Rahul axed as India try Rohit as opener against South Africa


  • Cricket
  • Thursday, 12 Sep 2019

FILE PHOTO: Cricket - ICC Cricket World Cup - India v Pakistan - Emirates Old Trafford, Manchester, Britain - June 16, 2019 India's Rohit Sharma in action Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers/File Photo

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India axed struggling opener KL Rahul and handed Rohit Sharma a chance to revive his stop-start test career after selecting the limited-overs stalwart for next month's three-match series against South Africa.

Rahul has gone 12 test innings without a 50-plus score and struggled in the recent tour of West Indies where India won both the matches to top the World Test Championship table.

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