Former Indian opener Kris Srikkanth slammed the team management for continuously changing KL Rahul’s batting position in the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. In the opening ODI against the visitors, Rahul batted at number five and scored a fine cameo of 39 runs off just 19 balls to help India with the finishing touches.

However, in the second ODI on Wednesday, Rahul was dismissed for a golden duck while batting at number six. In the first ODI, Ishan Kishan had kept the wickets. However, as Kishan scored 125 runs off 79 balls in scorching Lucknow’s heat, Rahul was handed over the keeping gloves.

“It is not good for KL Rahul and the team if he is batting at six. In my opinion, he must bat at four or five max. I think they can go by rotation policy. Rest the certainties in some games, give chances, and then pick the side,” Kris Srikkanth said on his YouTube channel.

Meanwhile, the 1983 World Cup winning player reckons India should have had a break after IPL 2026 rather than playing against Afghanistan.

“Afghanistan is not a great team really. It is sad. Now they are going to play in Chennai where it will be very hot. I don’t know how they will play there. It is not fair. I don’t think they should be playing in June. The T20 World Cup and IPL just got over. Give them a break and the Women’s T20 World Cup is going on, why don’t we focus on that? There should be a one month break after the IPL to be honest. There is no family time, no holiday, and most importantly no mental break,” he stated.

India took an impregnable lead of 2-0 in the series after winning the second ODI by a mammoth margin of 170 runs.