Three matches have been played between India and Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. Now it is the turn of the fourth match, which will be played in Melbourne. Team India has started preparations for this Boxing Day Test starting from 26th December. On Saturday 21st December, the players sweated profusely in the first net session. But a bad news has also emerged from this practice session. Actually, KL Rahul, the most successful batsman from India in this series, got injured. His right hand is injured.
Team India reached Melbourne Cricket Ground for practice after a day's rest. Rahul first practiced slip catching. Then he went for batting practice. A video of his net session is viral on social media. In this, he is seen getting treatment from the physio. Spray was being applied on his right hand after being hit by the ball. How serious his injury is has not been revealed. Therefore, we cannot say clearly whether he will take the field for the Boxing Day Test or not. The good thing is that even if there is an injury, they have 5 days to recover.
KL Rahul suffered a hand injury at the MCG nets today during practice session. #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/XH8sPiG8Gi
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In the ongoing series between India and Australia, Travis is second only to Head in terms of scoring the most runs. Head has scored 409 runs at an average of 81.80. Whereas Rahul has scored 235 runs at an average of 47, which includes 2 half-centuries. Apart from him, no Indian or Australian batsman has been able to cross the 200-run mark. After him, Yashasvi has scored 193 runs and Nitish Reddy has scored 179 runs. Not only this, Rahul has also scored centuries in the last two Boxing Day Tests. Therefore, if he is out due to injury, it will be a big blow for India.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were seen making special preparations at the Melbourne Cricket Stadium. This ground is considered helpful for spinners. That's why he started this batting practice. Virat, who was struggling continuously, practiced against the throw down specialist. Apart from this, Rishabh Pant, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill batted. Akash Deep, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammad Siraj did not bowl. Before the session started, Virat and head coach Gambhir talked for a long time.
