KL Rahul in all likelihood will miss the remainder of IPL 2023 and his injury management will be managed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and not his team Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The opener suffered an injury to his right thigh while chasing a ball during LSG’s match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Monday.
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The cricketer pulled his thigh muscle and collapsed to the ground in pain before limping off the field.
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It has now been reported that Rahul suffered a hip-flexor injury and looking at the seriousness of his injury, BCCI has decided to manage the recovery. His recovery will be managed by the medical team of the National Cricket Academy (NCA), news agency PTI reported.
“KL is currently with the team in Lucknow but he is leaving the camp on Thursday after watching the game against CSK on Wednesday. His scans will be done in Mumbai at the BCCI designated medical facility,” a senior BCCI said.
The reason for BCCI intervening in the matter is that Rahul is part of India’s World Test Championship (WTC) final squad. The WTC final starts on 7 June in London.
It was also confirmed that no scans have been done so far.
“When someone sustains an injury like this, there is considerable amount of pain and swelling that is there in and around the area. The swelling takes around 24 to 48 hours to heal and only after that can you perform the scan.
“Since he is an important member of Test team, it would only be prudent that he doesn’t take any further part in IPL,” he further added.
“Once the scans ascertain the degree of injury, the BCCI medical team will decide the course of action,” said the source.
Krunal Pandya will captain the franchise in upcoming matches.
“It’s such a sad thing Rahul pulled his hip flexor. I am not aware how bad it is, the medical team will assess it,” Krunal Pandya had said about Rahul’s injury after the RCB match.
LSG are currently third in the IPL 2023 table with 10 points from nine matches and will face Chennai Super Kings on Wednesday in the home fixture.
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