Indian Cricket team veteran wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul, who was suffering from an injury that he sustained during the recently concluded Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023, has started practising in the nets. India are looking for an experienced wicketkeeper-batter as Rishabh Pant is still recovering after his accident.
Meanwhile, Rahul, himself took to his Instagram account and posted a video. In the clip, the wicketkeeper-batter can be seen sweating out in the nets. He can be seen taking wicketkeeping drills and also spending time on improving his batting skills. Fans are delighted to watch Rahul back in the nets and are excited to see him again on the field.
Watch the video here:
KL Rahul has started wicketkeeping practice. pic.twitter.com/2iGefgeqc7
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) August 2, 2023
Rahul’s presence would be very important for the Indian team in the upcoming Asia Cup and ODI World Cup 2023. As both the major events will be held in the Asian conditions which are mostly batting-friendly. Rahul’s ability to play against the spinners can play a crucial role for the team in both major events.
Will Ishan Kishan replace KL Rahul as wicketkeeper-batter?
Rahul has been brilliant in the ODI format for India over the past few years but his injury concerns have kept him away from action. It’d be interesting to see if he will be able to carry his past form in the white ball format or not. Rahul’s absence helped Suryakumar Yadav and Sanju Samson to get some opportunity to show their talent in the middle-order.
Talking about wicketkeeping, young left-hander Ishan Kishan delivered a brilliant performance and utilised every opportunity he was given in the ODI format. Kishan recently played as an opener in the ODI series against West Indies. He smashed 3 consecutive half-centuries and impressed a lot of fans and cricket experts as well.
Another wicketkeeper-batter, Samson also played a decent knock on the 3rd ODI where he scored 51 runs, however, he didn’t play as a wicketkeeper as Kishan continued to play as wicketkeeper. Samson, however, served as an outfielder in the lost 2 matches against West Indies.
Here’s how fans reacted:
Will be clutch player in wc23
— SHIVAM⚡🚩 (@act_yash) August 2, 2023
Thank you Sanju Samson for giving your time, See you in next Windies and Ireland Tour
— UJJWAL (@_ujjW4L_) August 2, 2023
Ohhh nooooo pic.twitter.com/gn3MWvfFXW
— سہیل _ادات (@SohelAdat) August 2, 2023
1st Over Maiden Loading......
— Utkarsh Shrivastav (@nasha_chai_ka) August 2, 2023
Its win win situation for team India if he keeps away from Indian white ball team.
— Alok Gupta (@Alok59250503) August 2, 2023
Otherwise we r going to loose matches in powerplay.
Irony is indian best players which are contender for world cup team are Recovering in NCA (Bumrah,Rahul,Krishna,Iyer) 🤣🤣
— Priyanshu Sulodia (@PSulodia) August 2, 2023
Loss for India. If he get selected.
— Smart m. K (@SmartboymK3) August 2, 2023
Bad news for India. He played 3 ICC Tournaments and choked in all of them. Scoring runs against Weak Teams and improves his average
— Dhaanush (@SuperSportsmass) August 2, 2023