India won the Asia Cup alright, but the middle-order ‘crisis’ remains.

That being so, it’s bewildering that accomplished KL Rahul doesn’t find a place, unless somebody is rested.

In the Asia Cup, Rahul only played against Afghanistan when the team management gave a break to quite a few. To no one’s surprise, he scored 60.

Regular captain Virat Kohli, stand-in ODI captain Rohit Sharma and head coach Ravi Shastri refuse to see Rahul as a regular in the 50-over game, but former Pakistan captain Waqar Younis paid the 26-year-old a handsome compliment.

Speaking to The Telegraph, Waqar said: “I can’t understand how Rahul doesn’t get to play on a regular basis. According to me, he’d walk into any World XI at this point in time. Rahul is that good.”

The iconic Kapil Dev too is of the opinion that Rahul should be out on the park and not sitting in the dressing room.