Sources told IANS on Monday morning that Rahul and Jurel left for Melbourne on Sunday night after the third Test ended at the Wankhede Stadium, which India lost by 25 runs to New Zealand and suffer a 3-0 series defeat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As per the sources, Rahul and Jurel will join the India \u2018A\u2019 squad by Tuesday, and get to play in the second four-day game, with an eye to give them some game time before linking up with the main Test team to prepare for the all-important Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, starting on November 22 in Perth. It will be followed by games in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney till January 7, 2025.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rahul played three Tests in the Indian home season, with his last game coming via the hosts\u2019 series opener against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After making scores of 0 and 12 in that game, where India lost by eight wickets, he didn\u2019t feature in remainder of the series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
On the other hand, Jurel didn\u2019t get a game to play in the five Tests India played at home, though he did get to feature as a substitute wicketkeeper in the first Test at Bengaluru after Rishabh Pant hurt his knee while being on keeping duties.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rahul played three Tests in the Indian home season, with his last game coming via the hosts\u2019 series opener against New Zealand at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru. After making scores of 0 and 12 in that game, where India lost by eight wickets, he didn\u2019t feature in remainder of the series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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