India vs Australia 2019: 3 Indian players who should not have made it to the T20I squad

Modified Feb 16, 2019 08:57 IST

Nothing much to gain for Rohit from the T20 series

#2 KL Rahul

Things have just gone from bad to worse for KL Rahul after the tour of England. Rahul looked completely out of sorts against England and his poor form continued in the Test series against West Indies too. Despite his poor returns, Rahul was picked for the tour of Australia. The right-hand batsman looked awfully out of form and was finally dropped from the playing XI.

Then Rahul was banned from playing cricket for his off-field comments. However, his ban was lifted and Rahul was selected in the India A squad against England Lions. Just when Rahul's dream of playing in the World Cup looked all but over, the selectors gave him a new lifeline by selecting him in the T20 and ODI squad against Australia.

Interestingly, Rahul's T20 form hasn't been too good. While he scored just 59 runs in 3 matches against West Indies, the 26-year-old managed just 27 runs in 2 matches against Australia.

It will be interesting to see if this gamble pays off or backfires.