I’m Fighting for as long as I need to : KL Rahul

Sanju Samson, who had joined the Indian squad as a stand-by player was released after KL Rahul was deemed fit ahead of India’s clash with Pakistan in the super-4 stage. 

The Board of Council for Cricket in India (BCCI) had released a video wherein KL Rahul had shared thoughts about his progress with regard to his injury as well as his preparations for the world cup. He had developed a thigh injury in IPL 2023 and had to undergo a surgery.

“Unfortunately, in the recovery process, I developed a small niggle just before I could come back into the team, which was a big downer. I was actually ahead of schedule, and I felt like I could come back much before the Asia Cup and give myself a lot of time and prepare myself really well. This set me back a couple of weeks. So yeah, I went through a bit of ups and downs within the recovery period as well. So that's part of it. I was ready mentally, so I think that really helped” he stated. 

“I'm happy to come back into the team and get back the rhythm of being in the middle, playing 100 overs, keeping for 50 overs. I’m fighting for as long as I need to, just getting back that adrenaline of being back on the cricket field. We're playing the best tournaments outside of the World Cup. We're playing some quality teams in the next week, 10 days. So I'm very excited about that. I've prepared really well. I'm confident about myself,” Rahul expressed in the interview.