Lucknow Super Giants captain and India’s star player KL Rahul on Monday suffered a proper thigh damage when LSG locked horns in opposition to Royal Challengers Bangalore in IPL 2023. Rahul ran to avoid wasting a boundary however picked up the damage and was seen in some severe ache. Rahul was taken off the sphere and got here out to bat at No.11 in the nineteenth over of the chase however didn’t look match.
Notably, there are rising doubts over Rahul’s damage. LSG’s stand-in captain Krunal Pandya offered an replace on Rahul after the match and mentioned that the LSG opener has pulled his hip flexor. “It’s such a sad thing Rahul pulled his hip flexor. I am not aware how bad it is, the medical team will assess it.” It is being learnt that Rahul has undergone scans for the damage and the outcomes of the identical can be out quickly.
Meanwhile, if he doesn’t get match in time, each LSG and India should ponder upon his alternative. As India went with Shubman Gill on the high of the order together with Rohit Sharma in the latter levels of the Border-Gavaskar trophy 2023, they are going to seemingly stick with the identical opening mixture. Therefore, India might need to consider a middle-order player if Rahul is not going to be match.
Players who can replace Rahul in the WTC squad
1 – Sarfaraz Khan: Delhi Capitals batter Sarfaraz Khan can be a like-to-like alternative for KL Rahul if the latter just isn’t match. Sarfaraz has been knocking on the doorways of the Indian workforce with a string of sturdy performances in the Indian home season. He smashed three tons in the current Ranji Trophy for Mumbai. Meanwhile, Sirdharan Sharath, a member of BCCI’s nationwide choice panel had earlier mentioned that Sarfaraz is on the workforce’s radar.
2 – Ishan Kishan: Mumbai Indians batter Ishan Kishan can be an alternative choice for Rahul. Kishan was in India’s squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2023 however didn’t get a recreation in the four-match collection in India. Kishan is a hitter and can be essential as India are already lacking Rishabh Pant too. Moreover, Kishan additionally does wicket-keeping.
3 – Hanuma Vihari: Andhra Pradesh’s Hanuma Vihari is one other choice to play in the center order. Vihari has respectable expertise in taking part in Test matches for India. He has performed 16 Tests for the nation. Meanwhile, Vihari additionally has expertise of taking part in in opposition to Australia.
India’s squad for WTC 2023 Final:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, Okay L Rahul, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.
