IND vs AUS: Nagpur Test is KL Rahul last match; BCCI official big statement

IND vs AUS Nagpur Test: The second match of the 4-match Test series between India and Australia will be played from February 17 to 21 at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi. The second Test match between India and Australia will start at 9:30 am. IND vs AUS: Nagpur Test is KL Rahul last match? BCCI official’s big statement.

KL Rahul, who is handling the vice-captaincy of the Indian team in the Test series future, is in danger. If he doesn’t come in form, he can be dropped from the team. BCCI official clarified that there is no rule that the vice-captain of the team cannot be dropped.This is what the BCCI official said.

KL Rahul, who represents Karnataka in domestic cricket, is going through a poor form. Many are constantly raising the question why KL Rahul is in the team despite his poor performance. Some say it is because he is the vice-captain of the team. Now a senior official of BCCI has spoken about this. He said that Rahul did not get special exemption. He also said that if he performs poorly, he can be dropped from the team.

Speaking to InsideSport, a senior BCCI official said there is no room for a vice-captain in the current set-up. There is no rule that vice-captain cannot be removed. Certainly Rahul is one of the candidates for future Test captaincy, but said that when there are in-form players on the bench, no risk can be taken.

Rahul hasn’t scored a century in a long time. KL Rahul is coming off a poor form in Tests after his century at Centurion. His bat is quiet in all three formats. At the same time, Shubman Gill has put his position in Indian cricket. Gill is in excellent form and Rahul has scored just 137 runs in 8 innings since 2022.

Team India took a 1-0 lead in the four-match Test against Australia by winning the first Test in Nagpur. Despite winning the second Test in Delhi, the Rohit Sharma-led team could not defeat Australia in the Test series.

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Australia has not won a Test series in India since 2004. After six years, the Test series between the two countries is taking place on Indian soil. In the last four-match Test series played in India in 2017, Team India defeated Australia 2-1. In such a situation, Captain Rohit Sharma will field his best playing XI in the second Test against Australia at the Feroz Shah Kotla Stadium in Delhi.