Asia Cup 2023 / Big blow to Team India – KL Rahul out of first 2 matches of Asia Cup

Asia Cup 2023: A day before the start of the Asia Cup, Team India has suffered a major setback. The team's wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul has been ruled out of the first two matches. Head coach Rahul Dravid told the media that work is being done on KL Rahul's fitness but he will not be able to play in the first two matches of the Asia Cup. Let us tell you that India's first match is from Pakistan on 2 September. At the same time, Team India will play against Nepal on 4 September. KL Rahul will not play in both these matches.

Please tell that KL Rahul was injured during IPL 2023. His thigh was injured. He worked a lot on his fitness in NCA, but when the team was being selected for the Asia Cup, his muscles were stretched again. However, despite this, he was given a place in Team India. At the same time, Sanju Samson was included in the team as a stand by player.

KL Rahul's exit is a big blow

Let us tell you that the presence of KL Rahul is not good news for Team India. Because this player could have given a better balance to Team India. If KL Rahul was fit, he would have played the role of wicketkeeper and along with this he would have batted at number five where both his average and strike rate are excellent. Please tell that KL Rahul has scored 742 runs at an average of 53 in ODIs at number five. During this, one century and 7 half-centuries have come out of his bat.

Why was KL Rahul chosen?

It may still take 7 to 10 days for KL Rahul to recover. So the question is why was KL Rahul selected in the main squad at all? If this player was injured, then KL Rahul could have been kept as a backup. But Team India Management has a different thinking. Well now if KL Rahul will not play then Team India may have to make major changes in the batting order.

It is believed that Ishan Kishan is now set to play but the question is at which position he will play. Will Team India feed them in the middle order or will either Shubman and Rohit leave their opening positions. Unfitness of KL Rahul has raised many questions, the answer of which will now be available only on the day of the India-Pakistan match.