Venkatesh Prasad and Aakash Chopra Clash Over KL Rahul’s Selection Controversy

Venkatesh Prasad’s harsh criticism of out-of-form KL Rahul last year led to a heated argument with Aakash Chopra. Prasad had been questioning Rahul’s position in the Indian cricket team through a series of social media posts, which sparked frustration and a back-and-forth between the two.

After Rahul’s brilliant performance in the ongoing five-match Test series in Australia, Aakash Chopra took a subtle dig at Venkatesh Prasad without naming him. The right-handed batter has been promoted to the top order and has seized this opportunity Down Under. Chopra said:

The way KL Rahul celebrates. He has stopped listening to what others are saying. Because the meme factories are working for him. There are former cricketers who were just waiting for him to fail. They used to write such big slogans. Now, they are completely silent. They are not saying anything about anyone. Otherwise, they used to say that I am a crusader. But he is not a crusader. So, things have changed a lot. The boy has done well. And everyone can learn something from here. You can learn something from KL Rahul.

Aakash Chopra silently bodied Venktesh Prasad 😭🤣🤣.

I remember He was the only guy who fought with Venkatesh Prasad when he was doing critics paragraph for Kl Rahul.@cricketaakash ❤️pic.twitter.com/nHV76bqATo

— Lordgod 🚩™ (@LordGod188) December 17, 2024

Aakash Chopra highlighted how many former cricketers who once hoped for Rahul’s downfall are now eerily silent, especially as many big stars are also struggling to perform in the ongoing Test series in Australia.