Indian skipper Virat Kohli, along with head coach Ravi Shastri, had come under heavy criticism for dropping Ajinkya Rahane in the first two Test matches of the three-match series in South Africa.

After their back-to-back loss at Newlands Cape Town and Centurion by 72 runs and 135 runs, respectively, the cricket lovers of India were expecting some changes in the team and the team management did the same. Two changes happened in India’s playing eleven from the second Test. Test specialist Ajinkya Rahane replaced Rohit Sharma and star pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar came in place of R Ashwin for the third Test.

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Rahane’s inclusion in the team was more or less expected, however, benching R Ashwin, who performed well in both the Test matches, came as a surprise.

However, the cricket lovers are happy with Rahane’s inclusion in the third Test.

Check out the Tweets:

Finally @imVkohli selecting @ajinkyarahane88 bt ab kya fyda?
Ab to chidya chug gai khet #IndVsSA #SAvsIND

— @SirMSDhoni (@BharwadHarsh) January 24, 2018

Ajinkya rahane returns to the squad. Now he is been given this one chance to prove himself and if he doesn’t then people will again have a point of view of he being out of form etc. One chance is unjust.

— Varad Barbhai (@Jawani_Ka_Josh) January 24, 2018

Ajinkya Rahane vs Rohit sharma #Rahane #IndvSa #SAvIND #cricket @imVkohli @RaviShastriOfc #IndvSA #SAvIND ab aap hi socheyein kisko khelna chahiyein

— Anuj Chauhan (@Anujkumar215) January 24, 2018

If india wants win in overseas ajinkya rahane must have in a team.

— Bainzzz (@Bainzzz1) January 24, 2018

Virat Kohli today while deciding last playing 11: arey han Ajinkya Rahane ko bhi laaye hai na tour pe. #IndvsSA #SAvsIND #SAvIND #INDvSA #AjinkyaRahane #ViratKohli

— #UdtaIndian (@MrSomeBody21) January 24, 2018

1 down.. Waiting for #AjinkyaRahane turn! 😈#RohitSharma

— Kumar (@KingRo9999) January 24, 2018

@ajinkyarahane88 – Come on Jinksy – Finally, exhibit us the grit/class💪💪Pls score a big TON, else I vl be in big trouble 😆😆 #BestBatsman2018 #TheNextWall #AjinkyaRahane

— Somu Kumarasamy (@somu_ks) January 24, 2018

230-250
Ajinkya Rahane

— Jatin Talreja (@JatinTalreja01) January 24, 2018

#INDvSA
3rd Test – Day 1 – Wanderers

Indian Team – All pace attack, & Ajinkya Rahane back in team replacing Rohit Sharma.

Ashwin should have been in team in place of Bumrah.

Team: Virat, Murali, Rahul, Pujara, Rahane, Parthiv, Pandya, Bhuvi, Ishant, Shami, Bumrah.#proteas

— AchheDin (@Dilliwala001) January 24, 2018

Waiting for greatest test batsman Ajinkya Rahane. 😍 https://t.co/12Iv9ttEVt

— HBD JAY (@RohitsAvenger) January 24, 2018

Prediction : Ajinkya Rahane will Score Century #INDvsSA

— చందుగాడు (@Chandann9999) January 24, 2018

If Ajinkya Rahane scores in 3rd Test , then Virat kohli should be ready to answer why he didn’t choose the best overseas batsman in first 2 matches. #IndvsSA #SAvIND

— sumit choudhary 🇮🇳 (@mesumitkumar) January 24, 2018

Earlier, Virat Kohli won the toss and opted to bat in the third Test match. He said , “We are going to bat first. There is a good grass covering here and it’s always been there. If we bat first and bat well, it’s always an added advantage. We’ve played some really good cricket here. Even the last time around, we did well. It should be a good contest. We are up against a side who are really strong in their conditions as they have shown in the first two Tests. We are trying to improve as a side and correct our mistakes. It’s never too late to do it. We have made two changes. Rahane replaces Rohit and Bhuvneshwar come in for Ashwin.”