In the 2nd test against Australia, Ajinkya Rahane showed some impressive captaincy moves in the 1st session. After winning the toss Australia had decided to bat first but Rahane was all set to attack, taking the advantage of damp surface Rahane decided to back his spinners. In the first session of Day 1, India bowled out Australia for 195, following the bowler’s chart, Bumrah in the lead by 4 wickets for 16 runs, Ashwin took 3 wickets for 24 runs and debutant Mohammaed Siraj took 2 wickets for 15 runs.
This clearly proved that Ajinkya Rahane is a man of his own terms. He made some impressive moves with the field and bowlers which gave rise to the debate over Virat vs Rahane’s Captaincy. After the 1st-day netizens are praising Rahane’s captaincy and also trolling Virat’s absence.
Check out these tweets:
kohli reading all praise tweets of Rahane’s captaincy : #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/OQmjNsxjIj
— Bhangari Dada (@Bhangari_dada) December 26, 2020
Indian catching under Rahane #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/u1CZP70Mfy
— Sir Yuzvendra (parody) (@SirYuzvendra) December 26, 2020
Indian team Under Rahane#INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/kCUfWVhR12
— Piyush Sharma (@misterpiyush) December 26, 2020
A rohit fan spotted in bay oval…he said rahane is better Captain than virat… pic.twitter.com/SxWIY99h8i
— ☆ɦɨʍǟռֆɦʊ♡ (@ImHimu18) December 26, 2020
Virat Kohli Watching Ajinkya Rahane Captaincy#AUSvIND #2ndTest pic.twitter.com/CZuGVsYEek
— Sunil (@subhanus) December 26, 2020
Virat kholi after watching Ajinkya Rahane do the Captaincy.#AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/T5i6q0Iu4b
— Mirchi Teja (@JaiswalTanmay) December 26, 2020
When you realize that team dropped 6 catches in your captaincy and 0 under rahane
#sidharthshukla #AUSvIND gill #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/VRJoBOIfJn— Harsh chauhan (@Harshchauhan762) December 26, 2020
Under Rahane’s leadership
– Leadership
– Field placement
– Bowling
– Batting
– Field placement
– Fielding
– bowling changes
– temperament#AUSvIND #BoxingDayTest #BoxingDay pic.twitter.com/qjes4dnlIs— Rushank Soni (@Rushanksoni22) December 26, 2020
Rahane : Our playing 11 looks strong
Paine : We playing 14 players with umpires 😎😎 pic.twitter.com/lnrNFSmMG4— Alkash Baig (@AlkashBaig) December 26, 2020
Out or Not Out?#AUSvIND #BoxingDayTest pic.twitter.com/0z6z8w0Rfn
— RVCJ Media (@RVCJ_FB) December 26, 2020
Virat :- They are playing good under Rahane ‘s captiancy not mine
Anushka :- #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/hnVNrmR67V
— gareeb Chacha (@gareebchacha) December 26, 2020
#AUSvIND
Jb har player #Rahane ki captaincy me achhaa performance kr rha hota hai Meanwhile #ViratKohli pic.twitter.com/LxR0HX5tNN— Rinku Dhiman (@RinkuDh86224643) December 26, 2020
Matthew Wade ✅
Steve Smith for 0️⃣ ✅Ajinkya Rahane brought R Ashwin into the attack as first change very early on Day 1, and boy did he deliver! 🤩👏🏻#AUSvIND #YehHaiNayiDilli pic.twitter.com/TuvsTOE8QQ
— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) December 26, 2020
King Kohli Appears Professional Captaining Team India. But, Ajinkya Rahane Looks Professional and More Importantly, SENSIBLE Captaining The Side. ROHIT Nahi Toh RAHANE Hi Sahi, Lekin KOHLI Nahi. #AUSvIND #BoxingDayTest pic.twitter.com/chV7qwMKiB
— The Dictator (@LuckyBoffin) December 26, 2020
#INDvsAUS
1) Kohli returning back to India while India is struggling….
2) Captain Rahane and team pic.twitter.com/XLMW5dQPSi— Memebaazi (@Memebaazi_) December 26, 2020
Kohli watching Rahane captaincy : #AUSvIND pic.twitter.com/Yv2CeSEsie
— Naveen (@_naveenish) December 26, 2020
#INDvsAUS
*VIRAT Kohli Watching Ajinkya Rahane Captaincy-: pic.twitter.com/G8A88qu56N— Kadak Chaiii🔥👉👈 (@Assumation1) December 26, 2020
#INDvsAUS
Fans of Indian cricket after BCCI announced Ajinkya Rahane as the captain of the Indian team for the second Test in place of Virat KohliFans:- virat kohli kaha hai ??
Le * captain kohli pic.twitter.com/dDeIhsmKGA
— 👷𝚃𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚒𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚒 𝚖𝚊𝚗👷👉🏗️ (@Er_jaSsHbharti) December 25, 2020
After the 1st day, India still trails by 159 runs with Subhman Gill batting on 28 runs and Cheteshwar Pujara on 7 runs.