During India\u2019s intra-squad match simulation on Friday, Rahul retired hurt on 29 after taking a blow to his right elbow by a climbing delivery from tall pacer Prasidh Krishna, and was forced to go off the field with the physio. As he left grimacing in pain, Rahul didn\u2019t return to batting for the rest of the day and on Saturday as well.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Various reports coming from Perth on Sunday said Rahul was put through a solid practice of the Indian team, where players like Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli and Rishabh Pant hadn\u2019t turned up at the WACA. It also said Rahul spent nearly an hour batting on the centre wicket, before commencing further practice at the nets.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Though Rahul wasn\u2019t much fluent with the bat, he didn\u2019t show signs of discomfort too. With Shubman Gill all set to miss first Test due to a fractured thumb picked up while catching in the slips and uncertainty around Rohit Sharma making it to Perth in time after the birth of his second child on November 15, Rahul\u2019s return to batting is welcome news for the Indian team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rahul is one of the top-order batting options in the visitors\u2019 line-up for the five-match series alongside uncapped Abhimanyu Easwaran, though India can also call upon left-handed batting duo of B Sai Sudarshan and Devdutt Padikkal, who had good knocks as India A batters in the two four-day games against Australia A.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Though Rahul wasn\u2019t much fluent with the bat, he didn\u2019t show signs of discomfort too. With Shubman Gill all set to miss first Test due to a fractured thumb picked up while catching in the slips and uncertainty around Rohit Sharma making it to Perth in time after the birth of his second child on November 15, Rahul\u2019s return to batting is welcome news for the Indian team.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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