Ex-India stars clash again, this time over Rohit Sharma
Former India cricketers Venkatesh Prasad and Aakash Chopra have been engaged in a bitter disagreement over KL Rahul’s spot within the nationwide group. Throughout their ugly social media confrontation, the 2 retired Staff India gamers additionally introduced present captain Rohit Sharma into dialogue after which clashed over him.
However this isn’t the primary time Rohit Sharma appeared in Aakash Chopra and Venkatesh Prasad’s battle. The followers beforehand trolled Aakash Chopra after an old video of the former India opener started doing the rounds on the extremely influential messaging app.
Within the viral clip, Aakash Chopra opined that Rohit Sharma couldn’t succeed as a gap batter for India. His assertion proved incorrect in subsequent years because the Nagpur-born cricketer cemented his place on the prime of the order in all types of cricket.
Since final week, Aakash Chopra and Venkatesh Prasad have taken a number of swipes at one another over KL Rahul, whose string of poor scores has been slammed by many different cricket specialists, together with Sanjay Manjrekar.
After Aakash Chopra labeled Venkatesh Prasad as an agenda peddler resulting from his steady assaults on out-of-form India opener KL Rahul, the latter fired again on the former and even declined his provide to have a one-to-one dialogue on the matter.
“I’m not saying KL Rahul will grow to be like Rohit Sharma however I humbly request you to remain calm. If there are any agendas, let’s not peddle them. Let’s speak concerning the numbers which can be truly there and never those who fit your ideas,” Aakash Chopra stated on his YouTube channel.
Aakash Chopra’s remarks, nevertheless, didn’t go properly with Venkatesh Prasad, who instantly hit again at him on Twitter.
“So my good friend Aakash Chopra after making a vile video on YouTube this morning the place he calls me an agenda peddle, conveniently and cleverly misquotes me, removes Mayank’s common of 70 at dwelling, needs to gag views which aren’t in keeping with what he believes however wished Rohit out,” Venkatesh Prasad wrote on the microblogging web site.
“I’ve no agenda towards any participant, perhaps there are others who’ve. Distinction of opinion is ok however calling opposite views as apna private agenda and Twitter par mat laayein is humorous for Aakash Chopra, contemplating he has made a fantastic profession by airing his views. I’ve nothing towards KL or every other participant, my voice has been towards unfair choice and completely different yardsticks for performers. Be it Sarfaraz or Kuldeep, have voiced primarily based on benefit. However it was disappointing to see Aakash calling it private agenda,” he added.
“That is what Aakash had aired when Rohit was 24 with 4 yrs in worldwide cross. He can use sarcasm for Rohit at 24, and I can’t level out underperforming Rahul at 31 with 8 years in Worldwide cricket. Yeh bhi sahi hai.”
“And the argument that we should always not criticise a participant in an ongoing match personally doesn’t make sense to me. That doesn’t have an effect on the gamers efficiency. Most gamers don’t learn views even after the match and no participant can learn in between match as telephones are deposited,” Venkatesh Prasad elaborated.
“I love Aakash for the hardwork he places on his YouTube channel however calling a special view level as agenda as a result of it doesn’t go well with his narrative is poor,” the previous India quick bowler argued.
However Aakash Chopra claimed that his former India teammate misinterpreted his phrases.
“Venky bhai, msgs are getting misplaced in translation. You right here. Me on YT. I invite you to return on a Video Chat…we will do it Reside. Distinction on opinions is good…lets do it correctly I’ll not have any sponsors on it & no one will generate income out of it. Up for it? You’ve got my quantity,” Aakash Chopra tweeted.
Venkatesh Prasad, although, declined his invitation. “No Aakash, nothing is misplaced in translation. In your 12 minute video you might have known as me as an agenda peddler as a result of it didn’t fit your narrative. It’s crystal clear. And I’ve made my factors very clear in this Twitter thread. Don’t want to interact with you additional on this.”
The surprising saga between Aakash Chopra and Venkatesh Prasad started final week when the previous India bowling coach’s sharp phrases towards KL Rahul bought a response from the previous.
Aakash Chopra recommended that Venkatesh Prasad may have waited until the top of the second innings of the Check match in Delhi to launch his newest assault on the under-fire Karnataka batter.
“And the torrid run continues. Extra to do with rigidity of the administration to stick with a participant who simply hasn’t regarded the half. No prime order batsman in atleast final 20 years of Indian cricket has performed these many exams with such a low common,” Venkatesh Prasad had tweeted after KL Rahul’s failure within the first innings of the second Check in Delhi.
To this, Aakash Chopra responded: “Venky Bhai, Check match chal raha hai. How about, at the very least, ready for each the innings to get over. All of us are in the identical group i.e. Staff India. Not asking you to carry again your ideas however timing could possibly be somewhat higher. In spite of everything, our sport is all concerning the timing.”
“Truthfully doesn’t matter , Aakash. For my part it is rather honest criticism even when he scores a half century within the second innings . And between the match or after the match is irrelevant right here. Finest needs to your pretty movies on YT, I do get pleasure from them,” Venkatesh Prasad stated in his reply to Aakash Chopra’s submit.
He stated his criticism of KL Rahul was not a private agenda, and he was one among his well-wishers.
Venkatesh Prasad then suggested KL Rahul to play county cricket in England as a result of scoring on pitches that help seam motion and in situations the place the ball strikes loads would enhance his confidence, and he would grow to be a way more assured batter.
KL Rahul was named within the squad for the final two Check matches towards the Australian cricket group regardless of his repeated failures, introduced on Sunday.
On Monday, Venkatesh Prasad shared his views on this improvement earlier than evaluating KL Rahul with out-of-favor Ajinkya Rahane, who was faraway from the aspect final 12 months after a protracted droop with the bat.
“With KL being retained for the remaining 2 take a look at matches, if he’s picked within the enjoying 11, Indore is his finest probability of coming again to kind and silencing critics like me. Else must play county cricket, carry out properly and make a comeback within the Check aspect,” he stated.
“And if abroad efficiency is a standards, Ajinkya Rahane regardless of being out of shape and likewise inconsistent earlier than being dropped had probably the greatest abroad Check file, averaging over 40 abroad in 50 take a look at matches. Was out of shape and dropped,” the ex-India quick bowler argued.
“There’s a view that KL Rahul has an excellent abroad Check file. However stats communicate in any other case. He has a take a look at avg of 30 abroad in 56 innings. He has scored 6 abroad centuries however adopted it up with a string of low scores that’s why averaging 30,” Venkatesh Prasad concluded.
Coming again to Rohit Sharma, a few weeks in the past, he grew to become the primary participant in worldwide cricket to attain a century throughout all codecs, each as a batter and a captain.
The India captain achieved the landmark together with his majestic knock of 120 off 212 deliveries towards Australia throughout the first Check on the Vidarbha Cricket Affiliation Stadium in Nagpur.
