Former India player Kris Srikkanth criticised the team management over KL Rahul’s batting position amid the ODI series against Afghanistan. The Indian team have already won the series 2-0 with a game to go. In the first ODI, KL Rahul batted at five and scored an unbeaten 39 off just 19 balls to guide India to a win. However, in the second game, he was demoted to number six and failed to score, dismissed for a duck. Srikkanth added that Rahul batting at six was not good for him or the team either.

“It is not good for KL Rahul and the team if he is batting at six. In my opinion, he must bat at four or five max. I think they can go by rotation policy. Rest the certainties in some games, give chances, and then pick the side,” he said on his YouTube channel.

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After the second ODI in Lucknow, played in extreme heat, Kris Srikkanth said that Team India must have a break in June rather than play a side like Afghanistan.

“Afghanistan is not a great team really. It is sad. Now they are going to play in Chennai where it will be very hot. I don’t know how they will play there. It is not fair. I don’t think they should be playing in June. The T20 World Cup and IPL just got over. Give them a break and the Women’s T20 World Cup is going on, why don’t we focus on that? There should be a one month break after the IPL to be honest. There is no family time, no holiday, and most importantly no mental break,” K Srikkanth concluded.