After a long hiatus injury, star Indian batter KL Rahul has now finally rejoined the Indian squad against Pakistan. Notably, the 31-year-old suffered a thigh injury while participating for the Lucknow Super Giants in the 16th Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 season.Rahul, however, decided to speak up about his injuries and how his recovery went in the months leading up to the Asia Cup 2023 as he made his comeback against Pakistan on Sunday, September 10. The match is part of the Super Four round of the tournament.A video was shared on the social media handle of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in which KL Rahul said,”I got injured while trying to chase a ball, and my tendon snapped. I had a full-fledged tear my tendon ripped apart from my quadricep. So when it happened, obviously me, my family, the franchise, the team – everybody had their fingers crossed hoping that wasnt a big tear, it was a small strain, or I could get better in a couple of weeks”.Challenges while undergoing surgery 🩻Fighting a mental battle 💪Getting back in touch 👌A motivated @klrahul shares his comeback journey from injury 👏👏 – By @RajalArora Full Interview 🎥🔽 #TeamIndia | #AsiaCup2023 | #INDvPAK— BCCI (@BCCI) September 10, 2023He continued, saying, “But once we did the scans in a couple of days, we knew it was a full tear, and it was quite clear that in terms of how I could get better from this injury, I would have to go under the knife and do surgery”. The right-handed star Indian batter also talked about his comeback to the Indian squad. Notably, Rahul replaced Shreyas Iyer in the Indian batting lineup against Pakistan, as he was ruled out at the last moment due to a back spasm at the National Cricket Academy (NCA).“I am feeling good, it is good to be back with the team. Its been quite some time that Ive been away from the game but yeah, Im obviously happy to be back and yeah, everything worked out right on schedule. So, Im happy that I could tick off all the boxes”.
