Indian star KL Rahul has shared a fitness update ahead of the 3rd Test against England on the Saurashtra Cricket Stadium in Rajkot as he eyes to return to the Playing XI. Rahul missed the second Test after choosing ache in his quadriceps however was picked by the BCCI for the final three Tests topic to fitness clearance.
Rahul was among the many 4 huge absentees within the second Test in Vizag together with Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli and Mohammed Siraj. The Indian workforce handed a debut cap to Rajat Patidar for the second match as Rahul’s substitute. Now after the squad announcement for the ultimate three matches, the 31-year-old has hit the nets days ahead of the third Test.
In an Instagram story shared by the Indian batter, Rahul was seen coaching seemingly with out discomfort in nets. He titled the story with the caption ‘Sunday’.
Rahul, Jadeja and Siraj have been picked by India for the three remaining Test matches, nonetheless, the participation of the primary two is topic to fitness clearance from the BCCI medical workforce. The Indian Board confirmed the event on Saturday whereas asserting the squad.Â
In the 2 notes shared by BCCI whereas naming the squad, the Indian Board wrote about Kohli and the duo of Jadeja and Rahul:
“1: Virat Kohli will stay unavailable for choice for the rest of the collection as a result of private causes. The Board totally respects and helps Mr. Kohli’s choice.
2: **The participation of Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul is topic to fitness clearance from the BCCI medical workforce.”
The third Test will likely be performed from February 15 onwards in Rajkot.
Squad: Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul*, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), KS Bharat (WK), R Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja*, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash DeepÂ
