Fans on Twitter react as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) sacks KL Rahul as the vice-captain of the Test team for the last two Tests against Australia. They lauded the governing body for the move and said that it indicates that he will be dropped now.
BCCI sacks KL Rahul as the vice-captain of the Test team for the last two Tests against Australia
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Sunday (19th February) announced the squad for the remaining two Tests for the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The governing body has retained the same team with Jaydev Unadkat, who was released from the squad for the Ranji Trophy, has also been named.
However, one of the main noticeable things in the squad is that no vice-captain has been named for the team for the last two Tests. It’s just an indication that the team has sacked Rahul as the vice-captain of the team.
Rahul has come under a lot of scrutiny for his torrid run in Test cricket. A lot of eyebrows were raised when he started the series. But it was expected that he would give a befitting reply to all the critics. But it didn’t happen as he failed in the first game, scoring just 20 runs.
Rahul got the backing of the team management in the second game as well but the same story continued for him as he yet again failed and managed just 18 runs across two innings. With him having a poor average of just 33 in over 45 games, it’s fair to say that the future doesn’t look good for him.
Coming to the series, India has thumped Australia in both the games are the leading the series 2-0. They have retained the Border-Gavaskar Trophy for the record four consecutive time.
Here’s India’s squad for the last two Tests against Australia:
Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, S Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, KS Bharat (wk), Ishan Kishan (wk), R Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, R Jadeja, Mohd Shami, Mohd Siraj, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat
Fans on Twitter react as BCCI sacks KL Rahul as the vice-captain of the Test team for the last two Tests against Australia
As BCCI sacked KL Rahul as the vice-captain of the Test team for the last two Tests against Australia, fans on Twitter reacted to it. They were happy with the development and said that the move indicates that the batter will be dropped now. Here are some of the reactions:
This post has been made so flexible in the Indian Test setup. https://t.co/gji8CwRCGk
— Ratnadeep (@_ratna_deep) February 19, 2023
Slight niggle https://t.co/IxJYPaFsP2
— Praveen Titans (@praveen1234_) February 19, 2023
KL Rahul all set to have a stiff in his back and unable to play the remaining Tests. https://t.co/6gACGtZ8Py pic.twitter.com/7OJWW5i1ac
— Abhay (@TheOval138) February 19, 2023
Indicates that Rahul will be dropped? https://t.co/A4Gprz6fRx
— 7+18 (@5thhApril2024) February 19, 2023
Looks like Rahul will be dropped in the next 2 matches. https://t.co/6nr94aLOtw
— Leg_Cutter🏏 (@TweetECricket) February 19, 2023
First step towards kicking out Klol https://t.co/MbSQKxeO8s
— Goliath (@PitchingOutside) February 19, 2023
That's a sign…
3rd test of this series is future decider for @klrahul https://t.co/kIPYsoSC3B— NITISH (@nitish_tweets_) February 19, 2023
Give that post to Ashwin or Jaddu 😎 https://t.co/6zLmveKaWd
— 𝔻𝕚𝕫𝕚𝕘𝕚𝕣𝕝 😎😘🚩 (@DreamDizi) February 19, 2023
First signs of demotion of k l rahul https://t.co/D794X9Fe6a
— Yakshith Kotian (@KotianYakshith) February 19, 2023
Its happening.. its happening.. https://t.co/5nxr8wvwxG
— Density Wave (@DensityWave) February 19, 2023
Aswin ae…. https://t.co/KwT14VtnT0
— Dr. விழைவேந்தன் (@vizhaivendhan) February 19, 2023
Ashwin should be named as Vice Captain.
He is India's 2nd most wicket taker and deserves that respect in the team.— The Responsible Indian 🇮🇳 (@ThResponsibleIN) February 19, 2023
WHY THE HELL IS RAVI ASHWIN NOT VC IN TEST …. JUST WHY!!!???
— harry (@harry99290) February 19, 2023
Clearly bodied poor KL🤣😂😂, BCCI indirectly says that if he is not able to make Runs in next 2 matches, He will Dropped😌
— ReD bAll🇮🇳 (@Cricfever1129) February 19, 2023
It's obviously KL Rahul, they just didn't want to get abused so they didn't mention it🥺😓
— Amaan🏏 (@devilscricket) February 19, 2023
If he fails in next one, I think gill is gonna get his chance in 4th one
— 𝐙𝐨𝐧𝐞²⁶⁴ (@buttfuckedby264) February 19, 2023
Means KL will be dropped if he fails to perform in the 3rd test.
— K 🇮🇳 (@VamosVirat18) February 19, 2023
KL needs to sleep on Dravids sofa for the next few days
— Ams (@weeb_ams) February 19, 2023
Same happened for Rahene but he didn't get that much chances):
— P.J.NIKHIL (@joe_nick_45) February 19, 2023
because in next match VC will be dropped 😂
— 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐚 𝐆𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐚 (@harshaaa_18) February 19, 2023
