Ajinkya Rahane, Team India’s seasoned hitter, has been left out of the team for the next two-match Test series in South Africa.
Ajinkya Rahane’s international career received a boost when he was picked to India’s World Test Championship final side against Australia in June. He was the team’s leading batsman in the summit battle, finishing with scores of 89 and 46.
Again, he was chosen as India’s Test team’s second-in-command before the two-game tussle with West Indies. But, his performance lacked luster, bringing in meager scores of 3 and 8.
Shreyas Iyer and KL Rahul are back on the red-ball team after overcoming injuries. Consequently, Ajinkya Rahane isn’t on the squad for the coming tour of South Africa. Many fans posted on social media about the mature player not being included.
Here are some of the top reactions:
In as many ODIs as well as three T20Is, India and South Africa will square off. A two-match Test series will come after the white-ball matches.
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli rested for white-ball games
Top players, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, are taking a break from the six white-ball matches. They’ll solely play in the Test series. Sharma will keep being the team leader in this format.
In his absence, Suryakumar Yadav was selected T20I captain, while KL Rahul was named captain for the three 50-over matches.