Rahul in sharp contact throughout indoor coaching session
After linking up with the India squad in Colombo on Tuesday, KL Rahul had his first session on the Nondescripts Cricket Club indoor nets on Thursday. Heavy rain accompanied by winds lashed the Sri Lanka capital within the morning, forcing India to have their non-obligatory coaching indoors.
Rahul was a part of a choose group – Hardik Pandya, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill and Shardul Thakur have been the others – that skilled below the watchful eyes of head coach Rahul Dravid and batting coach Vikram Rathour. He started with a couple of throwdowns and batted in rotation with Iyer. There was no seen discomfort as he moved his toes effectively and timed the punches and half-drives to perfection.
Rahul, who final performed an ODI in March, tore a tendon in his proper thigh through the IPL and needed to bear surgical procedure in May. He was chosen within the Asia Cup squad following intensive rehab on the NCA however was dominated out of the primary two matches after choosing up a contemporary niggle.
“KL is looking good. We feel this gives us the best balance to try and do well,” chief selector Ajit Agarkar had mentioned after Rahul was named within the World Cup squad earlier this week. “With KL, he was part of the camp in Bangalore. He looked really good there and has got over his niggle. He played a couple of games over the last two days. I think he kept for 50 overs and batted for around 50 overs too. So he looks good and we’re happy to have him.”
Rahul then received by means of two classes of throwdowns, with the second targeted totally on the left-arm over-the-wicket angle with throwdown specialist Nuwan Seneviratne feeding him deliveries. Some time later, he ran a couple of sprints in one of many nets. Rahul, although, didn’t undertake wicketkeeping drills.
Rahul might not have performed a aggressive sport for the reason that begin of May, however he stays firmly in India’s plans as their wicketkeeper. With Ishan Kishan scoring a combating half-century and serving to India get better from a shaky begin in opposition to Pakistan, the selection between him and the returning Rahul will likely be a tricky one.
Since the 2019 males’s World Cup, Rahul has averaged 55.64 – behind solely Sanju Samson amongst all keepers to performed no less than 5 video games within the interval – and struck at 97.61 in 18 ODIs as India’s designated wicketkeeper. Agarkar didn’t reveal if India would depart out Kishan, who brings within the left-hand issue, for India’s Super Fours conflict in opposition to Pakistan and mentioned, “The captain-coach will sit down and decide what’s best for the team on a given day. We’re happy to have two options who will fight for a place in the team than the other way round.”
Gill prepares for spherical two in opposition to Afridi
Rahul apart, Gill had a longish stint in nets, dealing with throwdowns from Seneviratne. The India opener was stored quiet by the Pakistan pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah earlier than inside-edging one off Haris Rauf for 10 off 32 balls.
Gill was consciously attempting to get a stride ahead whereas enjoying his drives and was aware of not falling over whereas enjoying the flick by means of the on facet. After a stint within the nets, he checked out video footage of his session earlier than continuing to have one other spell.