Twitter feels it's the end of the road for KL Rahul after Rohit Sharma's ton as Test opener

On 2nd October 2019, early in the morning, India was scheduled to play the first match of a three-match Test series against South Africa. There were several questions and doubts inside fans and critics over Rohit Sharma, who was up for his first match to play as an opener in Tests.

There was a split opinion among the former cricketers over India’s hitman for selecting him as an opener in this format. After he was added to the Test squad, he played a warm-up match against South Africa and got out on the second delivery of his inning which gave another chance to the critics to speak about him, but today Rohit gave a fitting reply to his critics with his willow.

Rohit Sharma looked pretty calm and normal from the starting and played decently well during the first session and then played the Proteas bowlers in all the directions of the ground. He got his half-century in 84 deliveries and then took only 69 balls to reach his 4th Test ton, This was his 1st century as an Indian opener. The dressing room cheered hitman’s century and his fans across the world took the twitter with the storm.

Before opting for Rohit, in Test cricket selectors had given ample chances to KL Rahul to perform but his poor form and inconsistency to convert good starts into big scores forced the selection of Mumbai batsman over Rahul. Twitter feels it’s the end of the road for KL Rahul in Test cricket

Here is how Twitter reacted

I guess it’s tata bye bye for KL Rahul. Great knock @ImRo45 #INDvsSA

— Kavit Desai (@desaikavit) October 2, 2019

RIP KL Rahul's test Career…!

Rohit 🙏🔥#INDvSA

— Arpit🇮🇳 (@itsarpit7) October 2, 2019

End of KL Rahul for Tests ?

— sajith | ಸಜಿತ್ (@sajithmandya) October 2, 2019

Rohit Sharma all set for his double century on start as Test opener, and the road back to the playing XI gets more complex for the likes of KL Rahul, Prithvi Shaw and even Shikhar Dhawan (if in contention anymore). #INDvsSA #SAvIND

— Devarchit (@Devarchit) October 2, 2019

#RohitSharma

KL Rahul right now pic.twitter.com/TuMh6Hv0Hz

— Sir Yuzvendra (parody) (@SirYuzvendra) October 2, 2019

Rohit Sharma’s first Test ton as an opener, restores the faith the selectors and team management had put on him. Fabulous knock under pressure. This makes it tough for KL Rahul and Prithvi Shaw to make it back into the Test squad. #INDvSA

— Prem Mohanty (@philipbkk) October 2, 2019

Rohit Sharma to KL Rahul right now #RohitSharma #INDvsSA pic.twitter.com/OxF4OJvtB1

— The Errant Indian (@Ironic_Indian) October 2, 2019

Rohit to KL rahul career….#RohitSharma #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/vqHapguCvm

— Him@n (@Hhimanmi) October 2, 2019

Murli Vijay and KL Rahul right now 😂😂 #INDvSA #RohitSharma pic.twitter.com/rl3l1JSo8I

— Mohit Joshi (@Mohitji07) October 2, 2019

Kl Rahul :
Too Mai kya job chor du ?

— सीधा संस्कारी लड़का😇 (@harshit_raj12) October 2, 2019

KL RAHUL reaction now #INDvSA pic.twitter.com/yo7jR5vH1B

— Revanth raj (@Revanth_raj) October 2, 2019

Aaj Rohit Ki Innings Dekh Sabse Dukhi Insan KL Rahul Hoga 😂😂#INDvSA

— 🙅Mahatma Aandhi😑🔫 (@AandhiMahatma) October 2, 2019

#RohitSharma

KL Rahul pic.twitter.com/IQyyIv8j1u

— Sir Yuzvendra (parody) (@SirYuzvendra) October 2, 2019

Rohit Sharma finished test careers of Prithvi Shaw, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan and many other domestic players only by scoring one 50+ score. LEGEND!#INDvSA

— Right Arm Over (@RightArmOver_) October 2, 2019

#RohitSharma
Opens with a century as opener.
Meanwhile KL Rahul be like pic.twitter.com/oKl28DqRuD

— Raj Mohan Khurana (@RajThebookman) October 2, 2019

#INDvSA #RohitSharma

Rohit Sharma to KL Rahul : pic.twitter.com/mytOzj9gYR

— 🌸 फ़ा 💮 (@WhySoNefarious) October 2, 2019

On the other hand, Mayank Agarwal also scored a brilliant fifty against South Africa. This was the 1st fifty of the Karnataka batsman against the visitors. Both the openers have given a solid start to Team India in the first Test of their home season. This is the first century-plus stand in Tests in 24 innings after Afghanistan Test in 2018 and also recorded the first 200 runs stand in 81 innings. Earlier it was done by Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan in 2015 against Bangladesh in Fatullah. Team India openers will resume their second day at 202/0.