India's MCG Training: KL Rahul Recovers from Injury Scare, False Alarm on Rohit Sharma and Akash Deep

On a Sunday at the nets, Rahul was struck on his right hand while practicing his batting. Clearly in pain, he was quickly attended to by the team's physio at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, where the upcoming Boxing Day Test will be held as part of the five-match series that is currently tied at 1-1. A video capturing the moment was shared widely on social media, showing Rahul holding his injured hand as he received treatment.

India have yet to give clarity on the extent of the injury and why he had sought medical attention.

If India are forced to bench Rahul at the MCG, it will be a major setback for the team, given that the opener has been the only consistent batter for the side in the ongoing Test series, having scored 235 runs from six innings at an impressive average of 47.

False alarm on Rohit, Akash

The Indian cricket fraternity was served a shocker on Sunday morning, with visuals of Rohit sitting on the sidelines of the training session with an ice pack on his right knee. The India captain was struck during his batting session. But it turned out to be a false alarm. Although he did not return to the nets thereafter, a report in Sportstar said that he was seen having a word with the final set of batters who had hit the nets.

Akash, on the other hand, was hit on his hand and was seen placing an ice bag on the injured area. However, he later told the media: “The practice pitch is probably meant for white-ball cricket, the ball kept low at times. As for these minor injuries, these things happen at training, and there are no major concerns because of that. I am fine.”

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