The injury woes continue! KL Rahul sent back to India due to wrist sprain

NewsBharati    05-Jan-2021 10:29:57 AM
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Sydney, Jan 5: Indian batsman KL Rahul has been ruled out of the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy due to a wrist injury he sustained while batting in the nets on Saturday.
 
"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," BCCI said in a statement issued on Tuesday.
 
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It also stated that Rahul will now return to India and head to the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru for further rehabilitation of his injury.
 
The visitors are already in a disadvantaged state after Mohammed Shami and Umesh Sharma were sent back to India due to injury. Now, K L Rahul's absence from the squad will add more woes to the side. Apart from this, Team India is playing these three Tests without Virat Kohli and Ishant Sharma could also not be a part of the squad.
 
Though Rohit Sharma is back in the squad and has been named as vice-captain for the third Test in Sydney starting from January 7, KL Rahul’s injury has come as a major blow to the Ajinkya Rahane-led side. Besides, Rahul was expected to be in the playing XI for the upcoming match after Hanuma Vihari could not score enough runs for the team. Vihari has scored 45 runs in the last three innings.
 
The four-match Test series is currently level at 1-1 after India’s heroic win in the Boxing Day Test. Skipper Rahane led the side from the front with a 112-run knock in the first innings which helped India register an 8-wicket win.