KL Rahul
KL Rahul is the star batsman of Team India. He performed very well during the recent Test series played against Australia. Although the Indian team lost that series by a margin of 1-3, but Team India has now started preparing for the Champions Trophy. The Indian team is going to play T20 and ODI series against England. Which will be organized just before the Champions Trophy. Amidst all this, BCCI has rejected a special demand of KL Rahul.
BCCI gave rest
KL Rahul, who went on Australia tour with Team India, had demanded rest from BCCI, but the BCCI selection committee headed by Ajit Agarkar rejected KL Rahul’s request to take a break from the entire white-ball home series against England. Is. The T20 series starts from 22 January. The ODI series will start from 6th February. Rahul, who is not already a part of the T20 squad, had reportedly expressed his desire to take a break from ODIs as well after the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Although the selection committee had initially approved the request, it later changed its position and requested Rahul to be available for the ODI series against England starting on February 6.
Rahul’s presence is necessary for Team India
According to the Times of India report, the selection committee took this decision with the aim of giving Rahul some match practice before the Champions Trophy. The three-match ODI series will be the last chance for India to finalize the team combination. Champions Trophy is starting from 19th February. Reports have also revealed that this decision of BCCI has been taken to give match practice to Rahul and keep him ahead of Rishabh Pant and Sanju Samson as the main wicketkeeper in ODIs. Rahul’s performance in the 2023 ODI World Cup and the year before that was good, due to which his chances of playing are strong. With India having not played an ODI since August 7, the selectors wanted Rahul to be available for the England series so that he could prepare for the upcoming tournament.
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