KL Rahul’s fitness in focus

As India’s Asia Cup-bound players begin their six-day conditioning camp in the city ahead of the six-team event, how wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul shapes up from a fitness perspective will be keenly witnessed.

During the Asia Cup squad announcement press conference in New Delhi on Monday, chief selector Ajit Agarkar said Rahul had recovered from a right thigh injury at the NCA but picked up a niggle unrelated to the original injury.

As per a report in ESPNCricinfo, the NCA’s medical team is believed to be happy with Rahul’s batting workload but is carefully monitoring his wicketkeeping load. The report added that the six-day camp, which will be held at the Karnataka State Cricket Association’s (KSCA) Three Ovals campus in Alur, will have fitness as a key focus area.