Manjrekar felt sorry for Rahul but added that it was a mystery how a batter who has got so many overseas centuries, has not been scoring consisently.

India have announced their squad for the Border Gavaskar Trophy and will face a major selection headache to make the playing XI.The Ajit Agarkar-led selection commitee have named three uncapped players in the squad and two of them could make a debut in the series opener at the Optus Stadium in Perth from November 22.

A particular set of criticism was targetted towards KL Rahul, who miserably failed to leave a mark in the match. In both the innings, Rahul registered poor scores of 0 and 12 and could not live up to the expectations.

Head Coach Gautam Gambhir had supported KL Rahul ahead of the second Test match, but his absence from the playing XI raises concerns about the team management's view on KL Rahul's position

The second Test of the three-match series between India and New Zealand is all set to get underway on October 24 (Thursday). On the eve of the Test match, India head coach attended the press conference and insisted on backing KL Rahul.

KL Rahul was dropped from the India playing XI for the second Test against New Zealand at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune. The team backed Sarfaraz Khan, who scored 150 in the first Test,

Rohit Sharma dropped KL Rahul, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav for the second Test against New Zealand in Pune.