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KL Rahul Out of Test Series due to Wrist Injury:- Here comes one more major blow for Team India after star batsman KL Rahul walked out of the Test series due to an injury. The Board of Control in Cricket in India (BCCI) announced that KL Rahul suffered a wrist injury for his left hand during a practise session on Saturday in the Melbourne Cricket Ground. KL Rahul has been rushed to a private hospital in Australia and the doctors advised three weeks rest for KL Rahul to recover completely. He is now out of the test series. The next two test matches between India and Australia will commence soon.
UPDATE: KL Rahul ruled out of Border-Gavaskar Trophy.
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KL Rahul will head back to the country and will be present at rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. Indian captain Virat Kohli is on a paternity leave and star bowlers Mohammed Shami, Ishant Sharma, Umesh Yadav are out of the series due to injuries. KL Rahul's exit comes as one more major blow for Team India. Jasprit Bumrah is the only seamer left for India and Mohammed Siraj made his debut in the recent Melbourne test. The third test between India and Australia will commence on January 7th in the four test Gavaskar-Border trophy.
