In advance of India’s trip to Sri Lanka for the 2023 Asia Cup, Rahul Dravid provided an update on their star batter.
KL Rahul ruled out of Pakistan and Nepal matches: Due to his ongoing injury recuperation, KL Rahul will miss the first two Group stage games of the Asia Cup 2023, including the pivotal match against Pakistan on 2 September.
Rahul will stay in Bangalore at the National Cricket Academy (NCA). He will undergo another evaluation on September 4 as part of the preparations for the Asia Cup’s Super 4 round.
“He’s had a really good week with us,” remarked head coach Rahul Dravid. “Really beautifully done, and a lot of things were done. He is moving down the path we want him to go quite well.
However, he won’t be available for the Kandy portion of the tour or the opening round of the Asia Cup. For the next few days while we are gone, the NCA will take care of him.
“We’ll reevaluate on September 4 and go from there. But he’s making excellent progress, and the indicators are encouraging. He won’t be available for the opening two contests.
India’s Squad
Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna.