He didn't even get chance to bat and you are already speculating about his failure or if he can face English bowlers or not lol. At least let him face some balls first or took guard. 
I like KL Rahul in shorter format and he's been a gun batter for India in T-20 for quite some time and his IPL record is excellent but Surya Kumar Yadav also got terrific season so it was pretty bad from his perspective.
He faced more better bowlers in IPL and knocked everyone with his bat for sure so facing the English bowler is not really a big task for him.Moreover the series is happening in India so it can be better for him to get a chance rather than overseas if the selectors are afraid of he is not yet ready to play on other seaming conditions.And also we need some changes in the bowling unit for sure. I like KL Rahul in shorter format and he's been a gun batter for India in T-20 for quite some time and his IPL record is excellent but Surya Kumar Yadav also got terrific season so it was pretty bad from his perspective.
