Former Star Cricketer jumps in Venkatesh-Aakash Chopra controversy over KL Rahul’s inclusion

In the midst of debates over KL Rahul’s last Test performance, former India spinner Harbhajan Singh urged supporters to support him and urged other former cricketers to take Rahul’s current predicament into account before passing judgement. Recent conversations between Venkatesh Prasad and Aakash Chopra focused heavily on Rahul’s poor performance against Australia and the prospect that the talented Shubman Gill would take his place in the national team. Rahul has Harbhajan’s full support and is expected to “come good” for the Indian cricket team very soon. Harbhajan further asked both the experts and fans to support Rahul.

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The player and his family are the first to feel guilty if a player performs poorly. All of us adore those cricket players. Your wrath is obvious if you love those cricketers. However, don’t go beyond to the point where the player’s mentality is harmed, he advised in a video posted to his YouTube account.

Harbhajan further added “What would you have done if you were in KL Rahul‘s shoes? Do you believe that he is not attempting to score runs? He is going to succeed and has been an excellent player for India.

He also said “We all express our thoughts on social media, which is fine because they are our own, but please refrain from attacking him. He is trying to perform well, yet he is also human. I kindly ask all of you who have played to try and view this from that angle.

Rahul has only reached one half century and an average of 17.12 runs in 2022. He failed to score significantly in the first Test match of the current Test series against Australia, and in the second game, which took place in Delhi, he could only muster scores of 17 and 1.