Cricketer KL Rahul has been the backbone of the Indian team since his impressive debut in 2016. Because of consistent performance, the cricketer has also been a vice-captain for a long time.
However, time is not with KL Rahul anymore. If we look at his past few matches, the cricketer has only scored 198 runs in 12 matches. And now, the Indian team has finally decided to drop him from the playing XI. Today, in the match against Australia, young cricketer Shubman Gill replaced him as an opener.

As soon as this news went viral on the internet, netizens started blaming her newlywed wife Athiya Shetty for KL’s poor performance. They are calling her the next Anushka Sharma.
Check out some hilarious reactions on this matter:
Netizens Blame Athiya Shetty for KL Rahul’s Poor Performance, See Reactions Here
Shubman Gill replaced KL Rahul from playing 11. #INDvAUS #KLRahul pic.twitter.com/rjRRYkyoLE
— Prayag (@theprayagtiwari) March 1, 2023
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KL Rahul and Athiya shetty visited Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain Madhya Pradesh. pic.twitter.com/oX3wyEaMbl
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh) February 26, 2023
KL Rahul watching this match pic.twitter.com/g94cTAnEjp
— Sagar (@sagarcasm) March 1, 2023
Kl rahul saab 🥺 pic.twitter.com/lGt2VaW6SL
— H🐇 (@hp_mode2) March 1, 2023
Scenes after KL Rahul dropped from team#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/4cCvvtodg0
— Anoop 🇮🇳 (@ianooop) March 1, 2023
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Reason behind Indian batting collapse.. 😅#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/TMsBz9qeae
— Deepti 🇮🇳 (@SaffronJivi) March 1, 2023
SORRY KL RAHUL!!!!❤️💎 pic.twitter.com/aXJ4oPvOzO
— 🇮🇳🇨🇦 (@Hitmannn13) March 1, 2023
KL Rahul right now…#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/WIZXrOB31i
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) March 1, 2023
When you finally drop KL Rahul and then the entire team starts playing like KL Rahul pic.twitter.com/8onblIx1Rh
— Zucker Doctor (@DoctorLFC) March 1, 2023
Kl rahul 😓 pic.twitter.com/jHSmOZRklf
— NARSA RATHORE🥳 (@Villain_773) March 1, 2023
It's hurt to see him like this. 😔
Comeback stronger, KL Rahul. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/trAI4mm1ts
— Kunal Yadav (@kunaalyaadav) March 1, 2023
Team India without KL Rahul. 💔 pic.twitter.com/G5ovbXRAsz
— Kunal Yadav (@kunaalyaadav) March 1, 2023
Justice for KL Rahul. pic.twitter.com/QMyW71bhJg
— Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) March 1, 2023
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Atleast he have some achievements and a good IPL career, what we have? #KLRahul𓃵 pic.twitter.com/TYp7poFqjv
— chiku (@va_nshbaba) March 1, 2023
You may hate him,troll him for bad form but deep inside you know well he is a good human being. Never shows his frustration on press conferences or social sites and accepts his mistakes and moves on.#KLRahul pic.twitter.com/MVZTGkyzSj
— KL Siku Kumar (@KL_Siku_Kumar) March 1, 2023
Prime kl Rahul was something else man 🥵🥵
Kl Rahul >>>> those blind sloggers(YKW) pic.twitter.com/zksMl8Kezr
— Shadow (@Shadow_1718) February 26, 2023
Degree of Turn ↪️#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/kIuF3wZPht
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) March 1, 2023
*Indian batting collapsed in 1st inning against Aussie spinners* #INDvAUS
KL in dressing room: pic.twitter.com/NtKo1LaqV8
— गाभरु🚩 (@thoda_rude_hu) March 1, 2023
Pitch to Indian batters #indvAus pic.twitter.com/bB36Og5jyu
— mon (@4sacinom) March 1, 2023
Pitch ready for India Vs Australia 3rd Test..😀
Big Breaking in Australian Media and they started crying..😭#ICCRankings #INDvAUS #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/32RBLNogX4
— CountDown (@countdown001) February 23, 2023