Indian opener KL Rahul is having a nightmare of a tour in Australia. After he was dropped for the third Test in Melbourne following his dismal show in the first two Tests in which he scored 2, 44, 2 and 0, the right-hander was called back into the Indian XI for the fourth and final Test match in Sydney.
This was the perfect opportunity for him to go out, do well register a big score and redeem himself. He had everything going his way as India won the toss and opted to bat on a wicket that hardly has anything for the bowlers.
Still, Rahul failed to reach the double digits as he was dismissed for just 9 off six balls in the second over of the day. Even the two boundaries he scored came off the outside edge and luck didn’t last long as he tried to poke a Josh Hazlewood delivery outside the off stump and ended up offering Shaun Marsh an easy catch at first slip.
Just minutes after getting out on day 1, Rahul was seen facing throwdowns in order to tackle Mitchell Starc at the Sydney Cricket Ground nets.
It is very evident that something is wrong with the right-hander but it has nothing to do with the way he is training. He has to take a break from the game and sort out his mental space before he makes a comeback.
