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Despite praising KL Rahul after he scored an unbeaten 75 to help the India chase down the middling target of 189 in the first ind vs Aus ODI, former India bowler Venkatesh Prasad had to cope with the aftermath of the entire Twitter scuffle.
His continuous digs at KL Rahul’s performance garnered him severe backlash on Twitter and the veteran has now broken silence on the matter.
“I’ve got nothing against anybody but it’s just that whatever I feel I say it. Few people take it; few don’t. It’s up to them. It’s not that I’ve only spoken about KL Rahul. I even expressed my opinion over Sarfaraz Ahmed as well who has been performing brilliantly. I am sure that I didn’t cross the line, as simple as that. Few people have taken it very seriously and few have criticised,” Prasad told CNN News 18.
Prasad also highlighted that his critique of Rahul came from years of seeing the India player from an early age. Although he said that Rahul’s performances haven’t done justice to his talent, he did reiterate that he believes the star Indian batter will soon turnaround his fortunes.
“Look I’ve got great respect and regard for KL Rahul. I’ve seen him since his Under-16 days – almost for 15 years. Having followed and worked with him at different stages be it in Karnataka, at NCA or with the Indian team.”
“He was given a long rope and that’s fair enough for the kind of potential that he has. But he has not lived up to the talent that he has. I am sure it will get better in the next few months but having said that, I have not been harsh; I had to say what I felt,” stated Prasad.
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