"Kohli ko Test se bhi bahar kar diya kya?" - Fans react after injured Virat Kohli misses second Test vs South Africa

A back spasm has forced India captain Virat Kohli to miss the second Test against South Africa that began in Johannesburg on Monday.

Stand-in captain KL Rahul won the toss and elected to bat on a typical Wanderers pitch that has traditionally been quick and bouncy.

Team India stuck to the same bowling combination that proved successful in the first Test. The home team made two changes - Kyle Verreynne and Duanne Olivier replaced Quinton de Kock and Wiaan Mulder.

India playing XI: KL Rahul (c), Mayank Agarwal, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

South Africa playing XI: Dean Elgar (c), Aiden Markram, Keegan Petersen, Rassie van der Dussen, Temba Bavuma, Kyle Verreynne (wk), Wiaan Mulder, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Duanne Olivier, Lungi Ngidi

Many fans were disappointed to see Kohli, who was recently replaced as ODI skipper, sit out the first Test of the new year and took to Twitter to express the same.

Here are some of the fan reactions:

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"Really honoured and looking forward to this challenge" - KL Rahul on captaining India in Test cricket

Rahul said it was an honor and pleasure to lead India in Test cricket. Speaking at the toss, Rahul revealed that a back spasm forced Kohli to miss the game.

“Unfortunately Virat has had an upper back spasm, and hopefully he'll recover for the next Test. It is every Indian player's dream to captain his country. I am really honoured and looking forward to this challenge,” Rahul said.

After a resounding win in the first Test at Centurion, India are eyeing their maiden Test series win on South African soil.