Why did KL Rahul not get a place in the playing 11 in Cardiff? Captain Gill gave the reason

KL Rahul: In the second ODI match played between India and England in Cardiff, a big change was seen in the playing 11 of the Indian team. KL Rahul is not a part of the playing eleven in this match. Wicketkeeper batsman Ishan Kishan has been given a chance in his place. Indian captain Shubman Gill has given the reason behind Rahul not playing in this match.

Why is KL Rahul not playing?

During the toss in Cardiff ODI, Indian captain Shubman Gill has given the reason for KL Rahul being out of the playing 11. Gill told that KL is unwell so he is not able to play today’s match. In his place we have included Ishan Kishan in the playing 11. After losing the toss, Gill said that we also wanted to bowl first.

KL Rahul misses out today due to an illness.

Ishan Kishan replaces him in the XI as England opt to bowl first after winning the toss in Cardiff. pic.twitter.com/iPcbuVPVxt

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How was KL Rahul’s performance in the first ODI?

Talking about the performance of wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul in the first ODI match against England, he was not able to do anything special in this match played at Edgbaston. In this match, Rahul came to bat at number six for Team India and was out after scoring only 1 run in 3 balls. Now he could not play in the second match due to illness.

KL Rahul ODI Career

34 year old Indian wicketkeeper batsman KL Rahul has had a very brilliant ODI career. He has scored 3400 runs in 89 innings of 97 matches played so far in this format at an average of 50 and strike rate of 90.36, which includes 20 half-centuries and 8 centuries.

India’s playing 11 in the second ODI

Shubman Gill (captain), Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Washington Sundar, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Axar Patel, Shivam Dubey, Prasidh Krishna, Gurnoor Brar, Jasprit Bumrah.