India wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul who got injured during India's match simulation training on Day 1 has returned to practice. The 32-year-old missed India's training session on Saturday and that raised concern over his availability for the upcoming first Test match against Australia which is scheduled to start from November 22.
The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) shared a video to give an update on KL Rahul's injury. Team India's physio team has declared him fit and he is good to go for the Perth Test.
"After being hit on his elbow on Day 1 of the match simulation, KL Rahul has recovered and is raring to go" BCCI captioned.
Earlier, India's young batter Shubman Gill also got an injury on Day 2 while fielding in slips and he has fractured his thumb and now the batter will miss the first Test match.
If Gill misses out Perth Test, Rahul will likely get promoted to no.3. India already have a few contenders for a spot in the middle-order. Dhruv Jurel may play as a pure batter after his twin half-centuries against Australia A. Jurel hasn't played a Test since star wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant returned to the side. He last featured during England tour of India in 2024.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25 schedule
The series opener between Australia and India is set to begin in Perth from November 22 to 26. Next, the teams will head to Adelaide Oval for the second Test, a Day/Night match scheduled for December 6 to 10. The third Test will take place at The Gabba in Brisbane, running from December 14 to 18. The fourth Test is scheduled at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from December 26 to 30, and the series will wrap up with the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground from January 3 to 7.
India squad for Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024-25
Rohit Sharma (C), Jasprit Bumrah (VC), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant (WK), Sarfaraz Khan, Dhruv Jurel (WK), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohammed Siraj, Akash Deep, Prasidh Krishna, Harshit Rana, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Washington Sundar.
Travelling reserves: Mukesh Kumar, Navdeep Saini, Khaleel Ahmed.
