KL Rahul can play for India A against England Lions.

New Delhi. KL Rahul can play for India A in the second informal Test against England Lions. The India A team led by Abhimanyu Ishwaran will face England A at the county ground in Northampton from 6 to 9 June. According to a report, 32 -year -old right -handed batsman KL Rahul of Karnataka will play in that match. KL may leave for England on Monday.

He had already requested the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) to go to England. The report said that Rahul opted to play India A match in England instead of training in rain -affected Mumbai. Rahul is fully prepared to play for India A. As part of the preparation of the high-voltage series against England, Gill and Sudarshan were to face England Lions in Northampton, but now they will go to England on 6 June with the rest of the Indian team’s companions.

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A source told the Times of India, “Both Sai and Gill have been training with the red ball for the last few days. After a long tournament they need some rest and recovery.” Gill, Sai and the rest of the Indian teams will now be able to practice match during the four-day Intra-Squad game in Beknham from 16 June. It has also been reported that Gill will address a pre-delivery press conference in Mumbai with Gill India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir.

Gill was appointed as the new Test captain of India on 24 May. When India clashes with England in the first Test of the five -match series in Leeds, he will become the 37th player to lead India in the five -day format of the game. After Rohit Sharma retired from Test cricket on May 7, Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant were preferred for captaincy compared to Rishabh Pant.