Is the viral screenshot claiming KL Rahul’s Retirement True?
Indian cricketer, KL Rahul hasn’t been enjoying a great time on the field, lately. His performance in international cricket isn’t satisfactory and fans are concerned over his place in the Indian team.
In the recent ODI series against Sri Lanka, KL Rahul exhibited below-par performances, scoring 0 and 31 in the second and third ODI. Amidst this, the Lucknow Super Giants captain posted a story on Instagram, which has social media talking.
“I have an announcement to make, stay tuned..,” KL Rahul wrote on Instagram.
There have been a lot of theories going on social media, speculating what the announcement is about. Among many, the fans are worried whether the post is related to his retirement from international cricket, keeping in mind his lean patch. Some also made assumptions that the post could be related to his stint with the IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants.
Fake Screenshot of KL Rahul’s Retirement
Furthermore, there is a fake screenshot that has gone viral on the internet, claiming that KL Rahul has taken retirement from international cricket. However, KL Rahul hasn’t posted anything as such, which confirmed that it was fake. You can check fake posts here:
Meanwhile, KL Rahul is all set to participate in the Duleep Trophy 2024, starting 5th September 2024. He will be playing for Team A, which is led by Shubman Gill. Former cricketer, Aakash Chopra, recently, spoke on the squads announced for the tournament.
He noted that while KL Rahul is present on India A side, he doesn’t have ‘WK’ written next to his name. Dhruv Jurel has been handed the wicket-keeping duties, meaning KL Rahul will be playing a pure batter in the team.
Here’s what Aakash Chopra said in the same light:
“KL Rahul cannot be a wicketkeeper. I mean you don’t even have ‘WK’ written after his name in the squad list. And since you picked Dhruv Jurel in that same team, it means, he will be the keeper. So, Rahul is no longer your keeper for Test cricket,” Chopra said.
“And it is okay because he came at a time when Rishabh wasn’t there, you will definitely put Rahul in the playing XI. He is also not the captain. He could have been in a different team as well. He or Pant could have been the captain instead of Abhimanyu Easwaran, but neither are captaincy candidates anymore,” he added.
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