"Got dropped despite doing well in World Cup" - KL Rahul recalls how he got over Indian team snub

No one can easily forget that India lost in the semi-finals of the 2019 World Cup.

At the end of the league round, the top-seeded Indian team lost to New Zealand by 18 runs in the semi-finals.

Finally, Dhoni's run out in the prelims is something that many Indian cricket fans still cannot easily pass up.

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In this World Cup series, Indian batsman KL Rahul had amassed about 360 runs. Following this, the Indian cricket team toured the West Indies following the World Cup series. However, Rahul did not get much of a chance in this series.

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Frustrated by the Indian team's decision, Rahul is now open-minded about how he was comforted by Chris Gayle. Speaking on the occasion, Rahul said, "I remember in 2019, I think we played the World Cup and right after it, we went to the West Indies for a series. I played the World Cup, I did decently well and then we went into the series and I got dropped. I was messaging him, he said 'Come by the pool. I'm having a drink'. It was his 300th game the next day so he was very happy and he had some friends over. So I went. I was by the pool. He came, sat with me, spoke to me that why are you not playing," Rahul said.

Rahul continued, "You know, I obviously was frustrated because I played the World Cup and I'm not playing this. Makes no sense. So, I was just talking to him and he's like 'See you can always say that you're not playing because of 100 other reasons but it's in your hands whether you play or not. If 70 is not enough, get 150. If you are getting 150, get 200 if that's not enough. That's how you need to look at things. If a 600-run IPL season is not enough, then get 800."

Nobody has the power

Or like you're getting 50s, 60s in the World Cup, you should have converted that and gotten 100-120s. Then no one has the power to drop you'," Rahul further added.

In the IPL series, KL Rahul, who is captaining the Lucknow Super Giants, was highly criticized for some of the decisions he made in yesterday's match against Gujarat.