Team India batsman KL Rahul (AFP Image)
KL Rahul said that it is unfair when someone says that he is not serious about his work or is not working hard to get the form
Premier India batsman KL Rahul opened up on social media trolling as he went through a lean patch with form in the last one year. Rahul, who was a mainstay in all three formats for India a year back, has now lost his place in the T20I set-up, Test playing XI and has also been dropped as the ODI vice-captain. He was dropped from the T20I squad after a disappointing performance in the T20 World Cup. While playing the first two Tests against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, he was dropped from the last two matches despite being the vice-captain of the team.
His IPL 2023 season was also cut short due to a thigh injury, however, his performance in the 9 matches he played was also questionable. The LSG skipper scored 274 runs at an impressive strike rate of 113.22. The 32-year-old has faced a lot of criticism on social media in recent times for his poor form.
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Rahul admitted that sometimes social media trolling affects him mentally and said that sometimes people do not think about what sportspersons or athletes are going through during their tough times.
“It’s something that sometimes affects me and affects a lot of other boys too, that when we athletes really need support, people feel they have the power to comment or say no. Can do or say what they want. Just watch what the person is doing,” Rahul said on YouTube podcast BeerBiceps.
The flamboyant wicket-keeper batsman further said that there was no backup for him as he does not know anything other than playing cricket.
“None of us want to perform badly. this is our life. We all do this. Like I said, I don’t know anything other than cricket. That’s all I do,” he said.
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Rahul said that it is unfair when someone says that he is not serious about his work or not working hard to get in form and suggested that sometimes the result does not go in your favor no matter how much you put in it. Why not work hard too.
“Why would anyone believe that I am not serious about my sport or that I am not working hard enough? And unfortunately there is no connection in the games. Like I said you can work hard, like I work hard but the result did not come in my favor.
