New Delhi: KL Rahul has been finally dropped out of the playing eleven for the 3rd test against Australia in Indore’s Holkar stadium. The team’s decision to remove Rahul from the playing XI has rejoiced fans who have been rooting for young opener Shubhman Gill.
Fans have been disappointed with KL Rahul’s poor performance in his three last innings. He managed to score 20, and 17 followed by scoring just 1 run before returning to the pavilion.
Rahul’s Test performance has been exceptionally poor as he failed to score more than 23 runs in his last 10 Test Matches.
Netizens celebrated his exclusions by flooding the microblogging side with memes.
KL Rahul dropped
ICT Fans –#INDvAUS #KLRahul pic.twitter.com/IbsUtSTaD7
— TauTumhare?? (@TauTumhare) March 1, 2023
Shubman Gill replaced KL Rahul from playing 11. #INDvAUS #KLRahul pic.twitter.com/rjRRYkyoLE
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) March 1, 2023
Former Indian player Venkatesh Prasad also found a place in these memes as the decision came after his spat with Indian team management over their decision to keep KL Rahul until now.
Shubman Gill replaces KL Rahul in 3rd test….
Venkatesh Prasad & Memers : pic.twitter.com/wbdfZ009SK
— UmdarTamker (@UmdarTamker) March 1, 2023
Venkatesh Prasad launched back-to-back Twitter attacks on KL Rahul for his poor performance. He also tried to lock horns with Team India’s captain Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid, whom he accused of favoritism.
Ek tha jo Twitter par thread daalke players ko drop karwa deta tha @venkateshprasad
Venkatesh prasad you won today! pic.twitter.com/ZfY0cflZAy
— supremo ` (@hyperKohli) March 1, 2023
He advocated for Shubhman Gill and Sarfaraz Khan as both of them have a much better record as of now.
Shubman Gill has played only 15 balls so far and he is already past KL Rahul’s highest score in this series. #INDvAUS
— Arjun (@iam_arjunk) March 1, 2023
When KL rahul tried to enter in playing 11 . #BGT2023 pic.twitter.com/zPz36JvX3X
— Hunटरर ♂ (@nickhunterr) March 1, 2023
The spat only grew when former cricketer and announcer Akash Chopra jumped in defence of KL Rahul. However, Chopra’s efforts of defending KL Rahul were ruled out as sycophantic by fans who majorly sided with Venkatesh for calling out BCCI rightfully.
Scenes after KL Rahul dropped from team#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/4cCvvtodg0
— Anoop ?? (@ianooop) March 1, 2023
As the news of Rahul’s exclusion from playing eleven arrived, Netizens considered it a win for Venkatesh Prasad.
Finally KL Rahul dropped ?
Venkatesh Prasad right now :#INDvAUS #IndvsAus #BGT2023 #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/anRzb8ibc8— Yogi Says (@imyogi_26) March 1, 2023
