KL Rahul Clears Air Around Rohit’s Availability For 2nd Bangladesh Test

Chattogram: The availability of India’s regular captain Rohit Sharma for the second Test match against Bangladesh would be known in a few days, according to stand-in skipper KL Rahul. The second Test between Bangladesh and India will begin on December 22 in Mirpur.

The first Test, which India won by 188 runs on Sunday under Rahul’s captaincy and in which Rohit, who had captained India in two ODIs of the prior series, was unable to play. After suffering a left thumb injury while playing in the second ODI match against Bangladesh at Mirpur on December 7, Rohit returned to India. His replacement has been named Abhimanyu Easwaran.

“About Rohit, we may be able to know (his status) in the next day or two, even I am not aware of it,” Rahul said at the post-match press conference. Rahul termed the first Test win against Bangladesh as a complete performance, saying the team did well in all departments and played as a unit.

“Everything stood out. We batted really well, bowled really well. In fielding also, we took most of the catches that came our way. That is the way you win Test matches. Only one or two people cannot win matches, this is for all formats,” he said.