Former India Opener Feels Ajinkya Rahane's Place In XI Doubtful After KL Rahul Named India Vice-Captain For South Africa Tests

Rahane, who captained India in the first Test against New Zealand, is not going through the best of phases as a batter. He missed the second Test match due to an injury. His average in the 16 Test matches that he has played in the last two years is only 24.39 with only one hundred - in Melbourne against Australia - and two fifties.

It will be interesting to see if he gets a place in the playing XI for the Boxing Day Test match against South Africa as Shreyas Iyer, who had made his debut against New Zealand, did exceedingly well in the opportunities he got.

Meanwhile, the Indian team had its first training session in Centurion on Saturday. India are slated to play three Tests and as many ODIs on the South Africa tour.