Why no KL Rahul? Twitter on fire after India make four changes but not pick Rahul for Boxing Day Test
After dropping the collection opening day-night Check in Adelaide by eight wickets, India took drastic measures by making as many as 4 adjustments to their aspect for the second Check.
Why not KL Rahul? Was it necessary to drop Wriddhiman Saha? Who beats at # 4? The questions were plentiful as Twitter was inundated with mixed reactions to India’s Game XI for Boxing Day test against Australia, starting on Saturday.
Two of them in fact have been compelled Virat Kohli (on paternity depart) and Mohammed Shami (dominated out with a fractured wrist).
Younger Shubman Gill and pacer Mohammed Siraj are set to make their Check debuts on the MCG. Gill got here into the aspect instead of an out-of-form Prithvi Shaw, whereas Shami’s damage opened the doorways for Siraj.
Also, former chief selector Krishnamachari Srikkanth expressed his displeasure with Indian team management’s decision of not picking KL Rahul for the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground.
Earlier in the day, India named their playing XI for the second Test. The visitors made four changes as Shubman Gill comes in for Prithvi Shaw, Ravindra Jadeja for Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant for Wriddhiman Saha and Mohammed Siraj for Mohammad Shami. Gill and Siraj are set to make their debut in the red-ball game.
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