Team India star KL Rahul slammed the critics for their obsession with the future, even when things are going well. However, he has been one of the veteran Indian players who have faced frequent axings across formats, with the management’s constant liking for youngsters. Moreover, Rahul has batted at almost every position in India’s batting order across formats over the years and did well too.

In an interview with Nasser Hussain on Sky Sports, Rahul said (via Hindustan Times), “I don’t know when the next ODI series will be, but by the time the English summer gets over, which could be about five (three) months, you see people writing and commenting that we need to look for players for the 2027 World Cup or the next World Cup after. And sometimes, as a player, you sit back and think, ‘why should there be a change when something’s working for you? Why are you thinking about the next youngster already?”

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KL Rahul further slammed the decision-makers for forgetting the performances of veteran players in recent tournaments during selection as well. While talking about the need to produce results, he felt that proving himself time and again has become a challenge as well.

“I don’t mind having to prove himself. I think that’s how sports go. You never settle. And it’s just not for me, it’s for every person who plays a sport. You have to always perform, every tournament, every game, and that’s the challenge of being an international athlete. That’s not what’s hard. The hard part is that people who make decisions seem to forget what a player has done in the recent tournament. That has been a little bit of a challenge for me,” KL Rahul concluded.