Indian batsman KL Rahul has been injured before the Perth Test against Australia. During a practice match on Friday, Rahul was hit on the elbow by the famous Krishna ball and he went off the field for a scan. Meanwhile, the Australian media has claimed that Kohli has also undergone a scan for an undisclosed injury.
The Rahul-Kohli injury news has raised concerns among the Indian team management, as the 32-year-old Rahul was the opening option if Indian captain Rohit Sharma did not play the first Test, while Virat Kohli scored the most runs on foreign pitches. Done in Australia.
The Indian team will begin their tour of Australia from November 22 with the first Test in Perth. The Indian team has to play a 5 test match series there. This series is important for the Indian team from the point of view of the World Test Championship.
Rahul scored 29 runs, hit by the famous Krishna News agency PTI quoted BCCI sources as saying, 'This has only happened with Rahul, so it will take some time to assess his elbow injury. Rahul is trying to make a Test comeback, as he was not picked in the playing XI after the Bengaluru match against New Zealand last month.
The Bengaluru batsman scored his last Test century against South Africa at Centurion in December 2023 and since then has scored just 2 fifties in nine innings.
Claim- Kohli was also scanned Australian newspaper Sydney Morning Herald has claimed that star batsman Virat Kohli underwent a scan on Thursday for an undisclosed injury. However, he was not stopped from playing in the practice match and scored 15 runs before being dismissed.
A source told PTI about this, 'There is no concern about Virat Kohli at the moment.' He struggled to score big runs and his last Test century was against the West Indies in Port of Spain in July 2023. Since then, the 36-year-old has scored just two fifties in 14 Test innings. In the last 60 innings, Kohli averaged 31.68 with only two centuries. His average in 2024 is just 22.72 in six Tests.
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