Jasprit Bumrah: KL Rahul likely to miss Asia Cup, World Cup could be touch and go for Shreyas Iyer | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Senior batter KL Rahul in all probability will miss the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka as he’ll take extra time to get well from his hamstring harm whereas it might be a contact and go for an additional star Shreyas Iyer so far as his participation within the World Cup is worried.

Rahul had undergone a thigh surgical procedure whereas Iyer had a surgical procedure on his decrease again to treatment stress fracture.

The final BCCI replace did not specify their date of return of the duo as they had been seen slowly constructing on their workload so far as ‘Return to Play’ is worried.
“It’s unlikely that each Rahul and Shreyas can be match match for 50-over cricket and that too in humid circumstances in Sri Lanka. However the BCCI medical group feels that Rahul can a minimum of get match earlier than the three-match sequence towards Australia earlier than the World Cup,” a BCCI supply instructed PTI on circumstances of anonymity.
“In case of Iyer, he has additionally began abilities coaching however the World Cup for him will probably be contact and go if Indian administration thinks of placing a 100% match Iyer again on the park. T20 is a neater automobile for comeback in contrast to 50-over cricket. We’re maintaining fingers crossed,” the supply added.
Rahul has already began his maintaining drills. However maintaining for 50 overs with recovering hamstring will probably be a bit an excessive amount of, contemplating India’s Asia Cup marketing campaign begins early subsequent month.
Rahul’s health is essential in a bigger context as he can even bat at No.5 and is predicted to play a giant function within the center overs.
The Indian group administration is determined to have a minimum of one of many two match and obtainable for the World Cup.