KL Rahul opts out of Vijay Hazare Trophy, to take break from cricket ahead of ICC Champions Trophy

India batter KL Rahul, who recently scored an impressive 276 runs in the recently concluded Border-Gavaskar series has decided to take a short break from cricket. According to Sports Star, Rahul will miss out on Karnataka’s knockout clash in the Vijay Hazare Trophy. His availability for Ranji Trophy’s second leg which is set to commence from January 23 is also not confirmed yet.

Karnataka’s squad for Vijay Hazare Trophy: Mayank Agarwal (C), Devdutt Padikkal, Nikin Jose, K.V. Aneesh, R. Smaran, K.L. Shrijith, Abhinav Manohar, Shreyas Gopal (VC), Hardik Raj, Prasidh Krishna, V. Koushik, Vidyadhar Patil, Abhilash Shetty, Pravin Dubey, Luvnith Sisodia, Yashovardhan Parantap

Rahul is likely to make his comeback in India’s 3-match ODI series against England which is set begin from February 6. It will be an important series for the Men in Blue as it will be their final assignment before the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.

Rahul, who was also a part of India’s squad during their last ODI series where they played Sri Lanka, will be looking to impress the selectors with the England series so that he easily makes it into India’s squad for Champions Trophy.

It is safe to say that this move was quite unexpected on Rahul’s part as the batter was among the better performers for India in the Border-Gavaskar series, playing impressive knocks in both Perth and Brisbane while batting as an opener.

It looked as if Rahul would now cement his place in India’s ODI squad as well, however this short break leaves his fans with more questions than answers.

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