“I would say you shouldn’t. There is no doubt that he is keeping well but it is too much of a stress. He is a proper batter. I can understand where you are coming from because Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma are opening,” said Aakash Chopra.
“Shubman Gill has actually dropped to No. 3 and Yashasvi Jaiswal came to open. Virat Kohli will come at No. 4. Will (Cheteshwar) Pujara come into the mix and where will KL Rahul play? That’s a question,” he stated.
“There has been a lot of scrutiny on KL Rahul’s place in Tests as well, and I also feel it’s slightly unnecessary. It was uncalled for but it has happened. However, I will say no, play him as a batter. He is a damn good batter,” he added.
“There are only six or seven Indian players who have hit a century in every format and KL Rahul is one of them. The way he has performed in the World Cup, if we still don’t appreciate him, we are not doing justice – we don’t know our cricket well and we become people who drive an agenda,” he concluded.