Twitter reacts as Virat Kohli confirms Wriddhiman Saha's selection for first Test against South Africa

Just days after Ravi Shastri said he'll back Rishabh Pant to the hilt comes the news that he's been dropped from the Test XI for South Africa.

— Shashank Kishore (@captainshanky)

Not saying Pant is a finished article but has a couple of Test tons

— Bharath Ramaraj (@Fancricket12)

It was a good debate but playing the Test match will mean much to him and is a just call. Big game for as well.

— Boria Majumdar (@BoriaMajumdar)

Drop him in white ball cricket if you want to penalise him for poor outings in white-ball cricket. By dropping him in Tests, you’d taken away the only format he was exceptional for Team India.

Anyway, wishing Saha all the very best. It’s hard not to feel happy for him. 👍 2/2

— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash)

Rishabh Pant loses wicket-keeper’s spot for Test series v SA. Not so much for his lack of batting success in WI (tho that would have contributed too) as for his glovework. Saha’s superior ‘keeping skills on pitches with turn and probably low bounce swung it in his favour

— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah)

the rap on the knuckles is here...

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75)

Pant dropped from the Test format where he's broken few records because of his white ball cricket issues. This management will drop Bumrah too some day.



And If you don't need him for the series, let him play for Delhi then.

— Saurabh Malhotra (@MalhotraSaurabh)

1 year, 8 months and 23 days later Wriddhiman Saha finally gets redemption, will be keeping in the test match against South Africa.

All the best .

As for Rishab, he's too good a player to be down and out for long!

— Joy Bhattacharjya (@joybhattacharj)

Last 12 months

Rishabh Pant has scored just 10 Test runs lesser than Virat Kohli and batted 1 innings lesser than him @ Average 53.81.

— Merin Kumar ™ (@merin_kumar)

Rishabh Pant when he hears that Saha will play instead of him

— Sir Yuzvendra (parody) (@SirYuzvendra)

Wriddhiman Saha over Rishabh Pant?



Only Indian cricket things!

— IdlySambhar (@ChiggyViggie)

The worst thing MS Dhoni did in his career is to handover the captaincy to Virat Kohli.��

— Karthi. (@FlyingSlip_)

Pant has been dropped from the playing eleven of the first test because of his indifferent form in the T20s !! Wow, just Virat Kohli things

— Ramachandra.M/ ರಾಮಚಂದ್ರ.ಎಮ್ (@nanuramu)