KL Rahul ruled out of Border-Gavaskar trophy
The injury list of just got longer for Team India, after batsmen KL Rahul who doubles up as keeper in limited over format sustained a wrist injury.The third match of the four-match series between India and Australia is to be played at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) from 7 January. The Indian cricket team has suffered a setback before this match. Team India’s stylish batsman KL Rahul has been out of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The BCCI has given information about this by tweeting from its official Twitter handle.
According to the information received, there has been a sprain in the wrist of Rahul’s left hand. He got hurt while batting during net practice at Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday. In such a situation, now this wicket-keeper-batsman will not be available for the next two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
UPDATE: KL Rahul ruled out of Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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BCCI secretary Jay Shah said in a press release, “KL Rahul has sprained his left wrist while batting in the nets at Team India’s practice session at the MCG on Saturday. Rahul will not be available for the remaining two matches of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He will need about three weeks to recover fully and gain full strength. Now he will return to India and go directly to the National Cricket Academy in Bangalore for rehabilitation of his injury.”
Earlier, pacer Mohammed Shami was ruled out due to a fore arm injury, while regular skipper flew back to India after the first test for the birth of his first child. The Border Gavaskar Trophy of four Test matches is being played down under. Two matches of this series have been played. The series is locked at 1 all.
