He can open in the first Test match in the absence of captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill.
1st Test Ind vs Aus (Aaj Samaj), Sports Table: After losing 3-0 in the home series against New Zealand, team India played a five-Test series against Australia. The first match of the series will be played in Perth from November 22. While regular captain Rohit Sharma is not available in the first Test match, Shubman Gill has also been ruled out of the first Test match due to injury.
In such a situation, the good news for the Indian team, which is going through a bad phase, is that the team’s experienced batsman KL Rahul has recovered from his injury and will be available for the team. In the first test match where Jasprit Bumrah will be the captain. It is expected that KL Rahul can play the role of the team’s opening batsman. Rahul has also opened for the team before, apart from this, his positive point is that he is capable of batting in any position from opener to number 6. With the return of KL Rahul, the team management problems will reduce and the Indian team will also become stronger.
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Rahul practiced
KL Rahul not only joined the team but also practiced in the nets on Sunday. He seemed much more comfortable during practice. Giving an update on Rahul’s injury, physiotherapist Yogesh Parmar said: “Rahul underwent an x-ray and scan and going by the report, I say with great confidence that he is fit.” He is completely healthy from a medical point of view. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) also said in a statement that KL Rahul recovered from hitting his elbow with a ball on the first day of match practice.
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