KL Rahul Wedding: India Squad SL Series: India vice-captain KL Rahul will miss entire India vs SriLanka series. During this time frame, he will get married to Athiya Shetty. The Karnataka star has received a leave of absence from the BCCI. He will rejoin the squad for NewZealand series starting January 18. However, Rahul was anyway not part of the plan for T20s. With a string of poor shows, was set to face the axe in T20s. Instead, the selectors wanted to give the likes of Deepak Hooda, Ishan Kishan and Sanju Samson more chances. Follow IND vs SL LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Sri Lanka will be touring India from January 3 to January 15 for three T20Is and three ODIs. While InsideSport could not confirm the wedding date, it is during this time frame.
KL Rahul Wedding: India vice-captain OUT of entire SriLanka series, takes leave for wedding with Athiya Shetty, Follow IND vs SL LIVE Updates
Notably, Rohit and KL did not have a very good 2022 with the bat. Rohit Sharma struggled to live up to his ‘Hitman’ tag numerous times in 2022. In two Tests this year, Rohit scored 90 runs at an average of 30, with the best score of 46.
In eight ODIs, he scored 249 runs at an average of 41.50, with three half-centuries and a best of 76*. Rohit scored 656 runs in 29 T20I innings this year at an average of 24.29 and strike rate of 134.42, with three half-centuries and the best score of 72.
KL played four Tests this year, scoring 137 runs at an average of 17.12, with one fifty. He has the best score of 50 in Tests this year. In 10 ODIs this year, he scored 251 runs at an average of 27.88. He has just two half-centuries and the best score of 73. In 16 T20Is this year, he scored 434 runs at an average of 28.93. He has six half-centuries with the best score of 62. Overall in 30 matches this year, KL has scored 822 runs at an average of 25.68, with nine half-centuries.
In 40 innings this year, Rohit scored 995 runs, failing to cross the 1000-run mark. These runs came at an average of 27.63, with six fifties. For the first time since 2012, he did not score an international century for an entire year.
KL Rahul Wedding: India vice-captain OUT of entire SriLanka series, takes leave for wedding with Athiya Shetty, Follow IND vs SL LIVE Updates
IND vs SL Series: What is Rohit’s injury status?
- The board is not ready to take any risk whatsoever with Rohit’s injury,
- In previous cases, it rushed players like Deepak Chahar, & Jasprit Bumrah, and paid the price.
- With Australia Test series coming up in February, the board wants to make sure Rohit’s thumb is fully healed.
- A place in the WTC final spot is at stake, and the India opener’s availability for the Australia series is vital.
- Rohit is currently feeling some stiffness in his thumb. BCCI medical team has advised Rohit a complete rehab.
- The duration of it is still not known, but for now, it may take three to four weeks.
Here’s the schedule: T20I series
- India vs Sri Lanka 1st T20I: January 3rd in Mumbai
- India vs Sri Lanka 2nd T20I: January 5th in Pune
- India vs Sri Lanka 3rd T20I: January 7th in Rajkot
The 3-match-T20I series will be followed by ODI series
- India vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI: January 10th in Guwahati
- India vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI: January 12th in Kolkata
- India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI: January 15th in Thiruvananthapuram
KL Rahul Wedding: India vice-captain OUT of entire SriLanka series, takes leave for wedding with Athiya Shetty, Follow IND vs SL LIVE Updates
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