Fans voice frustration on Twitter as KL Rahul displays another poor show

India’s woes at the top of the order continued in the second innings as well with the openers back in the hut within the 7 overs of the innings. Their technique has been exposed brutally by the champion swing bowler in these conditions, James Anderson. KL Rahul was promoted to open in this game ahead of Shikhar Dhawan and he has been a huge disappointment so far in the 4 innings he’s played.

Rahul has looked completely out of sorts against the swinging ball in the Tests. He has virtually done nothing after scoring a century in the first T20I of the tour and is struggling to score runs. He batted number 3 at Edgbaston and could only muster 17 runs across two innings. He is rated so high and a lot was expected of him on this tour but so far meek returns have disappointed the fans.

Rahul’s woes in England

KL Rahul edged the ball behind the stumps which he could’ve left in the first innings after the hosts won the toss and opted to field first. He flirted with a harmless delivery outside the off-stump which highlighted the same old problem of the Indian batsmen overseas. There was a hope of him improving in the second attempt as the conditions weren’t so much threatening though there were clouds.

This time around he seemed to have covered the outswinger of Anderson but failed to read an inswinger and was rapped on the pads right in front of the stumps. The umpire’s finger raised almost immediately and his stay in the middle was cut short after playing only 16 balls for 10 runs.

As far as the match situation is concerned, India are currently 17/2 and trail by a massive 272 runs still with Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteshwar Pujara fighting it out in the middle. The rain forced the umpires to take an early lunch and if wickets continue to fall, the game might finish on the fourth day itself.

Here’s how Twitter reacted:

KL RAHUL's performance in last 3 tests ..

Yo Yo test: 18

Birmingham test: 4 , 13

Lord's test: 8 , 10 #ENGvIND

— aditya (@adityakumaryuv) August 12, 2018

WILL MURLI VIJAY AND KL RAHUL TAKE FULL MATCH FEES?

— subrata chowdhury (@subr_chow) August 12, 2018

Janani..Naam Rahul Rakhne se koi Rahul Dravid nahi ho jata!! Bharat ka Viv Rachards !!😀😀#IndVEng #klrahul

— sumit kumar dubey (@sumitkdubey307) August 12, 2018

KL Rahul thinks that he is opening, so he can play some aggresive shots like Viru.

LOL !

— Ro (@rohit_nakhwa) August 12, 2018

I repeat. KL Rahul nothing more than hype.

— вυмяαн (@fake_bumrah_) August 12, 2018

KLRahul is only good for IPL #ENGvIND #LordsTest #Cricket #Root #Kohli #FantasticBeasts #Best

— zeus star (@Zeushope) August 12, 2018

Dhawan did not deserve to be out from the team For KL RAHUL . #ENGvsIND

— #FAN (@Sarcastic__Raj) August 12, 2018

What's KL Rahul's average with the bat, since that actress called him brother?

— AI (@aha_irshi) August 12, 2018

IPL ke Sher KL Rahul Plumb hogae loLz #ENDvIND

— Fahim Haider (@eagleray96) August 12, 2018

Meanwhile, KL Rahul walks off for a shower at Lord's! #ENGvIND

— Tahir Ibn Manzoor (@TahirIbnManzoor) August 12, 2018

KL Rahul Is The Example The A Player Can't Play Test If He Is Good At Limited Cricket.. Red Ball Is So Beast #ENGvIND

— AB DE VILLIERS ❤️ (@SRKian_Aaftab) August 12, 2018

Rohit haters ka naya baap
KL Rahul bhi gya

— Namanᴳᴼᴸᴰ (@ImNaman45) August 12, 2018

I thought KL Rahul playing well for a second but he disappointed again #indvseng

— Naveen G. (@gangirinaveen) August 12, 2018

Serious lack of application from the openers. KL Rahul was a sitting duck. Didn’t look even interested in batting.

— K'rulzster (@krulzster) August 12, 2018

KL Rahul, Murali Vijay and Dinesh Karthik will be lucky if they play the next test

— Aditya Karandikar (@aditya_k5) August 12, 2018

KL Rahul misses out on a century by just 90 runs, 101 wickets ka shagun for Anderson at Lord's!#ENGvIND

— mayank (@MayankDPatel1) August 12, 2018

If people still supports KL rahul they are the utter crap #ENGvIND

— pinky (@Duchess_Of_Swag) August 12, 2018

Given the trainwreck of the Test series, how on earth did KL Rahul hammer than century in the T20's?

— Sreenivasan Jain (@SreenivasanJain) August 12, 2018

Mujhe Lag Raha He Ki Murali Vijay aur KL rahul ko Karnataka Premiere League Me Khelne ki itni jaldi he isliye Jaldi Out ho jate he 😕😑😂#ENGvIND

— Pruthvi Ahir (@PruthviAhir9) August 12, 2018

KL Rahul and Murli Vijay are walking packed gifts for Anderson and company.. Help yourself..#INDVENG

— Siddhartha (@siddisimple) August 12, 2018

KL Rahul's last 9 Test knocks excluding the 54 vs AFG:
7
10
4
0
16
4
13
8
10

72 runs @ 8.00#ENGvIND

— Abhay (@ImAbhay3) August 12, 2018

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