KL Rahul has regained full fitness from his elbow injury ahead of India’s first Test against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy that gets underway on November 22 at Perth Stadium. He had been struck on the elbow during an intra-squad simulation match.
Physiotherapist Yogesh Parmar updated Rahul’s recovery, and after an X-ray and scan, he was confident that Rahul would be fine. “I took him for the x-ray and scan, and based upon the reporting, I was much more confident that he should be fine. It was just a matter of controlling the pain and giving him some confidence,” Parmar said. “From a medical point of view, he is absolutely fine.”
The BCCI issued a statement confirming Rahul’s recovery, saying: “After being hit on his elbow on Day 1 of the match simulation, KL Rahul has recovered and is raring to go.
India is already dealing with another injury concern, as Shubman Gill sustained a thumb injury on the second day of their intra-squad match at WACA. There are also concerns over Rohit Sharma’s possible availability for the Perth Test, considering Indian skipper has recently become a father, on November 15. If Rohit is not available and Gill does not recover, then openers would be left solely to play with Yashasvi Jaiswal, including Abhimanyu Easwaran and Rahul.
KL Rahul is looking to prove himself in Test cricket as he did not do much. He was left out of the playing XI as India failed to win the first Test against New Zealand at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. In fact, during a first-class match between India A and Australia A at Melbourne, Rahul found it tough with the bat. He was dismissed for just four runs by Scott Boland in the first innings and was only able to make 10 runs from his batted, which was once again lost to Corey Rocchiccioli.