New Delhi | Jagran Sports Desk: India's No.3 batsman KL Rahul was dismissed for just 15 runs off 17 balls during the opening T20I against Bangladesh at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi on Sunday. The player got out during the seventh over after a ball off Aminul Islam came a lot slower than he would have anticipated. He chipped it straight to the cover when Bangladesh captain Mahmudullah took a simple catch to send him back to the pavilion.
Following his dismissal, this is how the Twitterati questioned him as a player at the top order:
Not giving that security for his place changed all the mind-set of KL Rahul as a player in limited-overs.
— Johns (@CricCrazyJohns) November 3, 2019
How many chances does KL Rahul need to prove that he belongs to international cricket? He always gets a start and throws it away.Somebody needs to tell him that lot of good players are sitting out and waiting for just one chance.
— Abhishek Singh (@Abhishe01110124) November 3, 2019
#INDvBAN
— Sir Yuzvendra (parody) (@SirYuzvendra) November 3, 2019
Who said there is low visibility in Delhi... KL Rahul walked without any problem to the pavilion
Backing a player like kl rahul after repetitive failures in all formats, is it a sign of diminishing bench strength? Why India didn't played sanju samson tonight? #AskStar @StarSportsIndia
— Vipul R Trivedi (@vipul_capri) November 3, 2019
#IndvsBan
— Pran Saxena (@saxenastic) November 3, 2019
Rohit sharma to selectors after seeing kl rahul's batting - pic.twitter.com/F2kH15C9pP
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The batsman was earlier dropped from the Test squad for South Africa's tour to India. However, KL Rahul has performed well in the Vijay Hazare Trophy managing a ton and five half-centuries, but his inconsistency has been a big problem at the top order for team India.
Earlier in the day, Bangladesh won the toss and chose to bowl first. They restricted India for 148/6 in 20 overs after good bowling performance from Shafiul Islam and Aminul Islam who scalped two wickets each.