As Rohit Sharma is unavailable for the South Africa Test, the pair of KL Rahul and Mayank Agarwal could open the innings for India. Rahul has been performing well lately and thus, was made the vice-captain of the team in Rohit’s absence. On the other hand, Mayank recently scored a century after a half-century against New Zealand in Mumbai.
Team India will begin their tour with the first Test against the Proteas at Centurion on December 26 while Rahul and Mayank are expected to open the innings and give the tourists a great start.
The two have a very good rapport and this was evident when the two interacted on Thursday and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) posted a video on Friday, which clearly indicated that they are taking on the daunting task of opening the batting. were waiting for.
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“Hopefully me and you (Mayank) can go there on December 26 and give our team a great start and play a great series,” said India vice-captain Rahul. ,
Both the cricketers have enjoyed a wonderful journey, with Rahul saying that he never thought that the two would play for the country together.
“For both of us, it’s been a wonderful journey. We never dreamed that we would play for the country together. I made my debut in a Boxing Day game in Australia (last year) which didn’t go well. I Lost your position in the Boxing Day game, so I was very happy for you (Mayank),” Rahul said at home to the scintillating scorer of the previous series against New Zealand.
While the two may have solved India’s opening puzzle, the real issue before India will be when it comes to calling on veteran Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane or recent successful debutant Shreyas Iyer to play.
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