'Sacked?' - Twitter surprised to see KL Rahul lead team India despite Rohit Sharma's presence in the XI against Western Australia

Team India faced Western Australia XI in its second warm-up game being played at the W.A.C.A Perth on October 13 (Thursday). After the toss, the Indian team management revealed its playing XI with permanent skipper Rohit Sharma in the squad but not named as the skipper. 

The leadership role has been handed to the senior opening batter KL Rahul meaning Rohit might only bat in the match and won't field. The decision has not gone down well with the Indian fans who criticized both Rohit and the team management. 

Virat Kohli's name is also missing from the playing XI list

#TeamIndia will bowl first.

A look at our Playing XI for the second practice match against Western Australia. pic.twitter.com/5Wutj8rFYI

— BCCI (@BCCI) October 13, 2022

Rohit could not get going in the first warm-up game against the same opponents as he scored only three runs in his four deliveries before getting scalped by pacer Jason Behrendorff. The senior batter will want to get some runs under his belt before the main action starts.

Meanwhile, senior batter Virat Kohli was not named in the playing XI for the second warm-up game. He did not take a part in the first match as well with questions being asked about Kohli's availability. However, the former skipper did take the field during India's bowling innings. Western Australia XI, after being put in to bat first, posted a competitive total of 168 runs in their 20 overs.

Moreover, Rohit Sharma didn't open with KL Rahul in the chase with Rishabh Pant assisting the latter at the top of the order. However, the move didn't work well as Pant got out for only runs.

Meanwhile, here are some Twitter reactions on Rahul being named as captain:

Well done Rohit 😊😂 Just Bat And Sleep

— 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐯 (@ImGaurav137) October 13, 2022

Most probably Rohit will not field but only bat

— Wanderer (@Wanderer264264) October 13, 2022

Choker captain 😮

— ꪜꫀᥴ𝕥ꪮ𝕣⁴⁵ (@Vector_45R) October 13, 2022

Kl captain???

— ANKIT MEENA🇮🇳 (@im0ankit) October 13, 2022

ALL THE BEST Captain #KLRAHUL

— ALI BABA NSUI (@NsuiBaba) October 13, 2022

For all those wondering about KL captaining today, its bcoz Rohit will only bat ,he will not field.

— Wanderer (@Wanderer264264) October 13, 2022

ALL THE BEST Captain #KLRAHUL pic.twitter.com/XYKDpAGn4j

— KL Siku Kumar (@KL_Siku_Kumar) October 13, 2022

Rohit sacked from Captaincy ?

— Ashutosh Pandey (@__ashu_04__) October 13, 2022

Ro is not fielding today so they made VC as C. 👍#RohitSharma #HHVM

— Pan India #HHVM Film (@KalyanBabuIsLuv) October 13, 2022