'It was a gutter level garbage innings': Fans lambast KL Rahul for painstakingly slow innings against SRH
During the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) match between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), LSG skipper KL Rahul played a rather lacklustre knock of 29-ball 33.
Rahul faced severe flak and intense criticism for his painstakingly slow innings.
Despite the sluggish nature of the pitch, the fans were notably disappointed with Rahul's batting, believing it hindered the team's total. The game played out on a slow pitch, yet fans contended that this didn't excuse Rahul's excessively cautious strategy.
Rahul's approach sparked considerable debate on social media platforms with fans expressing frustration and apprehension about his current form.
On Twitter, one fan expressed, "That wasn't a bad innings KL, neither a terrible one... It was a gutter level garbage innings."
Check some of the best reactions below.
That wasn't a bad innings KL, neither a terrible one... It was a gutter level garbage innings
— arfan (@Im__Arfan) May 8, 2024
KL Rahul fooled everyone that the CWC pitch was slow, even when Kohli and Rohit played with 90 and 100 SR, respectively.
— Rᴀɪᴋᴀᴛ (@OverMidWicket) May 8, 2024
Today too, he played a 'Hall Of Shame' knock of 29 (33) and made us believe that the pitch is slow, but its visible now.
No wonder people call him KLQaeda! pic.twitter.com/JCpLvNgLQV
Kl rahul playing horrible knock against Pat cummins team reminds me of something 😭💔 pic.twitter.com/qYBsvvJOo3
— 82off53 (@trishank__vk) May 8, 2024
Imagine doing this for a camera after that World Cup final knock😭
— कट्टर KKR समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRWeRule) May 8, 2024
Sharam hai bhai koi? @klrahul https://t.co/ssIeOV5ZiF pic.twitter.com/xzZJOd2x8J
And on such kind of pitch KL Rahul played such knock but ritesh deshmukh wanted him in T20 team 🤣🤣 because he is damad of Sunil Shetty https://t.co/EoqNIabQxz pic.twitter.com/J5Pw3BkEeY
— Mukul( RR ka parivar) #HallaBol (@ictfanmr) May 8, 2024
Whenever I tried to comeout from Kl Rahul last knock he play another heart break inning. I'm Feeling depressed, hopelessness, anger, frustrated.
— Shubham (@klrahul99) May 8, 2024
If you are a Kl Rahul fan then you can't be a normal person you have a big heart pic.twitter.com/kI8Tk04o0N
What a brilliant knock by KL Rahul on a pitch where SRH batters are visibly struggling 👏🏼 #LSGvsSRH
— Dr Shreeraj Talwadekar (@ShreerajT) May 8, 2024
The only excuse KL Rahul had for his poor knock today was that the pitch was extremely difficult to bat on. But Head and Abhishek exposed him badly and made sure that he didn't have even one good excuse to defend his pathetic batting approach.
— Prasenjiit Dey (@CricPrasen) May 8, 2024
LSG manage to post a par score after shaky start
Speaking about the match, after a slow start to the innings, Ayush Badoni and Nicholas Pooran slammed respective fifties to propel LSG to a competitive total of 165 for 4 in 20 overs.
The LSG top-order had a dismal outing. Apart from Rahul's slow innings, Quinton de Kock and Marcus Stoinis also failed to fire, departing cheaply for scores of 2 and 3 respectively.
For SRH, Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the pick of the bowlers with incredible figures of 2 for 12 in his 4 overs.
It remains to be seen if the LSG bowlers can put up a spirited display or will SRH's fiery batting unit chase down the target comfortably.
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The match will be crucial for both teams, who are both tied on 12 points and win tonight will further consolidate either of their chances for a spot in the upcoming IPL 2024 playoffs.
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