New Delhi. The Indian team that is on Australia tour is facing continuous setbacks. KL Rahul suffered an elbow injury in the intra squad match on Friday. The injury was so deep that he not only had to seek help from a doctor immediately, but also had to leave the field. A day earlier, Sarfaraz Khan had suffered an injury in the nets and was seen holding his elbow. The team management has made it clear on Sarfaraz’s injury that it is not serious. Update about KL Rahul is yet to come.
The test match between India and Australia is to be played in Perth from 22nd November. There is little hope of captain Rohit Sharma playing in this first test match of the series. KL Rahul may get a chance to open in his place. He can be given preference over Abhimanyu Easwaran. KL Rahul’s record in Australia is also good. But at present his condition is bad. KL Rahul had also played practice matches before the intra squad, in which he did not score much runs with his bat.
According to reports, in the intra-squad match, Prasidh Krishna’s rising ball hit KL Rahul’s elbow. He writhed in pain. However, he tried batting again, but could not do so due to pain. Even the help of physio could not prepare him for batting again. As a result, KL left the field.
According to the report of ESPN, an intra squad match was played at WACA Stadium between the Indian team playing in Perth Test and India A. KL Rahul hit some good shots before getting injured, which was indicating his good form. Yashasvi Jaiswal and Virat Kohli could not stay at the crease for long in this match and were out after scoring 15 runs each. Shubhman Gill played an inning of 28 runs. At the time of break, the team’s score was 106 runs for 5 wickets in 28 overs. Overall, the quartet of Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar, Washington Sundar and Tanush Kotian troubled Kohli and the brigade a lot.
FIRST PUBLISHED: November 15, 2024, 11:20 IST