New Delhi: Opener KL Rahul, who is currently missing in the ongoing home T20I series against South Africa due to a right groin strain, is also a suspect for the Edgbaston Test against England to be played from July 1-5. is the beginning.
Rahul was named the captain of the Indian team for the T20 series in the absence of regular skipper Rohit Sharma. However, the opener withdrew from the Indian team on the eve of the first match in Delhi and Rishabh Pant has been the captain since then.
The stylish batsman was also named Rohit’s deputy for the tour of England, where India Apart from the Tests alone, three T20Is and three ODIs are to be played, which will be the fifth and final Test of the extended series that began last year, but had to be put on hold after four matches due to Covid cases in the Indian team.
As per a Cricbuzz report, there is no clarity on the timing of the proceedings for Rahul’s disappearance. He is believed to have reported in the National Cricket Academy (NCA) is in Bengaluru a few days back, but the diagnosis of his complaint is yet to be completed.
The report said that Rahul’s participation in the England series is doubtful but there is no confirmation on whether he will have to skip the white-ball game as well. The first batch of the Indian team will fly to England on Friday (June 16) and the second with coaches Rahul Dravid, Pant and Shreyas Iyer on June 20.
There is also no guarantee that the selection committee will name Rahul’s replacement as it has already announced a 17-man squad which includes three openers. Without Rahul, the team for the Test will have Rohit and Shubman Gill as openers and Mayank Agarwal will be kept in the team on demand from the team management.
India’s Test squad: Rohit Sharma (captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain) Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohd Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna
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