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Indian batsman KL Rahul has been injured before the Perth Test against Australia. During the practice match on Friday, Rahul was hit in the elbow by Prasidh Krishna’s ball and he went out of the field for a scan. Meanwhile, Australian media has claimed that Kohli has also undergone scans for an undisclosed injury.
The news of Rahul-Kohli’s injury has increased the concern of the Indian team management, because 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 in Australia. Have made.
The Indian team will start the Australia tour from November 22 with the first Test in Perth. The Indian team has to play a series of 5 test matches there. This series is important for the Indian team from the point of view of the World Test Championship.
Rahul had scored 29 runs, Prasidh Krishna’s ball hit him News agency PTI quoted BCCI sources as saying, ‘This has just happened to Rahul, so it will take some time to assess (his elbow injury). Rahul is trying to make a comeback in Tests, as he was not selected in the playing eleven after the Bengaluru match against New Zealand last month.
The Bengaluru player scored his last Test century against South Africa in Centurion in December 2023 and since then he has scored only 2 fifties in nine innings.
Claim- Kohli also got scanned Australian newspaper Sydney Morning Herald has claimed that star batsman Virat Kohli underwent a scan for an undisclosed injury on Thursday. However, he was not prevented from playing in the practice match and scored 15 runs before being dismissed.
On this, a source told PTI, ‘There is no concern with Virat Kohli right now.’ He has struggled to score big runs and his last Test century was against West Indies at 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 has averaged 31.68 with just two centuries. His average in 2024 is just 22.72 in six Tests.
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