Mayank Agarwal got off to a fantastic start in the Test arena with a score of 76 in the third Test against Australia in Melbourne on Wednesday. He strung key partnerships with Hanuma Vihari and Cheteshwar Pujara to help India reach 215/2 at the end of Day 1.

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The cricket fans couldn’t hold back when they had a chance to troll KL Rahul on Twitter, who has failed to score consistently as an opener this year. The social networking site was filled with hilarious memes.

Discarded Indian batsman KL Rahul expressed happiness for Indian opener Mayank Agarwal who made his Test debut in India’s third Test against Australia. He started off well, in fact, Mayank became the second highest scorer on debut for India overseas and highest in Australia.

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Agarwal’s 76 took him over Dattu Phadkar, who scored 51 on his Test debut at the SCG in 1947.

“Seeing my Best Friend getting his cap and debuting for the Country makes me so Happy and Proud today. Upwards and Onwards, my brother, you’re just getting started Monkus. @mayankcricket  #295,” wrote Rahul on Twitter.

Seeing my Best Friend getting his cap and debuting for the Country makes me so Happy and Proud today. 👑🤗
Upwards and Onwards my brother, you’re just getting started Monkus. 💪🏽 @mayankcricket

#295 🇮🇳 pic.twitter.com/r9n61VRewB

— K L Rahul (@klrahul11) December 26, 2018

KL Rahul was dropped from the playing XI after failing again and again in last two Test matches. Not only Rahul, his batting partner Murali Vijay too struggled to cope up with the Australian conditions and was dismissed cheaply.

Check out the comments his tweet received :

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— Dr.Lee Han-yeol (@kandaknd) December 26, 2018

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— Xavier Francis (@XavierF23016240) December 26, 2018

Rahul reaction after seeing Agarwal’s 50 from dressing room 😂 pic.twitter.com/ii2tOA0644

— pokkiri dinesh (@pokkiridinesh) December 26, 2018

I know your inner feelings 🤣😂

— Dhrumil (@thaker_dhrumil) December 26, 2018

Have a nice holiday trip kl

— H S E K O L (@SARCASTIC_soul3) December 26, 2018

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— அன்பு (@Stranger_off) December 26, 2018

But you never understand importance of that cap in test cricket..no improvement no hardwork just going in coming out and putting pressure on team..

— narendramodi.in (@ajeet_kaint) December 26, 2018

Prithvi & mayank welcome to test cricket…..rahul&vijay good bye to test cricket

— Srinivas (@iamsrinivass) December 26, 2018

….and credit goes to you @klrahul11

— Adarsh Agrawal (@adarsh_khs) December 26, 2018

Hey KL. Now, you can concentrate more on your Instagram…

— 𝒜𝓃𝓊𝓅𝒶𝓂 🏏 (@Anupam183) December 26, 2018

You should thank yourself Rahul…it’s your performance which has created the opportunity for Mayank 👍

— Amit Agarwal (@amit_agarwala) December 26, 2018

All credit to you keep performing like this and u can see other karnataka player in the team @klrahul11 @BCCI

— Aarish Zaid Iqbal🇮🇳 (@ZaidAarish) December 26, 2018

Successfully ended your test career

— Aleena Afrin 👑 (@AfrinAleena) December 26, 2018

India opened their innings with Hanuma Vihari and Mayank in Melbourne Cricket Ground. Vihari scored 8 runs but fought for 66 balls in the middle. India lost their wicket in 19th over of the game. Currently India have scored 408 runs for the loss of 5 wickets having Rohit Sharma and Pant in the crease.

KL Rahul was dropped from the playing XI after failing again and again in last two Test matches. Not only Rahul, his batting partner Murali Vijay too struggled to cope up with the Australian conditions and was dismissed cheaply.

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Rahul and Mayank play for same stateside, Karnataka. They both started their first-class cricket for Karnataka in 2010. Interestingly, they both have made their IPL debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore and currently playing for Kings XI Punjab.