Opener KL Rahul was on Thursday, 12 September, dropped from India’s Test squad for the three-match series against South Africa, and Twitter seemed to have heaved a sigh of relief.
While youngster Shubman Gill has been included in the squad, Rahul's dropping paves the way for Rohit Sharma to take the opening slot in the side.
Rahul has not been able to score runs in recent times. Even in the two-Test series against the West Indies, he managed scores of 44, 38, 13 and 6. He hasn't managed a 50+ score since his 149 against England at the Oval some twelve innings back.
And with his exclusion from the upcoming rubber, Twitterati was glad that the 27-year-old would now have to return to domestic cricket.
BCCI chief selector MSK Prasad had earlier acknowledged that Rahul's form in Tests was a cause of concern for the team and that the board might have limited-over opener Rohit Sharma to open the innings in the five-day format as well.
(With inputs from IANS)
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