Play with KL Rahul again? Fans got angry after being out of third ODI, said – He is a scapegoat…

KL Rahul Fans Angry: Many changes were made in the playing-11 of Team India in the third ODI match of India vs Afghanistan. The biggest change in this was that Nitish Kumar Reddy was included in the playing-11 by dropping KL Rahul. As soon as the fans came to know that KL Rahul has been dropped from the third ODI, their anger erupted on social media. KL Rahul’s fans fiercely criticized this decision of the team management on social media. Especially Captain Shubman Gill (Shubman Gill) Is being trolled a lot.. Fans say that why experiments are done with KL Rahul every time. See fans reaction below…

Rahul was dropped intentionally

If reports are to be believed, the team management has said that KL Rahul (KL Rahul) Has been dropped from the playing-11 to give rest. However, fans say that KL has been deliberately dropped from the third ODI. A user wrote on social media that KL Rahul is being deliberately made a scapegoat in the name of workload management. Whereas, another fan wrote, ‘They treat KL Rahul like a lab rat. For any experiment, they are sidelined without thinking. Wrong and absurd.

How has KL Rahul become the scapegoat in the Indian team?

He’s often the one who willingly changes his batting position to accommodate others and gives them space in the lineup, yet he’s the first to get heavily criticized whenever things don’t go well. pic.twitter.com/YFdYKwywOe

— Vipin Tiwari (@Vipintiwari952) June 20, 2026

They treat KL Rahul like lab rat.
For any experiment, he gets sidelined at the drop of a hat.
Unfair and ridiculous.

— Yukti (@sweetpotayato) June 20, 2026

Apart from this, another user wrote, ‘KL Rahul has been rested, who is not playing the next two T20 series, while Iyer is in the team.’ The limit was reached when KL Rahul was sent to the field for fielding during Afghanistan’s batting. Seeing this the fans became even more enraged.

Believe me, KL Rahul is rested not dropped pic.twitter.com/BTmJqy4rfF

— Keshava (@Keshav367212606) June 20, 2026

Indian cricketer criticized

Former Indian cricketer Doda Ganesh’s reaction has also come to light on KL Rahul being dropped from the third ODI. He wrote on ‘X’, ‘KL Rahul did not need this rest. He has played only 20 balls in this series. This does not make sense.’ At the same time, a fan wrote, ‘Excluding KL Rahul is a harsh decision. Whenever the team needs stability, he stands up. Despite this they are easily thrown out. He should have got a chance to play today.

KL Rahul didn’t need this rest. He’s played only 20 balls in the series. Absolutely makes zero sense. #INDvAFG

— Dodda Ganesh दौड़ गानेश (@doddaganesha) June 20, 2026

Afghanistan won the toss and chose to bat

Afghanistan has won the toss and decided to bat first in the third ODI. Batting first, Afghanistan scored 178 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 34 overs. At present the match is going on.

India’s playing XI in the third ODI

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill (captain), Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar, Harsh Dubey, Gurnoor Brar, Prasidh Krishna, Prince Yadav.

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