KL Rahul, who missed the games in Visakhapatnam and Rajkot due to a quadriceps injury, has been formally ruled out of the fourth Test against England in Ranchi.
The middle-order batsman played in the first Test of the series in Hyderabad, scoring 86 and 22. But an injury he sustained in that encounter meant he had to miss the second test. Prior to the third Test in Rajkot, on February 12, the BCCI released a statement stating that Rahul had attained 90% match fitness and had been making good progress at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru.
As per the most recent report from the board, Rahul’s availability for the Dharamsala final test is contingent upon his fitness. Devdutt Padikkal, a fellow Karnataka hitter who made his first Test squad call-up thanks to strong first-class play, is still in the lineup.
Throughout the past ten months, Rahul, 31, has struggled with his fitness. Due to a thigh injury he sustained during the 2023 Indian Premier League. He had surgery and missed a significant number of matches. But prior to this most recent setback, Rahul had been playing exceptionally well in both the Test and ODI formats since his return to the Asia Cup.
KL Rahul ruled out of 4th Test in Ranchi, and Jasprit Bumrah rested
Jasprit Bumrah will not play in the Ranchi Test. Given the forthcoming schedule,. Which includes an IPL campaign soon after the T20 World Cup in the West Indies and the USA. Bumrah’s leave of absence was approved with the intention of controlling his workload. In the first three test matches of this series,. Bumrah has already bowled out 80.5 overs at a rate of 13.64, taking a record-topping 17 wickets.
After recording a career-high 10 for 50 for Bengal against Bihar in the Ranji Trophy, Mukesh Kumar. Who was left out of the third test squad? He will now be back in the lineup. Akash Deep, his statemate without a cap, is the team’s third seamer.
The India team for the fourth Test is as follows:
Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Washington Sundar, Dhruv Jurel (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Mohammed Siraj, Mukesh Kumar, Akash Deep, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, and Rohit Sharma ©.
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