IND vs SA: Fans Hilariously Troll Cheteshwar Pujara & Ajinkya Rahane On Twitter As The Duo Flop In Cape Town Test
Updated - 13 Jan 2022, 05:04 PM
In what could well be the end of the road, senior pros Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane have failed once again in the Cape Town Test, leaving India in a perilous place in the deciding Test match.
Starting out in the second innings, both Pujara and Rahane were expected to deliver for the team when it needed them the most. However, it wasn’t to be this time around.
On Day 3, Pujara was sent back for 9 on the second delivery by Marco Jansen. He received an awkward chest-high delivery down the leg side which he tickled away but Keegan Petersen at leg slip pulled off a one-handed screamer.
Soon after, Rahane, who was favored ahead of the unlucky Hanuma Vihari, ended up gloving a catch to first slip. Although the umpire turned down the initial appeal, the South Africans reviewed and ended up being proved right as the UltraEdge showed a spike.
With that, Rahane might have well played his last Test match considering there are plenty of talented players waiting to take up the middle-order spot. Shreyas Iyer recently made his debut against New Zealand at home, scoring a century and half-century in his debut Test.
Similarly, even Pujara might have to return to domestic cricket and regain his touch if he is to make a comeback to the team. Between them, they have one century in the past year which came in Melbourne against Australia.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane’s failures:
TIME TO BRING AGAIN #PURANE
Thank you pujara and rahane for your valuable contribution for indian team in the past. #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/TnOLauFCaN— Abhishek Jain (@abhishe91414030) January 13, 2022
Hanuma Vihari after watching the batting of Ajinkya Rahane :-#AjinkyaRahane #Purane #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/n2tDAPkyAi
— Innocent Child (@bholaladkaa) January 13, 2022
Play Ranji Trophy guys #PURANE #SAvIND #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/15jbBwiwTB
— ◇Mr.360°◇ (@Cricketman555) January 13, 2022
Fans to rahane and pujara : #INDvsSA #PURANE pic.twitter.com/7D2wQEoHbn
— Prathamesh (@Memesrestic) January 13, 2022
#PURANE Rahane to Pujara from last 6 months. pic.twitter.com/9qw8rhDqfK
— Aryan Malik (@aryanmalik285) January 13, 2022
Pujara hadn't taken off his pads meanwhile Ajinkya Rahane arrives back,
Pujara : pic.twitter.com/yUyyKRrCYZ
— g0v!ñD $#@®mA (@rishu_1809) January 13, 2022
Virat Kohli seeing Pujara and Rahane getting out: pic.twitter.com/maNztiEaph
— Dharmin Bhandari (@idharmin01) January 13, 2022
The whole nation wants #PURANE to be dropped from the test side…. can't remember if that has happened to any player before ?? pic.twitter.com/n1QJn7VAYc
— Sidhanta Jani (@SidhantJani1) January 13, 2022
After watching the batting of Ajinkya Rahane and Cheteswar Pujara :-#PURANE #INDvsSA #AjinkyaRahane pic.twitter.com/lmhhsZ00N5
— Innocent Child (@bholaladkaa) January 13, 2022
Thank you @ajinkyarahane88 #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/kHwUUdowmH
— Comedy Tonic Telugu (@ComedyTonic) January 13, 2022
In loving memory of Ajinkya Rahane pic.twitter.com/VEmiaIEOHy
— maelstrom (@originalmiks) January 13, 2022
Pujara and Rahane in Tests since 2020 pic.twitter.com/dbbgMM4xYi
— Thalavenger (@Thalavenger) January 13, 2022
List of reasons why Ajinkya Rahane should play next test series. #INDvsSA #PURANE pic.twitter.com/wWoy2ppdht
— Positive Entropy (@EntropyPositive) January 13, 2022
Pujara: I’ve failed
Rahane: pic.twitter.com/9M2kowAi6Y
— Sritama Panda (Ross Taylor’s Version) (@cricketpun_duh) January 13, 2022
Not a single soul in the Indian dressing room stood up to laud Rahane and Pujara after they got out in their farewell Test. Disrespectful. #SAvIND
— Sameer Allana (@HitmanCricket) January 13, 2022
Surely it’s time for Shreyas Iyer in place of Rahane in the XI from the next Test series. #SAvInd
— Ajith Ramamurthy (@Ajith_tweets) January 13, 2022
Rahane when asked to stay at the crease for more than 10 minutes to help kohli out on the other end #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/UggW7hQr5n
— Aniket (@QuieterMe) January 13, 2022
Rahane and Pujara after playing career saving innings #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/gl2ykhJE5i
— Abhishek (@be_mewadi) January 13, 2022
People trolled me when I said we need to drop both Rahane & Pujara during the England series.
Selectors get away with such blunders as the fans are so blind. Pathetic.#CricketTwitter— Sushant Mehta (@SushantNMehta) January 13, 2022
Thank You Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane. #INDvsSA
— Kushan Sarkar (@kushansarkar) January 13, 2022
Happy retirement both of you?#pujararahane #rahane #pujara pic.twitter.com/8GXG71MOdy
— Abinash (@bubuabinash) January 13, 2022
Shreyas iyer after seeing this trend #PURANE #shreyasiyer pic.twitter.com/87pHVPfQLK
— Sumit (@skar1704) January 13, 2022
Dravid and Kohli after backing #PURANE in the series.#SAvIND pic.twitter.com/PQMDP7MiKP
— ℳ?.?? (@cricdrugs) January 13, 2022
Story of Pujara and Rahane for a long time now#INDvsSA #SAvsIND #SAvIND #INDvSA #CricketTwitter #PURANE pic.twitter.com/NkFKfBYPr9
— Max (@chahanicharcha) January 13, 2022
Pujara & Rahane today: #PURANE #INDvsSA #AjinkyaRahane pic.twitter.com/e22oj6XKI9
— Abhishek Tripathi (@abhithecomic) January 13, 2022
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