Lokesh Rahul informed the Indian Cricket Board that he wanted to visit India in the next England Lions series. India will play matches against England Lions in the country before the Test series on England. Lokesh Rahul wants to make himself there, so the Indian team’s utility cricketer kept the request that he was inserted in that squad. In fact, India will play without India’s two senior batters Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in the England series. Both of them retired from Test cricket earlier this month. So there will be seniors such as Lokesh Rahul, Rabindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, to take the leading role of Shubhman Gil, Yashwi Jaswal, Sai Sushra.
Lokesh Rahul’s team Delhi Capitals could not qualify for this year’s IPL play -offs. The Indian team squad then announced that Rahul was there. However, he was not kept in the squad of the team. But the Delhi Capital wicketkeeper batter wants to play against England Lions as his trial from the beginning of the series against England.
It is reported that the BCCI selectors have already responded to Rahul’s appeal. A source on the board told the Indian Express, ‘Lokesh Rahul will join the Indian team. He will leave India on Monday for England. There he will play in the second private Test. If you play the match for India A as senior member of the Indian main team, Rahul will get a game time to be made in red ball cricket. ‘
The Indian team will lead the Ranji Game for Bengal, Abhimanyu God. From June 7, the Indian team is reported to be playing a practice match among themselves. Where the full force team will play against each other. The India-England series begins on June 28 at the Leeds Field. Five cricketers in this team are also in India’s main squad.
The Indian batting line up will depend a lot on Rahul. Because he can play in almost every place, up to six positions from the top order. He went to Australia and scored 20 runs in five Tests in the last series, two half -centuries. In the first Test, he contributed to the team’s win by scoring 20 and 5 runs in Perth. Rohit was forced to shift himself six for his performance in the opening. In 5 Tests against England, Lokesh Rahul scored 5 runs, near the average. He won the match at Lord’s in 2021.