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Twitter unhappy with KL Rahul’s inclusion for Sydney Test

Dixit Bhargav
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Twitter unhappy with KL Rahul's inclusion

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA – DECEMBER 08: Lokesh Rahul of India bats during day three of the First Test match in the series between Australia and India at Adelaide Oval on December 08, 2018 in Adelaide, Australia. (Photo by Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Twitter unhappy with KL Rahul’s inclusion: Fans were unhappy at the sight of the opening batsman being included for Sydney Test.

One of the major changes in India’s 13-member squad for the Sydney Test was the inclusion of opening batsman Lokesh Rahul. The same majorly happened due to middle-order batsman Rohit Sharma returning back to India to be with his wife and newborn daughter.

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Rahul had opened for India in the first two matches, scoring 48 runs at an average of 12 and a strike rate of 50. It was such a year for Rahul where he scored 468 runs in 12 Test matches at an average of 22.28 and a strike rate of 59.01. Barring his 149 against England at The Oval, his 319 runs in 2018 have come at an average of 15.19.

Being given repeated opportunities despite his meagre numbers, Rahul would be hoping to make a significant impact if he is included in the playing XI tomorrow. The only reason behind him not being included would be if India decides to play both Ravindra Jadeja and Ravichandran Ashwin alongside three fast bowlers.

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Other than including him as a specialist batsman, India had the option to choose from either of Murali Vijay or Parthiv Patel.

Once the announcement of Rahul’s comeback was made, plentiful fans expressed their disbelief on social media platform on the same. Read some of the latest Twitter reactions on Rahul below:

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Dixit Bhargav

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Born and brought up in Pathankot, Dixit Bhargav is an engineering and sports management graduate who works as a Cricket Editor at The SportsRush. Having written more than 10,000 articles across more than five years at TSR, his first cricketing memory dates back to 2002 when former India captain Sourav Ganguly had waved his jersey at the historic Lord’s balcony. What followed for an 8-year-old was an instant adulation for both Ganguly and the sport. The optimist in him is waiting for the day when Punjab Kings will win their maiden Indian Premier League title. When not watching cricket, he is mostly found in a cinema hall watching a Punjabi movie.

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