SA vs IND 2nd Test: Did RCB Already Know Of KL Rahul Being The Captain For The Match?

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Stand-in captain for India KL Rahul won the toss & opted to bat first against South Africa in the 2nd test match, at The Wanderers Johannesburg. Virat Kohli is sitting out of this match due to an upper back spasm. The majority of people outside the team camp came to know about this when KL Rahul walked out for the toss but did IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) know about it beforehand?

The Royal Challengers Bangalore had posted an image of KL Rahul an hour before the toss on their Twitter account. RCB captioned the post: 'The focus shifts to the Wanderers as Team India have a chance to seal the series.'

This tweet by RCB implies that the franchise knew about Virat not playing the match even before the cricket experts & fans. Fans are also wittingly replying to this post on social media. 

The focus shifts to the Wanderers as #TeamIndia have a chance to seal the series.

It’s MATCH DAY, 12th Man Army! #PlayBold #SAvIND pic.twitter.com/2WrUWxTQKr

— Royal Challengers Bangalore (@RCBTweets) January 3, 2022

While talking about the match, India managed to score 53 at a loss of 3 wickets at the end of Session 1 on Day 1. Indian captain KL Rahul & India's foreign expert Hanuma Vihari are holding the crease for Team India. The nature of the match & pitch till now is suggesting a low scoring game.