KL Rahul is anticipated to miss the rest of the Indian Premier League after limping off the field after Lucknow Super Giants’ loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday. The match was part of the Indian Premier League.
It is anticipated that the opener will travel to Mumbai to have scans performed, and then he will proceed to the National Cricket Academy for rehabilitation after that. The specific nature of his injury has not been disclosed by the franchise or the BCCI at this time; however, they are expected to do so in the near future.
In the current state of affairs, Rahul’s participation in the World Test Championship final, in which he was getting ready to play as a wicket-keeper, is also in significant danger of being called into question. In order to have a comprehensive image of his availability, it is likely that he would have to undergo tests in Mumbai; nevertheless, those who are in the know claim that Rahul will need at least a month to properly recuperate from his injury.
The WTC championship match versus Australia is scheduled to take place on June 7, and the departure date for the squad is set for May 29, so the 31-year-old is in a race against the clock to be well in time for the major competition.
Even though the selectors have already revealed that the WTC final squad will consist of 15 players, it is highly likely that the roster will be altered in the days ahead as another meeting is scheduled to take place.
In addition to Rahul, his colleague at Lucknow, Jaydev Unadkat, is also out with an injury to his left shoulder after it occurred on Sunday during a net practice. It is believed that the bowler suffered a serious injury during his fall when his foot became entangled in one of the ropes that was used to tie the practice nets up.
It has been reliably learned that the left-arm pacer would need 6-7 weeks of time time to recuperate, which once again renders him dubious for the final.
The fact that Rahul suffered an injury is cause for significant worry for the team’s management, since they were counting on him to bat in the middle of the order. In spite of the fact that he was having a terrible run of form, which led to his being removed from the team for the last two tests against Australia, with Shubman Gill replacing his position at the top of the order, injuries to Shreyas Iyer had created an opportunity for Rahul in the middle-order.
In spite of the fact that the selectors have decided to bring back the seasoned Ajinkya Rahane for the WTC final, India will have to look elsewhere for more support in the middle order. In light of the fact that the middle order was in a precarious position and that KS Bharat did not seem to be at ease with the bat, India had planned to give over the wicket-keeping gloves to Rahul. This would have bolstered the batting and enabled them to bat deep up to number nine.