If the Indian team does not want to return empty handed from the England tour, then it will have to win the last ODI match to be held at Lord’s at any cost. Team India has already lost 2 T20 series on this tour. Now he faces the difficult challenge of winning the ODI series. But just before this match, a good sign has appeared for Team India. This is an indication of the return of star wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul, who could not play in the second ODI.
in Cardiff on 16 July india-england The second ODI match was played between. But Rahul was not a part of the playing-11 of the Indian team in this match. Captain Shubman Gill had then revealed that Rahul had fallen ill, due to which he was not available for that match. Ishan Kishan was included in the team in place of Rahul but he too could not save the team from defeat.
Rahul returned fit and joined practice.
But Rahul seems to be recovering just before the decisive match to be held at Lord’s. A day before the match, on Saturday, July 18, Rahul was also seen batting in the practice session of Team India. Photos of the practice session were also posted on BCCI’s social media handle, in which Rahul’s picture while batting was also included. This indicates that Rahul has now recovered from the illness and is ready to play again. If this had not happened, Rahul would probably have been resting and would not have even come for practice.
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 18, 2026
Why does Team India need Rahul?
If Rahul recovers, it is certain that he will return to the playing-11. In such a situation, either Team India will drop Ishan or will retain Ishan Kishan due to Washington Sundar’s absence. Overall, the team’s batting is expected to become stronger with Rahul’s return. However, he too could not do anything special in the first match and was out after scoring only 1 run. But he has the experience of playing at Lord’s and he has scored 2 centuries in Test cricket here, which is a big achievement in itself.
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