In a major blow, India’s wicketkeeper-batter, KL Rahul, has been ruled out of the Asia Cup 2023 clashes against Pakistan and Nepal due to a minor niggle, as confirmed by the team’s head coach, Rahul Dravid, on Tuesday.
In the statement, Dravid said:
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KL Rahul is progressing really well but will not be available for India’s first two matches – against Pakistan and Nepal – of the #AsiaCup2023: Head Coach Rahul Dravid#TeamIndia
— BCCI (@BCCI) August 29, 2023
Asia Cup 2023 lineup of Team India:
India’s Asia Cup 2023 squad: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Sanju Samson (traveling reserve).