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Senior India player KL Rahul is probably not going to highlight in the fifth and last Test against Britain in Dharamsala as he hasn't completely recuperated from his right quadriceps injury.

Rahul became inaccessible after the series-opener in Hyderabad in January yet according to BCCI, he was 90% fit before the third Test in Rajkot recently.

Rahul has now headed out to London to hear a specialist's point of view on his physical issue and with the series clinched, the group the executives won't face the challenge of playing him in the Dharamsala Test starting Walk 7.

He should be completely fit before the IPL, where he will lead Lucknow Super Monsters, and is supposed to bat in the center request to reinforce his possibilities making the India crew for the T20 World Cup in the USA and Caribbean.

"It is more to hear a specialist point of view (travel to London). He encounters a touch of torment (right quadriceps) while batting. It is to guarantee that he recuperates completely as he is a player that group needs as long as possible. There is such a lot of rivalry coming his direction — IPL, he could likewise be in the T20 World Cup blend. Then, at that point, we have some significant Test series against New Zealand, and Australia later in the year. Thus, it is smarter to give him an opportunity to recuperate appropriately than hurrying him," an IPL source said.

A similar quadriceps injury had sidelined Rahul for very nearly four months last year.

In the interim, pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who was refreshed for the Ranchi Test, is supposed to lead the assault at the HPCA Arena. The series is fixed yet every Test match offers urgent World Test Title focuses and Bumrah can have a major impact in the cooler climes. India are second in the standings with five successes, two misfortunes and a draw. New Zealand lead the table with a triumphant level of 75 yet they have just played four Tests.