Indian team WTC final: IPL 2023 - Three ODIs in IPL 2023 will decide the future of KL Rahul. The sacked vice-president is expected to lose his place in the India Playing XI for the third Test. However, the team's management still trusts his ability in international situations. But for Rahul, it will not be an easy task if Shubman Gill scores in the last two Tests of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.

News channel says has said that Rahul will lose his place to Gill in the Indore and Ahmedabad Tests. Now the coaches are wondering if he should play in the Irani Cup instead.

To catch a flight to England for the WTC finals, Rahul needs to score runs in all 3 ODIs in the IPL.

“He will remain in the plan if he regains his form. The only opportunities he will have are the ODI and IPL series. But of course if Shubman gets any runs, he will challenge the team selection," a senior official told InsideSport on Monday.

The Selection Committee headed by Shiv Sundar Das will select the team for the WTC Finals (if India qualifies) and the IPL. But many will run in Rahul's style. With Shubman in fine form and Mayank Agarwal also regaining his form, Rahul is racing against time. BCCI will keep the team at least one month before the end of WTC (June 7).

With confidence on the ground after facing the ax as vice-captain, Rahul now faces a race against time. The best way to keep fit would have been to play national cricket. However, home time is over. Iran's only cup match will start on March 1 and the coaches will decide whether to send the opener to play one season instead of being with the squad for the Australia series.

"It is up to the coaches and team managers to decide whether Rahul should play against Irani. Of course, he must be playing to find his rhythm in red ball cricket. But ODI and IPL series are also good parameters,” said the official.

KL Rahul in the last 12 months:

Rahul suffered a lot in the test.

He ended up breaking even with 30 points, scoring 8, 12, 10, 22, 23, 10, 2, 20, 17, 1 in his last 10 minutes.

In the current series against Australia, he managed only 20, 17 and 1.

The statistics have also been devastating over the past 12 months.

He scored only 13.57. R Ashwin (37.00) and Mohammad Shami (21.80) averaged better than the fly-half in those 12 months.

Former Indian pacer Venkatesh Prasad has urged KL Rahul to snub IPL to play county cricket and get fit. However, BCCI will not allow any of the star players to leave IPL for local cricket.

“With KL holding on for the remaining 2 games, if he is picked in the 11, Indore is his best chance to return to form and silence critics like me. Others should play local cricket, perform well and come back to the Test side," Prasad said on Twitter.