Aakash Chopra and Venkatesh Prasad, two former Indian cricketers, had a verbal spat over KL once Prasad revealed some statistics to critique Rahul along with a screenshot of Chopra insulting Rohit Sharma
Prasad wants KL to out of the playing eleven.
KL Rahul has lost the vice-captaincy of the team despite being included in the Indian squad for the final two Tests against Australia. While he discussed KL Rahul’s form on Twitter, Venkatesh Prasad appeared to be on a mission. To demonstrate how they were superior to KL Rahul, he emphasised the names of Shubman Gill, Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal, and Ajinkya Rahane and gave their numbers.
Aakash Chopra had mocked Rohit Sharma as he continues to defend KL Rahul’s selection and slanders Venkatesh Prasad
Venky sir don't forget to add this screenshot. For one bad series he questioned Rohit's inclusion in the team. pic.twitter.com/xgdEIntmg6
— Rohit.Bishnoi (@The_kafir_boy_2) February 21, 2023
Career stats of Legendry Akash Chopra in a flash 💪 pic.twitter.com/yPZZqVafHV
— Narendra Aher (@aher_narendra) February 21, 2023
Ye lo sir aur content jee bhar ke lado☺️☺️ pic.twitter.com/exSQtEcL3N
— Archer (@poserarcher) February 21, 2023
This is what Aakash had aired when Rohit was 24 with 4 yrs in international cross. He can use sarcasm for Rohit at 24, and I cannot point out underperforming Rahul at 31 with 8 years in International cricket. Yeh bhi sahi hai pic.twitter.com/caNnrbC5lj
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 21, 2023
So my friend Aakash Chopra after making a vile video on YouTube this morning where he calls me an agenda peddle, conveniently and cleverly misquotes me, removes Mayank’s average of 70 at home, wants to gag views which are not in line with what he believes but wanted Rohit out pic.twitter.com/2HwFLMgvmd
— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) February 21, 2023
Daily Routine of Venkatesh Prasad pic.twitter.com/hEfx7KYXT5
— 亗 𓃟 (@jadejamayur010) February 20, 2023
What about this ?
KL Rahul Test Batting average
2022 – 17.1
2023 – 12.7Mohammed Shami Test batting Average
2022 – 12.3
2023 – 19.5Note : viewers please don't laugh 😁#KLRahul #BCCISelectionCommittee pic.twitter.com/n4iMfuAFdI
— shibi🇮🇳♥️ (@shibi_meppayour) February 20, 2023
Venkatesh Prasad dug out an old tweet of Aakash Chopra after the former Indian batter said that Prasad has some agenda against KL Rahul 🤯
It’s getting messy out there 🤯#CricketTwitter #indvsaus #india pic.twitter.com/VKVVnl7wgL
— Sportskeeda (@Sportskeeda) February 21, 2023
Chopra does not rate stats over player capabilities.
Aakash Chopra, on his YouTube channel, has however dissected those figures with a few of his own statistics. Akash said Prasad didn’t even mention Shubman’s home numbers in his tweet. He has played 11 innings at home, where his average is 26.3 because he is presenting averages. However, Akash suggests that one shouldn’t use averages to evaluate Shubman Gill. He plays the game really well. He is a better player than that, but compare the others using the same standard.
Gill has played 14 innings overseas, with an average of 37, and he has neatly avoided mentioning SENA nations. His numbers won’t be so good if we consider only SENA. Bangladesh is making his away statistics appear terrific, stated Chopra in the video. Chopra alleged that Prasad had cherry-picked statistics to emphasise while omitting some others that didn’t present the favourable picture he desired.
According to Chopra, Akash has mentioned Shikhar Dhawan’s best international average, which is a 39. He easily forgot about the SENA nations. The average Shikhar Dhawan in SENA nations is 26. His only other century came in New Zealand; otherwise, he hasn’t recorded one in any SENA nation. He requested that not not view Mayank Agarwal’s international average, which stands at 25. Chopra added that even Mayank hasn’t scored runs in the last two years, not even in first-class cricket.
Prasad was urged to maintain composure.
Prasad was cautioned by Chopra to tone it down a bit and not promoting any agendas on social media. Chopra added that he not saying that KL Rahul will resemble Rohit Sharma, but he respectfully asks Prasad to maintain his composure. He further urged him to refrain from promoting any agendas if there are any. He urged to talk about the actual numbers, not the ones that correspond to Prasad’s ideas.
The cricketer reacted to a Twitter fan who praised Chopra for providing statistics to put everything in perspective by saying everyone must always attempt to do the right thing. The simplest thing to do is to mobilise the online mob. Sports educate everyone to go against the grain for the right reasons. It’s also not him versus Venky. Although he greatly respects him, he believes it was his responsibility to provide context.