KL Rahul to be backup wicketkeeper for 2nd IND vs BAN Test due to...

India National Cricket Team star KL Rahul will be a backup wicketkeeper to Rishabh Pant in the upcoming second Test against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team. The last match of the series is set to be played at the Green Park in Kanpur from 27th September.

India have named the unchanged squad for the second Test against Bangladesh National Cricket Team. But all the players won't be available for the team in the game. Indian players Dhruv Jurel and Yash Dayal were named in the Rest of India squad for the upcoming Irani Cup match against Mumbai, slated to begin on October 1.

But the statement from the Board of Control for Cricket in India mentioned that Dhruv Jurel and Yash Dayal's participation will be subjected to them not being involved in the second Test match against Bangladesh. They most likely won't be featured for the national team as the team has a fixed combination.

Dhruv Jurel, in particular, is unlikely to play in the second Test because Rishabh Pant made a grand comeback to Test cricket. The left-hander slammed a sensational hundred in the second innings and helped his team win the first game of the series by a massive margin of 280 runs.

Therefore Dhruv Jurel is almost set to feature in the Irani Cup match. This leaves the Indian Team without a backup keeper in the team. But the India National Cricket Team have already chalked out the plan for this for the upcoming second Test against the Bangladesh National Cricket Team.

KL Rahul will be the backup keeper in the second Test against Bangladesh

As per the reports in PTI, it is learned that KL Rahul will be the backup keeper in the second Test against Bangladesh. He performed the role for the team during the two-match Test series against the South Africa National Cricket Team, which took place in December-January 2023-24.

KL Rahul performed a great role for the team with the gloves during the South Africa tour. The right-hander didn't make any errors and took brilliant catches behind the stumps. And that also didn't affect his batting as he slammed a terrific century as well for the team in the first game of the series

KL Rahul played as a pure batter in the first game against Bangladesh. He batted in the middle order but looked locked at the crease. In the first innings, 16 runs off 52 balls but played freely in the second innings. He made an unbeaten 22 runs off 19 balls with 4 boundaries before India declared the innings.

KL Rahul would be eager to make a massive impact in the second innings with the bat. Going into the Test series against New Zealand National Cricket Team and Australia National Cricket Team, the right-hander would be a vital cog in the wheel for his team in the middle order.

India won the first Test of the series against Bangladesh by a massive margin of 280 runs. They would be keen to continue their good form and win the second game to complete the 2-0 whitewash in the series.