Sunil Gavaskar backs KL Rahul to bounce back from his lean patch

KL Rahul (PC: Twitter)

Amidst severe criticism, former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar has backed the opening batter, KL Rahul. With the T20I World Cup less than a month away, the Indian cricket fraternity is concerned with Rahul’s lean patch. Rahul made a comeback to the team after almost five months during the Asia Cup.

The opener could not find his rhythm throughout the tournament as he ended up with only 132 runs in five games. His strike rate of 122 was also worrisome for India. Playing the first T20 International against Australia, Rahul looked in great shape with a blistering knock of 55 runs off 35 balls.

However, what followed after that was two consecutive poor performances with scores of 10 and one. The star batter is drawing a lot of flak from the cricket fraternity, with many questioning his place in the Indian team. However, Gavaskar believes that Rahul is doing exactly what the team wants him to do.