Lokesh Rahul deserves to open India innings: Virat Kohli

India skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday said fit-again opener Lokesh Rahul will be drafted back into the playing XI for the second Test against Sri Lanka, starting at the Sinhalese Sports Club here on Thursday. Kohli said Rahul, who was out of the first Test due to viral fever, has been a top performer for the team in the longest version of the game for the past two years and that players have to make way for him. (Video: HT)