India tour of Zimbabwe – KL Rahul ruled out: Vice-captain KL Rahul’s comeback from a groin injury was further halted as the 30-year-old missed out on his fourth successive series. Rahul hasn’t played for India since March, and while he was set to feature in the T20Is against West Indies, a COVID-19 positive test ruled him out of action. Rahul’s continued absence is a concern for Rahul Dravid with the Asia Cup 2022 and the t20 world Cup on the horizon. Follow India vs Zimbabwe Live updates on Insidesport.IN
India tour of Zimbabwe: KL Rahul’s fitness woes continue, vice-captain RULED OUT of Zimbabwe ODIs after recovery hits new SETBACK – Check out
Having missed out on the series against West Indies, KL Rahul was expected to be named captain and lead the side as India takes on Zimbabwe in three ODIs next month. It has been an injury hell for KL Rahul over the last 12 months and the Indian opener went to Germany to undergo surgery on a sports hernia.
He had since resumed training at the NCA and was supposed to undergo a fitness test before flying out to the Caribbean. However as fate would have it, the 30-year-old tested positive for COVID-19 and had to enter isolation.
In a social media post, Rahul confirmed that his rehabilitation had hit a setback due to COVID-19 and he was still working his way back to full fitness. The Indian vice-captain now faces a race against time to be fit for the Asia Cup, set to be played in UAE later next month.
⏳💙🇮🇳🙏🏽 pic.twitter.com/2ULENT5Puk
— K L Rahul (@klrahul) July 30, 2022
India tour of Zimbabwe: KL Rahul’s fitness woes continue, vice-captain RULED OUT of Zimbabwe ODIs after recovery hits new SETBACK – Check out
On Friday, The Selection committee confirmed that Sanju Samson would replace Rahul in the squad for the series against West Indies. There was still hope that the LSG captain could make a return for the Zimbabwe series, but the COVID-19 blow has set his recovery back.
India squad vs Zimbabwe: Shikhar Dhawan (Capt), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohd Siraj, Deepak Chahar.
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