KL Rahul will miss the T20I series against the West Indies. Rahul had been recovering from an injury that had kept him out of India’s home T20I series against South Africa and the England tour.
KL Rahul, India’s top order batter, will miss the entire T20I series against the West Indies. After testing positive for COVID-19 last week, according to BCCI sources. Rahul had been recovering from an injury that had kept him out of India’s home T20I series against South Africa and the England tour.
The ODI series between India and the West Indies is currently 2-0, with the final match scheduled for later today. Shikhar Dhawan led India in the series, while designated captain Rohit Sharma will return for the T20Is after missing the ODIs.
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The five-match T20I against the West Indies. will begin on July 29 and end on August 7.
Last week, Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Informed the Board’s Apex Council meeting in Mumbai that Rahul was COVID positive.
Rahul has now completed his isolation period, but the BCCI’s medical professionals have advised him to rest and recuperate for another week, according to ESPNcricinfo.
Rahul, who had recently undergone surgery and had resumed training at the NCA in Bengaluru, was named to the T20I squad against the West Indies and was scheduled to take a fitness test in the coming days.
Team India’s T20I squad arrived in Trinidad on Tuesday ahead of their five-match series against the West Indies.
The Men in Blue have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the ODI series.
Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, and Axar Patel all hit half-centuries to help Team India win the second ODI against West Indies by two wickets on Sunday at Queens Park Oval in Port of Spain.
The third and final ODI between the two teams will be played on Wednesday in Port of Spain.
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