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Cricket News: Will KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer make it to India’s World Cup squad? | KL Rahul & Shreyas Iyer injury update
Indian batsmen KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer might not make it to the Asia Cup 2023 squad, as per recent reports. The two batsmen had recently shared updates on their fitness progress on social media but they will not have recovered enough to be considered in the continental championship that will be jointly held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka from August 29.
Rahul, however, can possibly find a spot in the three-match One Day International (ODI) bilateral series against Australia prior to the World Cup. He has began wicket-keeping.
However, Iyer could even end up missing the bus to the showpiece tournament set to be conducted in India from October 5.
“It is unlikely that both Rahul and Shreyas would be match fit for 50-over cricket and that too in humid conditions in Sri Lanka. But BCCI medical team feels that Rahul can at least get fit before the three-match series against Australia before the World Cup,” a source from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) was quoted in a report by the Press Trust of India (PTI).
The source added, “In case of Iyer, he has also started skills training but World Cup for him will be touch and go if Indian management thinks of putting a 100 percent fit Iyer back on the park. T20 is an easier vehicle for comeback unlike 50-over cricket. We are keeping fingers crossed.”
Iyer and Rahul’s returns are keenly awaited given that they occupy the crucial No. 4 and No. 5 spots respectively in the ODI setup. Iyer averages 47.35 in the slot whereas Rahul has an average of 53 in the number five position.
The team experimented with other alternatives like Sanju Samson, Axar Patel, and Suryakumar Yadav in the middle-order in the absence of the aforementioned duo in the recent ODI series against West Indies. However, there are still questions.
