Big blow for India, KL Rahul, Shardul Thakur, Umesh Yadav and Jaydev Unadkat injured in IPL 2023 ahead of WTC final against Australia
By Lokmat English Desk | Published: May 3, 2023 04:06 PM2023-05-03T16:06:04+5:302023-05-03T16:06:04+5:30
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Currently the sixteenth season of IPL is in full swing. This year's season has come to the final stage and the points table is showing a tug of war. After the conclusion of the IPL, the Indian team will play the final match of the World Test Championship against Australia in England.
The final of the World Test Championship will be played from June 7 to 11 at the Oval in London. Some experienced players have returned to the Indian team for this important match.
The 15-member Indian squad for this match has been announced last week. But for the past few days, the injury to the players in the IPL is becoming a matter of concern.
India's star player Lokesh Rahul will not be available for the match against Chennai Super Kings due to injury. He is part of the Indian squad for the final against Australia.
Lucknow Super Giants captain Lokesh Rahul suffered an injury in the IPL match against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Given his injury, he is likely to miss the next few matches. It remains to be seen whether Rahul will play in the WTC final due to a hand injury.
Rahul's teammate Jaydev Unadkat has been ruled out of the IPL due to injury. Unadkat had to miss the IPL due to an injury during the practice session. So there is confusion over his performance in the upcoming final.
Shardul Thakur has been selected for the WTC final despite not being part of the 2023 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. But he too is dealing with injury at the moment. Questions are being raised over his fitness.
Shardul Thakur's teammate Umesh Yadav is also injured. So Yadav's injury seems to have added to the BCCI's headache.
Middle-order batter Ajinkya Rahane has earned a recall to the squad, having not played a Test match since India's tour of South Africa over a year ago.
India take on Australia for the World Test Championship mace from June 7 at The Oval in London.India’s Test squad WTC final: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, K L Rahul, KS Bharat (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.
