India look to overcome K L Rahul’s injury scare ahead of BGT
Star batter K L Rahul was forced to retire hurt after being hit by a rising delivery from Prasidh Krishna during the team’s intra-squad match simulation at the WACA in Perth on Friday.
Star batter K L Rahul was forced to retire hurt after being hit by a rising delivery from Prasidh Krishna during the team’s intra-squad match simulation at the WACA in Perth on Friday.
Rahul, who led LSG into the playoffs in their first two seasons, in 2022 and 2023, but failed to continue the momentum in the last season, even though he finished as their highest run-getter with 520 runs at a strike rate of 136.12.
While Gambhir is hopeful of Rohit’s availability, he is also happy with the options — both from an opening and leadership standpoint, in case Rohit doesn’t make it.
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The interesting part of KL Rahul 2.0 is that he’s enjoying the challenges thrown at him. Take for example, his contest with Rabada on the second morning, when Rabada beat him four times in four balls, and Rahul responded to the fifth ball – a short and wide delivery -- with an upper cut it for four.
Rabada, who hasn’t played any international cricket since an emotional World Cup semi-final exit in November, came up with his 14th five-wicket haul in just 61 Tests to match the legendary Shaun Pollock.
India may have stumbled at the final hurdle, but the ICC Men's ODI World Cup was a great campaign for the two-time winners and they gained many things from this, says former India star Suresh Raina.
The note also mentioned that "Rahul" had been the non-seasonal wicketkeeper for both World Cups. Rahul Dravid took up the wicketkeeping gloves in 2003, and KL Rahul is the wicketkeeper in the World Cup in 2023.
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