Ajinkya Rahane should’ve led in Virat Kohli’s absence: Wasim Jaffer

Wasim Jaffer and Ajinkya Rahane

Former India opener Wasim Jaffer said that senior batsman Ajinkya Rahane should have led the national side in Virat Kohli's absence in the second Test against South Africa in Johannesburg.

India lost the second Test by seven wickets as Dean Elgar's men chased 240 on Day Four in the final innings. Kohli missed the Test due to a back spasm and newly-appointed vice-captain KL Rahul took over as the stand-in captain.

Rahul scored a fifty in the first innings, but his captaincy, especially in the fourth innings came under the scanner as South Africa managed to score freely. "I am surprised by the team management," Jaffer said.

"When you have someone as good as Ajinkya Rahane available who has not lost any Test as a captain and won you a Test series in Australia, do you need to give the Test captaincy to KL Rahul?

"I have nothing against KL Rahul. He is young and has captained the Punjab Kings. People are thinking about him as a future captain. But I think Rahane should have led the side in Kohli's absence," Jaffer was quoted as saying by InsideSport.

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