T20 World Cup: Fans express unhappiness with KL Rahul, say need Shaw or Dhawan as opener

India on Thursday locked horns against Nerlands in ir second match of ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022. India defeated Nerlands by a huge margin of 56 runs with Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Suryakumar Yadav playing a match-winning role with bat. However, all eyes were on India's vice-captain KL Rahul, who has been struggling for form since his return to national setup from a groin injury. Rahul once again failed to make a significant contribution while batting at top of order, getting dismissed for 9 off 12 balls.  

Netizens t happy with KL Rahul's performance

Netizens have taken to social media to express ir unhappiness with Rahul and his poor batting form with some even demanding his exclusion from T20 World Cup squad. One individual went as far as to call for inclusion of Prithvi Shaw or Shikhar Dhawan as Rahul's replacement in squad. Earlier, Rahul failed to score in India's opening match of T20 World Cup against arch-rivals Pakistan. He was dismissed by Pakistan speedster Naseem Shah for 4 off 8 balls. 

India vs Nerlands

As far as match is concerned, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma won toss and opted to bat first at Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). India posted a total of 179/2 in 20 overs courtesy of some power-packed batting from Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Suryakumar Yadav. While Sharma scored 53 off 39 balls before being dismissed by Fred Klaassen, Kohli and Yadav remained unbeaten at 62 and 51 runs, respectively. 

Kohli smashed three boundaries and two sixes in his 62-run kck with Yadav hitting seven fours and one maximum in his 25-ball 51 runs innings. 

In second innings, Indian bowlers wreaked havoc as y restricted Nerlands to 123/9 in 20 overs. Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Axar Patel, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Arshdeep Singh picked two wickets each for India, while Mohammed Shami scalped one to his name. ne of Dutch batters were able to breach 20-run mark. Yadav was named player of match for his quickfire kck of 51 off 25 balls. Indian team has w moved to top of points table in Group 2 of Super 12 st with two wins in two matches.

Im: AP