A Former Indian Superstar Says the Game Is “Slightly Soft at the Top” K.L. Rahul’s Frame of Mind After His Disappointing Performance Against England

In the match between India and England in the semi-final of the Twenty20 World Cup that took place on Thursday, India’s batter KL Rahul continued his dismal form with the bat.

The first three matches KL Rahul played in resulted in him collecting some bad scores (4, 9, and 9), but then he went on to achieve two half-centuries against Bangladesh and Zimbabwe.

However, the opening batter was unable to succeed during the must-win semi-final match against England and was thus removed for only 5 runs. As a result of his poor performance, Rahul is receiving a lot of criticism on social media from cricket fans, and even some comments from retired players.

Irfan Pathan, a former batsman for India, was another person who shared their opinions on Rahul. Pathan mentioned that he had high hopes for Rahul to have a big innings against England, but it did not end up happening.

“He got off to a rocky start. After that, when he scored two halves of a century, and they obviously came against teams where you expect runs, I had the feeling that another half-century was about to arrive, and that the form is about to come.

However, KL Rahul has had this issue for a considerable amount of time now. When you see him bat, you get the impression that he is technically exceptional; nevertheless, I get the impression that when it comes to being tough on the mental front, he doesn’t back himself there. Earlier, we discussed his success percentage when taking shots “Irfan Pathan stated after the game on Star Sports what he thought about it.

“After he has recovered from his injuries, his first movement will most likely be sluggish. Even at this point, he had both of his feet in the air. If he’d wanted to, he could have left himself some breathing room and taken the cut shot. He is completely capable of playing against both pace and spin, but if you are a little tentative at the top of the order, it can have a significant effect on your cricket “he continued.

In the match that decided who would play in the semi-final, the England openers Jos Buttler (80 not out) and Alex Hales (86 not out) made a joke of the 169-run mark by bringing their team across the finish line in just 16 overs with ten wickets remaining.

After being given the opportunity to bat first, the team lead by Rohit Sharma was bowled out three times in 12 overs with only 75 runs on the scoreboard. After that, Hardik Pandya and Virat Kohli grabbed the initiative, which ultimately resulted in a dramatic shift in the game’s overall momentum.

Pandya scored 63 runs off of 33 balls, and Kohli scored 50 runs off of 40 balls, bringing the team’s total score to 168/6 after 20 overs.

Later on, the pair of Buttler and Hales successfully chased down the goal of 169 runs in just 16 overs, despite no Indian bowler being able to take a single wicket in the process.

Chris Jordan was the most effective bowler for England, taking three wickets, while Chris Woakes and Adil Rashid each took one wicket. Chris Jordan was England’s outstanding bowler.

At this point, the championship match of the Twenty20 World Cup 2022 will take place on Sunday at the Melbourne Cricket Ground and will feature England against Pakistan.