India played two T20 internationals against South Arica at home before taking the flight to Australia for the 20-20 World Cup 2022. In the first game, India had to chase a low total of 107 runs and KL Rahul scored a half-century to guide his team home.
In the next match, he wreaked havoc with the bat. Rahul showed intent right from the onset of his innings as he scored 57 runs in 28 balls, including 4 fours. In the warm-up match against Australia, he yet again went berserk without wasting any time to get settled at the crease. The Indian opener played a beautiful knock of 57 in 33 deliveries.
He looked in solid touch heading into the highly anticipated match against Pakistan. It was a big game in a 20-20 World Cup and fans had a lot of expectations from India’s vice-captain. Chasing a 160-run target, KL Rahul looked to play cautiously but couldn’t stay there for too long.
The Indian opener tried to defend a Naseem Shah's delivery but the ball took the inside edge and went on to hit the stumps. Rahul, once again, failed to make an impact in a big game as he departed for just 4 runs in 8 balls.
In the next match against the Netherlands, the Indian opener failed to deliver once again as he departed for just 9 runs in 12 balls. The Indian star batter has had dismal outings so far in the tournament and the fans have been trolling him left, right, and centre because of that.
Here’s a look at some of the reactions here:
Shikhar Dhawan deserves to play World Cup ,Not KL Rahul #INDvsPAK #T20WorldCup #TeamIndia pic.twitter.com/D0w85ATyRe
— Amazing facts ® (@Currentaffa296) October 23, 2022
I will take any version of Rishabh Pant over this fraud KL Rahul. pic.twitter.com/xc1otxyesQ
— Sourabh (@1handed6) October 27, 2022
KL Rahul is the biggest scam ever happened to Indian cricket..
— The Frustrated Indian (@FrustIndian) October 27, 2022
Not angry on KL Rahul. We all wanted him to prove the critics wrong. He did it today at least. #INDvsNED
— Silly Point (@FarziCricketer) October 27, 2022
9(12), Strike rate- 75 against mighty Netherlands.
— TukTuk Academy (@TukTuk_Academy) October 27, 2022
This is KL Rahul's World, We are just living in it...bow down for the King Rahul 🙇♂️🔥 #INDvNED pic.twitter.com/ysMXw6sysu
KL Rahul is Biggest FRAUD in World Cricket 👍#INDvsNED
— Amit Kumar (@AMIT_GUJJU) October 27, 2022
What has KL Rahul done to get same match fees as Smriti Mandhana 🤷♂️ !!
— Sourabh (@1handed6) October 27, 2022
KL Rahul batting highlights #INDvsNED pic.twitter.com/9wgmjx0csb
— J 🇮🇳 (@jaynildave) October 27, 2022
Indian fans are NOT happy with KL Rahul 😅 #SportsYaari pic.twitter.com/yU1p8gBIhj
— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) October 27, 2022
Never underestimate the ability of KL RAHUL to disappoint in important games 😤😤#INDvsPAK pic.twitter.com/0mFKIydbks
— Cricpedia (@_Cricpedia) October 23, 2022