls after such a long gap and you replaced him with Shardul today? Very Poor 👎#ZIMvIND

— Abhinav Tiwari (@Abhinebes) August 20, 2022

Deepak Chahar misses out today, reason not told. Maybe he did extremely well in the last game and ……

— Bhawana (@bhawnakohli5) August 20, 2022