India have been handed one other large blow going into the third Test towards England on Monday as former vice-captain KL Rahul is reportedly dominated out of the upcoming encounter. After restoring parity within the five-match saga, Rohit Sharma’s Team India introduced a Virat Kohli-less squad for the rest of the Test sequence towards England on Saturday. While former skipper Kohli opted out of the rest of the red-ball sequence, out-of-form batter Shreyas Iyer was dropped from the Test squad.
India’s KL Rahul celebrates his half-century (ANI)
As per the most recent developments, wicketkeeper-batter Rahul won’t function solely within the third Test towards England. Announcing the squad for the third, 4th and fifth Test towards England, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) revealed that the participation of Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja is topic to health clearance from the medical crew. The Indian duo missed the 2nd Test towards England resulting from their respective accidents. Rahul and Jadeja have been India’s standout performers within the sequence opener towards Ben Stokes’ males.
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Why India with out KL Rahul in third Test towards England
According to a report filed by the Indian Express, it has been realized that Rahul continues to be working in direction of attaining match health amid the England sequence. The Indian medical crew will observe Rahul’s health for yet another week earlier than handing out their verdict on the batter’s availability. The former vice-captain complained of proper quadriceps ache within the 1st Test towards England earlier than he was sidelined with an harm. India will meet England within the third Test at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Rajkot on Thursday.
Who will change Rahul in third Test?
Since Rahul will take some extra time to regain full health, India have opted to choose Karnataka batter Devdutt Padikkal within the Test squad for the England encounter. Former Rajasthan Royals (RR) batter Paddikal has joined forces with Rahul at Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. Rajasthan Royals swapped Padikkal for Lucknow Super Giants pacer Avesh Khan forward of IPL 2024. Indian southpaw Paddikal smashed 151 in his current Ranji Trophy match. Chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar additionally attended the Ranji sport between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu through which Padikkal performed the stroke-filled knock to strengthen his choice case. Padikkal scored 193 towards Punjab within the Ranji opener. The Indian batter additionally registered a century towards Goa. In his final three innings for India A, Padikkal has notched up noteworthy scores of 105, 65 and 21.
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