India vs Australia Boxing Day Test Match, Injury Scars Looms on India Camp as Indian Opener Seen In Discomfort

Just before the boxing day test match, the Indian team faced injury loom Aisa team apna KLRahul was seen in discomfort after a ball hit his right hand during the nets session.

In the prestigious Melbourne cricket ground, team India was in the nets session for the fourth Test match of the Border-Gavaskar trophy. KL Rahul was batting in the nets session when a ball hit his right hand’s finger.

The news is concerning, and if the injury is serious, it will be a major blow to India's hopes. For context, Rahul is the most in-form batsman on the Indian side so far, scoring 235 runs from six innings in the three tests, including two half-centuries, at an average of 47.

A few videos came out on the internet in which Rahul was seen receiving treatment from the medical staff.

KL Rahul suffered a hand injury at the MCG nets today during practice session. #INDvAUS pic.twitter.com/XH8sPiG8Gi

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Indian Team hasn’t shared any information regarding the incident yet.

KL Rahul opened the innings even after Rohit Sharma came, who sacrificed his opening position because Rahul was batting well. Rohit Sharma missed the first test in Perth because he was on paternity leave.

Kl Rahul has an opportunity to achieve a rare milestone in the next Boxing Day test, he could become the first batsman to score three continuous centuries in Boxing Day tests. In the last two Boxing Day appearances, in 2021 and 2023, both against South Africa is code 123 and 101 in those tests, respectively. 

He will be playing his second Boxing Day test match in Australia; the first one he played was his debut test match in 2014. In the east this year, code 469 runs with four half-centuries with an average of 39.08. His best score this year was 84 against Australia in the first test match at Perth.

In the ongoing Border-Gavaskar series, both the teams are fighting for the world test Championship final, which will happen in the summer of next year in the Lord's Ground, England. Both India and Australia have one match each. India won the first test match, then Australia made a comeback in the second test match and won it, while the third test in Brisbane was a draw.