kl rahul: KL Rahul ‘lucky’ to be chosen for Australian tests, feels Sanjay Manjrekar | Cricket news

NEW DELHI: Former Indian cricketer Sanjay manjrekar feel that KL Rahul it is ‘very lucky’ to find a place in India Test Equipment that will tour Australia.
The Cricket Control Board in India (BCCI) announced on Monday the Test, ODI and T20I squads for The India tour of Australia, with Rahul, Navdeep Saini and Mohammad Siraj included in the 18-member test team from India.
India will play three ODI, three T20I and four Tests on its Down Under tour.

Rahul is currently the holder of the orange cap, as he is the top scorer of runs in the current Indian Premier League (IPL). However, Manjrekar is of the opinion that calling a player to the test team based on their performance in the IPL set a “bad precedent.”
“You set a bad precedent when you recall a player for Trials about IPL performance. Especially if the player has had an abject failure in his last Trials. Whether that player succeeds or fails is irrelevant, such selections greatly demotivate the players. Ranji players. #INDvsAUS, “Manjrekar tweeted.

In another tweet, Manjrekar said: “KL Rahul in his last 5 test series – v SA – Avg 7.1, – v Eng – Avg 29, – v WI ​​at home – Avg 18, – v Aus – Avg 10 , 7, – v WI ​​- Average 25.4, I say very lucky to get a withdrawal based on IPL and white ball performance. But now let’s hope you make the most of this opportunity. Good luck! ”

The test series will be part of the world test championship. India and Australia are currently number one and two, respectively, on the championship points table.
India team test team: Virat Kohli (captain), Mayank Agarwal, Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane (vice-captain), Hanuma Vihari, Shubman Gill, Wriddhiman Saha (goalkeeper), Rishabh Pant (wicket – guardian), Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Umesh Yadav, Navdeep Saini, Kuldeep Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Mohd. Siraj