Scott Styris fears for KL Rahul on batter’s comeback in Indian team – He has missed a lot of cricket
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Scott Styris said that in KL Rahul's absence, the other players have been able to put their hands up in the Indian national cricket team.
Former New Zealand cricketer Scott Styris reckoned that it may not be easy for KL Rahul to stake his claim back to the Indian team. KL Rahul hasn’t played any form of cricket since representing the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 back in April and May.
As far as international cricket is concerned, Rahul hasn’t donned the national jersey since February 2022. Styris felt that in Rahul’s absence, the other batters have been able to put their hands up. Styris said that the Indian selectors may find themselves in a bit of a dilemma regarding Rahul’s comeback.
Styris, who played 29 Tests, 188 ODIs and 31 T20Is for the Black Caps, put forth his opinions while speaking on Sports18’s daily sports news show ‘Sports Over The Top’.
“It's a different mindset for players because they don't want to be out and they don't want to be giving other players opportunities. I know India has a very good culture within its group, so it doesn't mind allowing other players opportunities all the time,” Styris was quoted as saying.
“I know as a player myself, you never wanted to give somebody else a chance to take your spot. So with the fact that he's out injured and he's away from the team at the moment, it just means that other players are able to do what Suryakumar is doing, what Rishabh Pant is doing, getting in there, taking the chance scoring runs and really posing the selectors some questions saying, do we actually need KL Rahul?
“Is he going to be in good form when he comes back? He has missed a lot of cricket, a lot of question marks now present themselves just because he's been able to give other players that opportunity,” he added.
KL Rahul didn’t play in the matches in England and the West Indies. Rahul isn’t a part of India’s ODI series in Zimbabwe later this month as well.
