Fans on Twitter weren’t pleased after KL Rahul wasn’t selected in the Indian squad for the second Test against Australia. Today the team was announced one day before the boxing day Test in which everyone expected KL Rahul to feature. In the last two days, Rahul had spent a considerable amount of time batting in the nets and it was assumed that he will surely play the second Test.
Team India did make a total of 4 changes in their squad from the previous match but Rahul still didn’t find a place in the squad. The fans on Twitter were baffled not be Rahul’s name in the playing XI as they again criticised the team management on Twitter. The bluebird was buzzing for KL Rahul as a majority of the fans wanted to see him play at MCG.
KL Rahul Not Picked For The Second Test
In recent times KL Rahul has scored heavily in white-ball cricket hence supporters want to see him given chances even in Test cricket. Rahul could have opened alongside Mayank Agarwal or batted in the middle order in absence of Virat Kohli. However, the team management chose not to play Rahul in the second Test which made several fans furious on Twitter.
Fans Slam Team Management On Twitter
Meanwhile, KL Rahul has the experience of playing Test cricket in Australia. Interestingly he made his debut at MCG in 2014 and also scored his maiden Test ton in Australia. Experience of Rahul would have been handy in the second Test but the management once again overlooked him. Shubman Gill will make his Test match debut at MCG who is now likely to play as an opener.
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Here’s how Twitter reacted after KL Rahul wasn’t picked in the squad for the second Test against Australia.
When you have scored 4 overseas test 100 and still didn't get place in team. #KLRahul be like #gill #vihari #pant #indvsaus pic.twitter.com/bOxxIXE6u8
— Bond__James Bond (@MoviesAssemble) December 25, 2020
What Is Selectors Doing?
Absence Of Virat Kohli
Absence Of Rohit Sharma
Absence Of Instant Sharma
Absence Of Shami . At Least They Could Have Included #KLRahul So There Might Be Some
Guarantee That Our Top Order Willn't Collapse
He Has That Class,Patience To Build..#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/pd7E6FfL5f— Solanki Rahul (@RahulNSolanki07) December 25, 2020
No offense to Vihari but KL Rahul deserved to be in team in place of Virat.such a class batsman can't be keep out for long…my squad would have been..
Mayank
Rahul
Pujara
Rahane
Gill
PANT
Jadeja
Ashwin
Bumrah
Ashwin
& Natrajan..Natrajan should have been added to squad
— Shardul🇮🇳🗨 (@asliwiseman) December 25, 2020
Mayank
KL Rahul
Pujara
Gill
Rahane(c)
Pant(wk)
Jadeja
Ashwin
Umesh
Bumrah
Siraj/SainiI prefer Rahul as a opener..bcz from 2015,there is no batsman as a opener have century other than KL Rahul..
In overseas,Indian opener centuries from 2015
KL Rahul-03
Other opener batsman-00— Farhan Ahmad (@im_far04) December 25, 2020
Still no KL Rahul… He should have been there instead of Vihari 😒
— Sachin Rout (@RoutSachin) December 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/dumersingh/status/1342356007121428480?s=20
https://twitter.com/MujibAnsariMBA/status/1342409269535154176?s=20
Where is KL Rahul… Considering his current form and experience India should include him in playing 11. Doing the same mistake again and again and yet expecting a different result is a sign of moron.
— Adv Dadhichi Limbola (@dadhichilimbola) December 25, 2020
Kl Rahul out….agr app Rahul ka performance compare karega Rahane sa Rahul kahi Jada best hai rahane….Rahane ki performance dakhni cahiye abb…Rahane ki jagah banti he nhi hai playing 11 mai
— Pardeep singh Bhau (@pardeep51755760) December 25, 2020
https://twitter.com/RKARJUN71/status/1342351276412076032?s=20