KL Rahul statement: Wanted to clarify a couple of things about my health and fitness

India
is
set
to
tour
Zimbabwe
for
three
ODIs
next
month.
While
former
skipper
Virat
Kohli
is
missing
from
the
squad,
KL
Rahul
was
expected
to
make
his
return
from
injury.
But
Rahul
is
once
again
missing
from
the
line-up
which
raised
questions
about
his
fitness.

Returning
from
injury,
Rahul
had
been
named
for
India’s
T20I
squad
for
the
ongoing
Windies
series,
but
after
testing
positive
for
Covid
the
wicketkeeper-batsman
was
ruled
out
a
day
before
the
1st
T20.
He
was
expected
to
be
part
of
India’s
squad
for
the
Zimbabwe
tour,
but
his
exclusion
raised
speculations
about
his
injury.

Putting
rest
to
all
doubts,
Rahul
took
to
social
media,
to
provide
an
update
on
his
recovery.

“Hey
guys.
I
wanted
to
clarify
a
couple
of
things
about
my
health
and
fitness.
My
surgery
in
June
was
successful,
and
I
had
begun
training
with
the
hope
of
returning
to
national
duty
for
the
teams
tour
of
the
West
Indies.

“Unfortunately,
as
I
was
nearing
a
return
to
full
fitness,
I
tested
positive
for
COVID-19.
This
naturally
pushes
things
back
by
a
couple
of
weeks,
but
I
aim
to
recover
as
quickly
as
possible,
and
be
available
for
selection
as
soon
as
I
can.

“To
represent
the
national
team
is
the
highest
honour,
and
I
cannot
wait
to
get
out
there
back
in
blue.
See
you
soon.
KLR,”
signed
off
Rahul.

For
the
upcoming
Zimbabwe
tour,
India
named
a
15-member
squad,
led
by
Shikhar
Dhawan.
While
most
first-choice
players
had
been
rested,
Deepak
Chahar
is
set
to
return
from
a
long
injury
lay
off,
along
with
Washington
Sundar.
Rahul
Tripathi
earned
his
maiden
ODI
call-up.

India’s
squad
for
3
ODIs:
Shikhar
Dhawan
(Captain),
Ruturaj
Gaikwad,
Shubman
Gill,
Deepak
Hooda,
Rahul
Tripathi,
Ishan
Kishan
(wicket-keeper),
Sanju
Samson
(wicket-keeper),
Washington
Sundar,
Shardul
Thakur,
Kuldeep
Yadav,
Axar
Patel,
Avesh
Khan,
Prasidh
Krishna,
Mohd
Siraj,
Deepak
Chahar.