‘Arey tu phele NCA se nikal jaa’ -Fans react as reports of KL Rahul making his comeback in Asia Cup surface online
KL Rahul has played 54 ODIs for India so far in his international cricket career.
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Jun 14, 2023 2:12 pm
KL Rahul (Source: Twitter)
India batter KL Rahul is back in Bangalore after recovering from a thigh injury in London that he sustained during Indian Premier League (IPL) 2o23. Now the 31-year-old will focus on an extensive rehabilitation program. Post the thigh surgery, he will undergo the rehabilitation program and will look at making a comeback at the Asia Cup ahead of the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Rahul led the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the IPL 2023 before he missed half of the tournament because of injury. He then was also ruled out of the World Test Championship final (WTC) which took place at the Oval and he was advised to undergo thigh surgery. Rahul had undergone a successful operation in England and on Tuesday posted pictures of NCA on his social media account with a tweet “home”.
KL Rahul will target a comeback into the Indian Team in the upcoming Asia Cup
KL Rahul has been in decent form for India in ODI cricket. If he scores big runs in the Asia Cup then he could end up playing a role at the 2o23 World Cup which will be played on Indian soil. This is the second time the 50-over tournament will be played in India after 2011. In that year, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka jointly co-hosted the tournament. This time India will host the tournament as a standalone nation.
The upcoming Asia Cup will be played in the ODI format as a backdrop in preparation to the ODI World Cup. Talking about Rahul, he has scored 1986 runs in 54 ODI matches at an average of 45.13 and at a strike rate of 86.57.
The right-handed batter has scored 13 fifties and five hundreds with the highest score of 112. Rahul has performed a dual role in ODI’s for India as he has opened the innings for the national side and also played in the middle order.
Since it has been reported that Rishabh Pant cannot make it to the ODI World Cup as he is still recovering from injuries, Rahul might have to don the gloves as well. India will play the West Indies in a full tour of two Tests, three ODIs and five T20Is.
Let us take a look at the reactions on Twitter:
Phir kahega game time nahi Mila thaaa, injury se comeback easy nahi hota etc.
I don't understand how anyone can make a direct comeback to the Indian team. They should at least play domestic cricket and prove that they are fit and in form to play for India..
Ye retirement lekr baith sakta hai… Ipl se pehle team se bhr hone wala rhta hai… Ipl khelne bad bhr rhega kuch din phir achank se ise le lete hai aur dusre kq jgh kha jata hai…
The question is what about performance. Is he gonna selected on the basis of performance before Asia cup or he will directly selected? If direct then what about those who perform in other series before Asia cup?
