‘Case kafi gambhir lagta hai’ – Fans react as KL Rahul confirms he’s ruled out of Test Championship final

The World Test Championship Final against Australia next month and the balance of the IPL 2023 will be missed by Indian batsman KL Rahul due to a thigh injury, he announced on Friday.

Rahul, the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants, suffered a devastating thigh injury while playing for his team against Royal Challengers Bangalore. While running towards the boundary in response to a Faf du Plessis cover shot off of Marcus Stoinis’ bowling, he sustained a right thigh injury.

‘My focus will be on my rehabilitation and recovery’ – KL Rahul

“After careful consideration and consultation with the medical team, it’s been concluded that I’ll be undergoing a surgery on my thigh shortly. My focus will be on my rehabilitation and recovery in the coming weeks. It’s a tough call to make, but I know it’s the right one to ensure a full recovery,” Rahul said on Instagram.

“As the team captain, it pains me deeply not to be able to be there during this crucial period. But I’m confident that the boys will rise to the occasion and give their best performance as always. I’ll be cheering for them from the sidelines with all of you, watching every game. @lucknowsupergiants

Absolutely gutted that I won’t be at the Oval next month with Team India. I’ll do everything I can to get back in blue and help my country. That has always been my focus and priority. @indiancricketteam.

“The last few days have been really hard, but I’m determined to come out on top. Injuries are never easy, but I’ll give it my all, as always. Thank you for all the support and good wishes,” said the Karnataka right-hander.

KL Rahul’s career is currently at a turning point. After the first two Border-Gavaskar Trophy matches in February 2023, India stripped him of his vice-captaincy and removed him from their Test XI. And it has been almost a year since he last played a T20I for them. He only commands a spot in the team during 50-over cricket and serves as the team’s wicketkeeper. When the Indian Cricket Board distributed central contracts two months ago, he was demoted from Grade A to B because of everything mentioned above. Rahul has suffered two significant injuries in the past two years, the first being a sports hernia in 2022, for which he required surgery.

Here’s how fans reacted:

https://twitter.com/Lareshhere/status/1654432694204526592

https://twitter.com/Insane__Emi/status/1654431535481909248

https://twitter.com/iamkrishnamali/status/1654439711820349440

https://twitter.com/CricStox/status/1654431607493922816

Get well soon KL

— Vipin Tiwari (@vipintiwari952) May 5, 2023

https://twitter.com/Mogemmbo/status/1654435035892666368

https://twitter.com/Impawan15422734/status/1654432423621574656

GET WELL SOOON CHAMP!
Keeping his t20 form aside (which is also reasonable good)
His test form was something that really made an impact for us

But now with him ruled out
Hope we could see someone good enough back us up!

— Rayin Paroog (@reeyanparoog) May 5, 2023