Former India vice-captain KL Rahul is reported to start his batting from next week. He has been out of the game since the IPL 2023. Rahul sustained a hip injury which ruled him out of the WTC Final, early this month. During this time, the right-hander was successfully operated on and has started his fitness regimes. Notably, he visited Dharamsthala Temple.
Even though Rahl, alongside Shreyas Iyer, might be ruled out of the Asia Cup 2023. While Iyer sustained a back injury and is unlikely to recover in time, Rahul might sustain the same fate. Meanwhile, fans aren't much enthusiastic about the latter's comeback. His string of failures in the last year or so has frustrated the fans so much that they don't want him to be available for the ODI World Cup.
This is how Twitter reacted
Will he play Asia Cup ?
— Shivam Maurya (@ShivamM46921666) June 28, 2023
Good news for opponents
— Anuj Mishra (@anujmishra003) June 28, 2023
Good News or Bad News for India??
— Ahmad Hassan Bobak (@ahmad_bobak) June 28, 2023
What are people on about?
— Transponster Jay (@Jay_KD77) June 28, 2023
We need him 😭
Good news
— ✶ 🎀 𝒟𝒶𝓀𝓈𝒽 𝑔𝒾𝓁𝓁 🎀 ✶ (@screwgauge77) June 28, 2023
He is the biggest liability I have ever seen
Let’s go, God of cricket will be back in action🐐
— UJJWAL (@_ujjW4L_) June 28, 2023
Little correction: Good news for opponent teams.
— Harsh kumar (@Harshku87922704) June 28, 2023
KL Rahul is expected to start the batting practice in a couple of weeks.
He is fit, it is good news. He will bat, a bad news.
— Riot-Su (@kankeneeche) June 28, 2023
Even better news for the trolls!
— Tushar Sharma (@ReticentReveler) June 28, 2023
I'm not trying to demean him, neither doubting his talent.
— Dr. Devashish Palkar (@psychidiaries) June 28, 2023
But I hope he somehow works with a mental health practitioner regarding his big match temperament.
Talking Rahul, he has played 47 Tests, 54 ODIs, and 72 T20Is. He is one of the few players across the globe to score a hundred across formats. The Lucknow Super Giants skipper in the IPL wasn't at his best before getting injured. The 31-year-old even struggled against some of the pedestrian bowling attacks