'Shikhar Dhawan robbed' - Twitter splits as KL Rahul set to replace Dhawan as captain on Zimbabwe tour

In a big piece of news, senior wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul is back in the Indian team after recovering from an injury. Notably, the Indian team is all set to play the three-match ODI series against Zimbabwe commencing on the 18^th of August next week. Earlier, the management appointed Shikhar Dhawan was appointed as the stand-in skipper of the team against Zimbabwe.

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But now as KL Rahul is back and cleared to play so he will lead the team in the absence of the regular skipper Rohit Sharma. Fans have come up with multiple reactions over social media. As all this happened almost at the last moment so few fans are counting it as an injustice with Shikhar Dhawan.

KL Rahul is not in action since the conclusion of this year's Indian T20 League

KL Rahul had sustained an injury of sports hernia for which he went to Germany for thorough treatment. It all happened with him just before the commencement of the five-match T20I series against South Africa back in the month of June. The 30-year-old is not in the action on the field since the conclusion of the 2022 edition of the Indian T20 League.

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A few days back when the Indian camp was preparing for the tour of the West Indies for the three-match ODI series and five-match T20I series, Rahul was also expected to be with the team there in the Caribbean. But just before the series, he tested positive for the Covid-19 virus and couldn’t clear the fitness test.

Then he had to miss the entire West Indies tour where Shikhar Dhawan led the team in the three-match ODI series against the men in maroon.

Recently, the board of control for cricket in India (BCCI) posted a tweet with a picture of KL Rahul and officially informed the fans about the clearance of his fitness test. Fans have different opinions on replacing Dhawan as captain just a week before the start of the series.

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Here’s how Twitter reacted to this decision from the Indian Cricket Board:

Shikhar Dhawan robbed.

— Underarm Bowler (@UnderarmBowler) August 11, 2022

Wow a captain in last series is now the vice captain and after this series he won’t be the squad only.

— Yash Sablok (@yashsablok97) August 11, 2022

Goodbye Dhawan

— Tukun (@SuvTK7) August 11, 2022

Mtlb Asia Cup mai rest krege kl sahab taliya bajti rehni chaiye ....😂😂

— श्री ड्यूड सिंह (@ShriDudeSingh) August 11, 2022

???? Again discrimination with dhawan,he is the announced captain ....

— maven (@losmaven) August 11, 2022

Khi series na haar jaye ZimBabar se ye KLOL ki captaincy me 😕
Dhawan better tha KLOL se

— Ash... Rohitian2 (@ashrohitian2) August 11, 2022