“Sab match dekhna chhod denge” - Twitterati express frustration as KL Rahul is named captain for 1st Test against Bangladesh 

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KL Rahul will captain India in the first Test against Bangladesh.

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has named KL Rahul as India's captain for the first Test of the upcoming two-match series against Bangladesh. Skipper Rohit Sharma will be unavailable for the first match due to a thumb injury, while availability for the second Test is still uncertain.

Rahul led the Indian team in the third ODI against Bangladesh on Saturday, December 10. Although he was dismissed cheaply, the Men in Blue went on to win the dead rubber by 227 runs courtesy of brilliant knocks from Ishan Kishan (210) and Virat Kohli (113).

Rahul registered scores of 73, 14, and eight in the three-match ODI series, which Team India ended up losing by a 2-1 margin against the Bangla Tigers. Reacting to his appointment as India’s captain for the first Test against Bangladesh, several cricket fans on Twitter expressed their disappointment.

Some felt that he doesn’t deserve to lead the team. However, few did back him, pointing out that, being vice-captain, he is the natural choice to take over as a leader in the event of Rohit’s unavailability.

Here are some reactions from social media to KL’s appointment as India’s captain for the first Test against Bangladesh.

Rahul had earlier led Team India during the second Test of the series in South Africa at the start of the year. India went down in the match in Johannesburg by seven wickets.

Subsequently, he was also named captain for the ODIs after Rohit was ruled out. The Men in Blue ended up being blanked 3-0 in the three-match series. He also led India during the one-dayers in Zimbabwe, which the visitors won 3-0.


Pujara named as Rahul’s deputy for 1st Test against Bangladesh

Meanwhile, veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara has been named vice-captain for the first Test against Bangladesh. Among other changes, fast bowler Navdeep Saini and all-rounder Saurabh Kumar have been picked as replacements for Mohammed Shami and Ravindra Jadeja.

The BCCI confirmed that both Shami and Jadeja have not fully recovered from their respective shoulder and knee injuries. In-form Saurashtra left-arm seamer Jaydev Unadkat has also been added to the Indian squad, while Bengal captain Abhimanyu Easwaran has been named as Rohit’s replacement for the first Test.


Team India's updated squad for Bangladesh Tests: KL Rahul (C), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara (VC), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant (WK), KS Bharat (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Navdeep Saini, Saurabh Kumar, Jaydev Unadkat.

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