KL Rahul's last 10 Test innings

KL Rahul is set to make his return to Test cricket as a middle-order batter and wicketkeeper with two games against South Africa

Rahul hasn't been in great form in Test cricket of late and hence was dropped after the first two matches against Australia with Shubman Gill taking his position as the opener. Will a middle-order role change his fortunes?

In the last 10 innings where he batted, Rahul didn't even score a fifty in Test matches

Rahul scored just 125 runs in his last 10 innings in Test cricket at a horror average of 12.5

However, with Ishan Kishan not making the wicketkeeper's slot his own as yet, Rahul has a chance to grab the opportunity with both hands

His highest score in that period was 23 against Bangladesh in the series where he was captaining the Indian team

Rahul's scores in last 10 Test innings: 1, 17, 20 vs Australia; 22, 23, 10, 2 vs Bangladesh; 8, 12, 10 vs South Africa

Rahul scored a hundred and a fifty in three innings before those 10, and that came in South Africa. If Rahul can return to that form in the two Tests at Centurion and Newlands for India, he might make the middle-order spot his own

Rahul has batted in the middle order (outside opening and No.3) only once at No. 6 in the Boxing Day Test in 2014 and scored just 3 runs against Australia