New Delhi. Bad news for Team India ahead of the Asia Cup. KL Rahul will not be able to play the first 2 matches of the tournament due to injury. Doubts remain even ahead of its landing. Rahul has been away from international cricket for 6 months. All 10 teams will have to submit a list of potential players to the ICC by September 5 for the ODI World Cup. In such a situation, it remains to be seen whether Rahul will get a ticket to the World Cup without attending the Asia Cup. However, coach Rahul Dravid says that Rahul is improving fast. Now the question comes that if Rahul is not selected for the World Cup, who are the 3 players who can get the lottery. One of these names also belongs to Sanju Samson. He has been selected as a reserve player in the squad for the Asia Cup.
Talking to the media, Rahul Dravid said that KL Rahul seemed comfortable during training last week. He also performed well. He is still recovering from the injury. He said that he will not be with the team for the first 2 matches of the Asia Cup. In the meantime NCA will keep an eye on it. We will check his fitness again on September 4 and then the next matches will be decided. It is clear from coach Dravid’s statement that Rahul is still not fully fit. In such a situation, the middle order is being questioned.
All three players in the middle order are injured
Former Indian captain Rahul Dravid said that till 18 months ago there was no discussion about No-4 and No-5, because apart from KL Rahul we had options like Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant, but unfortunately all three were not there. Meet the players. Injured for one reason or another. He said that the injuries of the three players were not minor. He also had to undergo surgery. In the first match of the Asia Cup, the Indian team will face Pakistan on September 2. The match between India and Nepal is scheduled to take place on September 4.
Ishan Kishan can make a place in the playing eleven
If KL Rahul does not get a place in the Indian team for the World Cup, Ishan Kishan’s place in the playing eleven as a wicketkeeper is almost certain. At the same time, either of Sanju Samson and Suryakumar Yadav could get a place in the World Cup squad. Shreyas Iyer’s fitness is also being questioned. Suryakumar has played in 26 ODIs since the last ODI World Cup. Meanwhile, Surya has scored only 511 runs at an average of 24 in 24 innings. Scored 2 half centuries. The strike rate was 101. That means T20 number-1 batsman Suryakumar Yadav could not perform as expected in ODIs.
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Samson’s record is better than Surya’s
If we look at the record of wicket keeper batsman Sanju Samson, he has been given an opportunity in only 13 ODIs since the last World Cup. Meanwhile, he has scored 390 runs at an average of 56 in 12 innings. He has scored 3 fifties and has a strike rate of 104. That means Sanju Samson is ahead of Mumbai’s Suryakumar Yadav in terms of performance. KL Rahul has played 31 ODIs in the last 4 years. He has scored 1282 runs in 30 innings at an average of 49. He has scored 3 centuries and 9 fifties. That means his record has been good. At the same time, Ishan Kishan scored 694 runs in 16 innings at an average of 46. Scored a century and 6 fifties. In the meantime, he has also scored a double century.
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Tags: Asia Cup, KL Rahul, Team India, World Cup 2023
First published: August 29, 2023, 16:07 IST