The Test season is about to begin for Team India. The Indian team is in Perth for a five-Test series. After Shubman Gill’s injury and Rohit Sharma not yet reaching Australia, the team management was worried about the opening pair. Everyone heaved a sigh of relief with KL Rahul being fit.
The five-Test series between India and Australia is starting from 22nd November in Perth Test. Good news came at the right time for the Indian team management, when KL Rahul returned fit to bat.
The team management was worried because opener Shubman Gill has injured his thumb and Rohit Sharma has not reached Australia yet. That means the captain will not be able to play the first test. In such a situation, the question was who would start the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal?
KL Rahul is almost certain to open the innings in the Perth Test.
- Now that KL Rahul is fit and good in practice batting He is seen doing, it is considered certain that he will play in the Perth Test and open the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal.
- Let us tell you, during the practice session in Perth, KL Rahul injured his elbow on the ball of Prasidh Krishna. After this there was tension in the team. However, on Sunday Rahul returned to Praxit.
- On Sunday, Rahul batted for about an hour on the center wicket. He faced Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and other bowlers of Team India.
- After this Rahul went for practice. Here too he appeared to be in rhythm. The ball is coming well on his bat. After the failures of the past few days, there is pressure on him to perform well.
Rahul will provide stability to the team in Gill’s absence.
Shubman Gill, one of the heroes of India’s last Border-Gavaskar Trophy win, has been the mainstay of the batting. In Gill’s absence, if captain Rohit Sharma is also ruled out of the first Test (which is considered certain), then India’s top order may look weak.
Gill suffered the injury while fielding on the second day of an intra-squad simulation match. He was seen in pain and immediately left the field for scans. Gill’s left thumb is fractured. In this way, it is not possible for him to be fit before the Perth Test.
In such a situation, the return of KL Rahul can provide stability in the top order. Rahul had opened the innings with Yashasvi Jaiswal in the simulation match and the team management was hopeful that the star batsman would regain fitness when the match starts on November 22.
