After the humiliating defeat in the first Test, world number one India will be desperate to♒ bounce back in the ongoing second game.
Unlike the pace bowlers, it was an outing to forget for the Indian batsmen as they failed to deliver in either of the innings in Capetown. With the series on the line, the v💦isitors will be eyeing an improve♒d show in Centurion.
Toss update: South Africa have won the toss and elected to bat first i𝄹n the 2nd Test. Three changes for . 🦄KL Rahul, Ishant Sharma and Parthiv Patel are in the Playing XI
— BCCI (@BCCI)
After South Africa captain won the toss and decided to bat first in the second Test at the SuperSport Park, India skipper Virat Kohli named the three changes t🐼o the side that lost the first Test by bringing in KL Rahul, Parthiv Patel and I💫shant Sharma in place of Shikhar Dhawan, Wriddhiman Saha and Bhuvneshwar Kumar respectively.
But, Kohli’s decision of dropping in-form Bhuvneshwar Kumar was not liked by the Indian fans and they slammed the skipper and head coach Ravi Shastri for their team selection.
Here’s are some of the Twitter reactions:
Ishant Sharma in for Bhuvi.
Rohit Sharma again gets the chance over Rahane.I think Anushka Sharma selecting the playing XI ﷽on this tour.
— Sunil the Cricketer (@1sInto2s)
India has ♈a▨ctually dropped Bhuvi for Ishant. Ok then, good luck.
— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh)
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When you drop your best bowler for Ishant Sharma's extra bounce.
— Dileep Krishna (@benigntumour)
Can't believe Bhuvi has been dropped. Horses for courses approach of going with Ishant? But dropping the bowler who opened out the game for you in the 1st test & also looked rock solid with the bat in the lower order? Sathyama Kohli ah purinjikave mudila.
— Mama | 360° Sports Entert🔯ainment (@SriniMama16)
Bhuvi out because pitch doesn't favour him, despite him being in good form. Rahane out because Rohit is in good form. Erm, okay!
— Aishu 💙 (@imaishu_)
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Pick up top 3 wickets in first 3 overs and end up with 6 wi♊ckets in the test.𒁏 Share a crucial 100 run stand in context of the game. My name is Bhuvi
You are not in form. My name is Kohli. Benched
— Karthik Ramasamy (@yakarthik)
First Flat track, white ball bully over Rahane, now pedestrian Ishant over the best bowler of all formats in India right now, Bhuvi.
That's what happen when ego & arrogance took over a person— Sayan (@Tweets_by_Sayan)
Terrible decision to drop Bhuvi for Ishant. Beats any logic to drop your best bowler for an unproven one…Atrocious
— Sanjay Goyal (@sanjaysaab)
//twitter.com/vishav_d/status/952084862051090432
no bhuvi and rahane.. Remove rohit and bumrah.. If you wanted to take ishant for bouncing pꦕitch. u can be a better player BT not a good captain..
— satish (@DesiBro1789)
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