KL Rahul had great run in 2023 ODIs: Ex-India pacer Venkatesh Prasad wants batter to 'realise true potential'

Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad has lauded KL Rahul for his stellar run in ODIs in 2023. During an interactive session on X, formerly Twitter, Prasad was asked by a fan to comment onRahul and the former speedster had words of praise for the versatile Indian batter. Rahul ended 2023 with a bang, scoring a majestic 101 during India's big defeat to South Africa in the two-match Test series opener in Centurion.

Rahul had a terrible start to thejust-concluded 2023 and got injured during the IPL season, in May. He, however, came back into the Indian setup during the Asia Cup and ended the year with 1,203 runs across formats, includingthree hundreds and seven fifties. In ODIs, in particular, he was at his best with1,060 runs comprising two centuries (one in Asia Cup and the other in ODI WC). He even impressed in the mega event, in India, with his wicketkeeping skills.

When being asked about Rahul, Prasad replied to a fan and wrote on X, "He has had a great year in one day cricket and in his comeback test in centurion played a wonderful knock in the first innings. Happy for him. Consistency in Test Cricket and realising his true potential is what he needs to aspire for imho."

After ODIs, Rahul has taken up the wicketkeeping duties in the longer format as well during India's Test series versus South Africa, in the African nation. Rahul-starrer India is currently gearing up for the second and final Test versus the Dean Elgar-led Proteas, which gets underway on Jan 3 in Newlands, Cape Town.