IND vs SA: Ajinkya Rahane Inclusion In Place Of Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari For Centurion Test Leaves Fans Unimpressed

I Hate It - Fans Not Happy As Vihari, Shreyas Left Out Of Centurion Test

Centurion: India skipper Virat Kohli made a brave call to bat first on a greenish surface which is expected to get quicker as the game progresses. However, there is another brave call which is being discussed extensively on social media – the inclusion of Ajinkya Rahane in place of Shreyas Iyer and Hanuma Vihari.

The news had mixed reactions on Twitter as fans felt that Kohli and Rahul Dravid should have backed Shreyas or Vihari over their performances in last couple of days. Here are some of the reactions from the microblogging website:

https://twitter.com/thenileshkolage/status/1475011417828855808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/g_rajaraman/status/1475011501723320320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/ThatCric8Girl/status/1475008291235237891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

https://twitter.com/SriniMaama16/status/1475020461578670084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

Agarwal carried his good from the home series against New Zealand to SuperSport Park while Rahul stuck to the approach that brought him a lot of success in England earlier this year when he opened the batting alongside the now injured Rohit Sharma. Rahul was more watchful to start with, showing absolute clarity in leaving the ball while Agarwal was quick to cash in on freebies offered by the opposition pacers.

Agarwal drove Lungi Ngidi through point for the first four of the innings. Rahul, who took 21 balls to get off the mark, played an exquisite straight drive off Kagiso Rabada to get going. Both Rahul (43) and Agarwal (56), who are close friends and play for the same domestic team, left the ball well against a pace attack which did not bowl well enough in favourable conditions.

Inputs from PTI