All hail Venkatesh Prasad: KL Rahul memes go viral after Gill replaces him in third test

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Young Indian batter Shubman Gill on Wednesday replaced the out-of-form India opener KL Rahul in the playing XI for the third Test of the four-match series against Australia. Hosts India also rested pacer Mohammed Shami, replacing him with Umesh Yadav.


"We have made two changes - Gill comes in place of KL. We have rested Shami and Umesh comes in," India skipper Rohit Sharma said after winning the toss at the Holkar stadium. India opted to bat first in Indore.


Rahul was getting a lot of flak after failing to take advantage of the prolonged chances given to him in the Indian Test side. And with Gill knocking hard on the selection doors for the opening slot, the change was almost inevitable.

Rahul has a highest score of 23 in his last 10 Test innings at a lowly average of 12.5 in the said period. There was a school of thought that the team management which has continued to back Rahul openly would give him a longer rope, especially because India are in a good position in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy, having already retained the trophy after winning the first two Tests. However, the axe has fallen on Rahul.

Fans celebrated the sacking of Rahul with hilarious memes.













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