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Senior Indian batter and vice-captain, KL Rahul is currently enduring a poor run of form with the bat in the ongoing 20-20 World Cup 2022. He has scored only 22 in three innings with a miserable average of 7.3. Following his back-to-back poor outings, discussions emerged in the Indian cricketing fraternity on dropping him from the playing XI for the upcoming matches of the Indian team in the tournament.
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Meanwhile, India’s head coach Rahul Dravid has come up with a surprising statement for the cricket analysts in India. Dravid went on to back the right-hander despite poor outings so far in the marquee tournament.
It has not been that easy for top-order batters - Rahul Dravid on KL Rahul
"I think he is a fantastic player, he has a proven track record. I think he has been batting superbly. These things can happen in T20Is, it has not been that easy for top-order batters. This tournament has been challenging, I think he was brilliant in the practice games against the likes of Pat Cummins, and Mitchell Starc. He got 60 or 70. I am hoping that it all clicks together in the next few games," said Rahul Dravid while talking about KL Rahul
"We know his quality and ability, he is very well suited for these conditions. He has got a good all-round game and he has a very good backfoot game which is required in these conditions. We are happy with the way he has been hitting it," he added later.
Later on, the head coach was asked if he had any sort of conversation with KL Rahul to which he replied that exact details can’t be revealed in front of the media.
"We have a lot of conversations with players, it is hard to reveal exact details. Rest assured, both in words and in action, over the last year, he knows he has our support. There has been a lot of clarity on what our side is going to be in this tournament, and we have not wavered from that. We play a lot of cricket, you might see different players playing in different situations,” concluded the 49-year-old.