Rahane or Iyer, who will bat at number five in the first test? KL Rahul gave this answer

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India vs South Africa Boxing Day Test: Indian cricket team’s vice-captain KL Rahul admitted that deciding who will bat at number five in the first Test against South Africa starting on December 26 will be very difficult. He said that the team will start talking about it today or tomorrow. Ajinkya Rahane has been batting at number five for a long time, but his poor form continues. In such a situation, Hanuma Vihari and Shreyas Iyer are the contenders for this place.

KL Rahul said in the virtual press conference, "This is a very difficult decision. I think Ajinkya Rahane has been a very important part of our Test team and he has played very important innings in his career. The kind of innings he played in Melbourne really helped us win the Test match."

he added, "He partnered with Pujara in the second innings at Lord’s, where he scored a fifty, after which we won that Test match as well. So, he has been a key and a strong player for us in the middle order."

said Rahul "Shreyas Iyer played a brilliant innings in Kanpur and scored a century, so he is also a contender for this number. At the same time, Hanuma Vihari has also done well for us. It is a difficult decision and will be discussed today or tomorrow."

Rahul hints at going with five bowlers

Rahul has called it right to take the field with five bowlers, who have led India to success in recent overseas tours. They said, "I think most of the teams have started giving chances to five bowlers and every team wants to take 20 wickets and that is the only way you can win a Test match."

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