‘Everyone Had Their Fingers Crossed Hoping It Wasn’t Big But After Scans…’: Rahul Recalls His Injury – News18

Curated By: Aakash Biswas

Curated By: Aakash Biswas

Last Updated: September 10, 2023, 14:32 IST

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Ahead of the all-important sport in opposition to Pakistan, Rahul recalled the incident by which he sustained the harm and thanked the BCCI and physios for caring for his remedy.

A fit-again KL Rahul is again within the Indian dressing room after a prolonged harm layoff and is keen to seize each alternative coming his manner. He will bat for the primary time since May 2023 if given an opportunity in opposition to Pakistan within the Asia Cup Super-Four sport on Sunday.

Rahul harm himself whereas fielding in an Indian Premier League (IPL) sport in opposition to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Lucknow earlier this yr. The harm required him to go below the knife adopted by a quick rehabilitation process that stored him away from the sector for greater than 4 months.

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Ahead of the all-important sport in opposition to Pakistan, Rahul recalled the incident by which he sustained the harm and thanked the BCCI and physios for caring for his remedy.

“I tried chasing a ball, but my tendon snapped. I had a full-fledged tear, my tendon ripped apart from my quadriceps. When it happened, my family, franchise and everyone had their fingers crossed hoping it was not something big, but a small strain that could go in two weeks

“But after scans, we realised it was a full tear and it became clear that I could recover from it after going under the knife. It took us a few days to decide where I was supposed to go for surgery and who was the best surgeon and I would like to thank BCCI, physios, and doctors who made sure I got the best treatment and surgery. You need the support of people at such times and I had it,” Rahul instructed BCCI.television.

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After spending weeks on the National Cricket Academy (NCA), Rahul is again to play for India. He tried returning in the beginning of the Asia Cup however was dominated out of the primary two video games as a result of niggle he developed throughout rehabilitation.

“The biggest challenge was to get rid of that pain aspect of things. And once you get through that, and that can only happen when you take things step by step. I was in the hands of some really good physios and trainers at the NCA, so they really guided me and they knew when to push me and when to step back.

So once that happened, then skill took place, and I started sprinting and doing all of that. But unfortunately, in the process of doing that, I developed a small niggle just before I could come back into the team, which was a big downer, and I was actually ahead and I felt like I could come much before the Asia Cup and give myself a lot of time and prepare myself well. But unfortunately, one more niggle, that set me back,” he added.

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