Selectors will run out of patience with KL Rahul if he fails in next series: Robin Uthappa

Former Indian keeper-batter Robin Uthappa has stated that the Indian selection committee, led by Ajit Agarkar, would be running out of patience with the Indian veteran opening batter KL Rahul if he fails to perform in the next Test series.

Speaking exclusively on his YouTube channel, Uthappa asserted that KL Rahul is in a position to perform for his own spot in the longest format of the game at the moment. Notably, Rahul could score only 68 runs in four innings in the recently concluded Test series against South Africa at home.

"Even as a senior pro, it leaves him in a position of weakness and which is why him performing for his own spot, even though he is a senior pro, is important for his own cricket. I am telling you, one more series of him playing middling series like he has had this one, this has been a poor one, but one more of this, and then they will run out of patience with him," Uthappa said on his YouTube channel.

Interestingly, Rahul couldn't score a half-century in the two-match Test series against South Africa as his highest score turned out to be only 39 across four innings. Unfortunately, India suffered a 0-2 whitewash to South Africa at home for the first time since 2000.

"For whatever reason, KL has had to work through his inconsistencies and moving positions in this Test squad. For me, the fact that he has actually stacked up these kinds of numbers even (after) how much he has been changed around itself is phenomenal. He has had to endure a lot within Test cricket," he added.

That said, KL Rahul would be leading the Indian team in the forthcoming three-match ODI series against South Africa, which is scheduled to start on Sunday, November 30, in Ranchi.

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