On Tuesday, head coach Rahul Dravid mentioned the 30-year-old had been dominated out of India’s first two Asia Cup matches, in opposition to Pakistan and Nepal.On the World Cup, within the absence of Rishabh Pant, Rahul has been primed to be wicketkeeper however his damage woes may disrupt these plans.
Rahul suffered a thigh damage in the course of the IPL and has since undergone surgical procedure and subsequent rehabilitation on the Nationwide Cricket Academy. Now, he has picked up a niggle throughout follow.
“Rahul has had an excellent week right here with us, actually skilled and progressing effectively on the route he needs to take. However, he can be unavailable for the Kandy leg of the Asia Cup. The NCA can be taking care of him for the following few days whereas we’re travelling. We’ll recess on September four and take it from there, however indicators are wanting good,” mentioned Dravid after watching Rahul heat up after which bat freely in opposition to spin and tempo for over half an hour.
Though wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan is within the squad and Sanju Samson has been drafted in as a reserve participant, Rahul’s extended absence interprets into lesser recreation time forward of the World Cup.
“From our perspective, it’s simply two much less video games. Shreyas Iyer and Rahul are in the identical boat. KL is batting and holding effectively. It’s only a barely extra cautious strategy with him main into the World Cup. He can have a few match simulations over the following few days which is able to give him an extended time on the market within the center. We hope that it’s only two video games that he misses and can be accessible. I’m not apprehensive about it. Shreyas and he are skilled gamers and hopefully, we may give him recreation time in Colombo,” Dravid mentioned.
