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The second Test between Team India and New Zealand is starting from October 24 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune.
Former player Aakash Chopra believes that it is going to be a big question for Team India as to whom they will choose between Sarfaraz Khan and KL Rahul in the second Test against New Zealand. According to Aakash Chopra, KL Rahul’s performance has not been so good in Tests and Sarfaraz Khan has batted brilliantly in this format so far.
Let us tell you that the second test between Team India and New Zealand is starting from October 24 at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. Brilliant batsman Shubman Gill can return to the playing XI of Team India in the second test. After the return of Shubman Gill, either KL Rahul or Sarfaraz Khan can be dropped from the team.
Aakash Chopra has shared a video on his official YouTube channel in which he said, ‘It has always been seen in Team India that if the player who is their first choice is completely fit and available, then his Will definitely be back in the team. Secondly, after the end of the first test, the question was raised as to who would bat at number three, although the captain and coach had said that KL Rahul would be seen batting at number 6 only and there would be no replacement in his order. There will be no change either.
Rahul’s stats are not that good in Tests: Aakash Chopra
The former player further said, ‘Now that Sarfaraz has scored a century and Rahul has not made a big score in both the innings, then it is a big question as to who will be removed from the team. I have seen KL Rahul’s stats and it is not that good. The average of 33 in 53 matches is very poor.
In the last 10 matches, KL Rahul has scored 434 runs in 17 innings. There is a century which he probably scored against South Africa in Centurion and an average of just 27. After seeing all this, questions will definitely be raised against him. It was easy to drop Karun Nair because there was a gap in the middle of the series.
Not only this, Dhruv and Sarfaraz were also made to sit outside for a long time. At this time the question being raised is that if a player is performing tremendously then how can you drop him from the team? Rahul has scored runs at an average of only 27 in the last 10 matches. It would not be right to remove Sarfaraz.
