IND vs SL: 3 Reasons Why KL Rahul Should Have Been A Part Of India T20I Squad vs Sri Lanka

KL Rahul is not part of the upcoming IND vs SL T20I series. KL Rahul is not available due to personal reasons. Hence, he was rested for the series. India is set to play three T20I against Sri Lanka during the upcoming Sri Lanka tour of India 2023. The three T20I games are scheduled to take place on January 3, 5, and 7.

Hardik Pandya will lead India in IND vs SL T20I series. Along with KL Rahul, other key players like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are also absent from the series. Here we talk about 3 reasons why KL Rahul should have been part of India T20I squad vs Sri Lanka.

IPL 2023 | Sri Lanka tour of India 2023 | Dream11 Prediction | Fantasy Cricket Tips | Cricket Match Prediction Today | Cricket News | Cricket Live Score | New Zealand tour of India 2023 | Australia tour of India 2023

IND vs SL: 3 Reasons Why KL Rahul Should Have Been A Part Of India T20I Squad vs Sri Lanka

3. Experienced Opener

If KL Rahul was picked in IND vs SL T20I series, he would be an experienced opener for the team. India has picked openers like Shubman Gill, Ruturaj Gaikwad, and Ishan Kishan in the T20I series against Sri Lanka.

All of these are good batters but do not have a lot of experience as openers. Rohit Sharma is also not part of the series. Hence, if Rahul was picked for the series, India would have at least one experienced opener in the series.

IPL 2023 | IND vs SL 2023 | India vs Sri Lanka 2023 | India National Cricket Team | IND vs NZ 2023 | India vs New Zealand 2023 | IND vs AUS 2023 | India vs Australia 2023

2. Decent T20I Record in 2022

KL Rahul struggled to score runs in many crucial games in 2022 but he had a decent record overall. This year, the right-handed batsman played 16 T20I games and scored 434 runs at an average of 28.93.

Rahul also hit 6 half-centuries with a top knock of 62. Hence, Rahul had a decent record in 2022 and there were no powerful reasons to drop him in the T20I series against Sri Lanka.

Also Read: IND vs SL: 3 Reasons Why Rohit Sharma Should Have Been A Part Of India T20I Squad vs Sri Lanka

1. Good Record Against Sri Lanka

KL Rahul would be a powerful batsman against Sri Lanka as he owns a good record against the island nation. The wicketkeeper-batsman has played 9 T20I games against Sri Lanka so far and scored 301 runs at an average of 37.62.

He also holds a good strike rate of 139+ while playing against Sri Lanka. He has hit 3 fifties against Sri Lanka in T20Is out of which the top knock stands at 89.

Also Read: IND vs SL: 3 Reasons Why Virat Kohli Should Have Been A Part Of India T20I Squad vs Sri Lanka

Virat Kohli | Rohit Sharma | Rishabh Pant | KL Rahul | Suryakumar Yadav | Sanju Samson | Shreyas Iyer | Yuzvendra Chahal | Jasprit Bumrah