AUS vs IND: KL Rahul Ruled Out Of Ongoing Test Series Against Australia Due To Injury | Cricket News

In one other setback for the Indian squad, batsman KL Rahul has been dominated out of the rest of the 2 Tests of the ongoing four-match series in Australia. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), in a media launch on Tuesday, mentioned that the 28-year-old sprained his left wrist whereas batting throughout a practice session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Saturday. India are already lacking captain Virat Kohli, who’s on paternity go away, Mohammed Shami and Umesh Yadav — attributable to accidents. Rahul was not a part of the enjoying XI for the primary two Tests, however performed his half with some high quality performances within the limited-overs leg of the Australia tour that preceded the Test collection.

“KL Rahul sprained his left wrist while batting in the nets at the MCG during Team India’s practice session on Saturday. The wicketkeeper-batsman will not be available for the remaining two Tests of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy as he will need about three weeks time to recover completely and regain full strength,” the BCCI mentioned in a press release.

The fashionable right-hander will now return to India start his rehabilitation course of on the National Cricket Academy (NCA).

“He will now return to India and head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further rehabilitation of his injury.”

Rahul performed all three matches within the One-Day International (ODI) collection in Australia, which the hosts received 2-1. The right-hander scored 93 runs at a median of 31 with a excessive rating of 76.

India received the T20I collection 2-1, with Rahul scoring a complete of 81 runs within the three matches.

The 28-year-old was missed for the primary two Test matches regardless of the absence of Virat Kohli (2nd Test) and Rohit Sharma.

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The four-match Test collection is at the moment degree at 1-1 with Australia profitable the opening match in Adelaide and India rising victorious in Melbourne.

The third Test is about to start out in Sydney on January 7. The fourth and last Test is scheduled to be held in Brisbane, beginning January 15.