IPL 2021: KL Rahul hospitalized with acute appendicitis; to undergo surgery

IPL 2021: KL Rahul hospitalized with acute appendicitis; to undergo surgery

KL Rahul

Punjab Kings’ (PBKS) skipper KL Rahul has been hospitalized with acute appendicitis and is set to undergo surgery today, the franchise announced. The news is bound to have come in as a shock to the franchise for whom Rahul plays a big role as both their ace batsman and captain. The hospitalization will now automatically rule Rahul out of today’s match for PBKS against Delhi Capitals (DC).

PBKS are currently in the fifth spot with three wins in seven matches and Rahul has played a key role in all of them. With the second half of the league phase starting today, PBKS would still have fancied their chances of making it to the playoffs. However, this news is set to hugely dent their hopes because it has been Rahul who has scored the majority of runs with the bat for the side so far.

Punjab Kings announce news of KL Rahul’s surgery; Mayank Agarwal to take over captaincy

KL Rahul
KL Rahul

Punjab Kings took to Twitter today to announce the news of KL Rahul’s hospitalization. They wrote, “KL Rahul complained of a severe abdomen pain last night and after not responding to medication, he was taken to the emergency room for further tests which revealed he was diagnosed with acute appendicitis. It will be resolved surgically and for safety measures he has been transferred to the hospital for the same.“

The franchise captioned the announcement, “Praying for KL Rahul’s health and speedy recovery.” Soon after the news was announced, Twitter has been flooded with messages of support for the PBKS skipper.

PBKS will be without Rahul today due to the same and according to reports from PTI, Mayank Agarwal will take over captaincy.

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