KL Rahul pens a note on “Health And Fitness”; Aims To Recover Soon

KL Rahul issued a statement stating Covid19 has pushed back his return to international stage by a couple of weeks. However he said he aims to recover quickly and be available for selection.

It is important to note that Rahul had been named in the squad for the T20Is against West Indies, but he ended up testing positive and hence was ruled out.

Prior to this, Rahul had suffered an injury before the T20I series against South Africa, and he did not feature in the five-match series.

KL tweeted the note

“Hey guys, I wanted to clarify a couple of things about my health and fitness. My surgery in June was successful and I had begun training with the hope of returning to national duty for the team’s tour of the West Indies. Unfortunately, as I was nearing a return to full fitness, I tested positive for COVID-19.”

Taking to Twitter, Rahul wrote.

“This naturally pushes things back by a couple of weeks, but I aim to recover as quickly as possible, and be available for selection as soon as I can. To represent the national team is the highest honour, and I cannot wait to get out there back in blue,”

HE ADDED.

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Many Indian Regulars have been rested

Talking about India’s squad for 3 ODIs against Zimbabwe, apart from KL Rahul,  former Indian captain Virat Kohli has also been rested for the series. Marquee players like Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah, Rishabh Pant, and Hardik Pandya are also rested for the upcoming series.

Interestingly, Deepak Chahar, who has been out of action for a long time now because of an injury has made a comeback to the side. Washington Sundar is also in the team with Rahul Tripathi also receiving his maiden call-up to the ODI team. Kuldeep Yadav also makes a comeback after an impressive home tour against South Africa.