First KL Rahul was added to the Indian squad for the remaining three Tests against England, and just a day later, he was replaced by upcoming star Devdutt Padikkal, since it was informed, that the former had not recovered from his injury fully. As per a BCCI release, the batsman was well on his way to recovery, and was 90% fit, and hence wasn’t considered for the third Test.
“KL Rahul, whose availability for the remaining three Tests was subject to fitness, has been ruled out of the third Test against England in Rajkot. Mr. Rahul has reached 90 per cent of match fitness and is progressing well under the supervision of the BCCI Medical Team,” the BCCI said in a press release.
With the series locked 1-1, Rahul will spend some more time at the NCA Bengaluru, and would likely return for the fourth and the fifth Tests. Having said that, this has left a few miffed.
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“KL Rahul hasn’t yet reported in Rajkot. Ravindra Jadeja, the local boy has linked up with the team. It was always a case of subject to fitness and BCCI medical team is still not confident that he is match fit,” a senior BCCI source told PTI on the condition of anonymity.
“If the BCCI’s medical team knew in first place that Rahul’s quad injury is as serious as it looks, why in the first place was he kept in provisional squad. And why is the player sending wrong signals by posting videos of his batting on Instagram stories,” a senior BCCI official asked.
There are a couple of more problems that have surfaced, apart from Rahul’s case. Shreyas Iyer was ousted from the team after first two matches, as he complained of back and groin pain. And then, Ishan Kishan has been missing ever since he left the Indian squad from the South Africa series.
India Squad for Third Test: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KS Bharat (WK), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Devdutt Padikkal.
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