India Vs Sri Lanka: KL Rahul joins team India after recovery from fever

Galle: India opener KL Rahul has joined the team at Galle after recovering from fever which ruled him out of the opening Test against Sri Lanka.

Rahul will now be required to prove his fitness and earn a spot in the side for the second Test, starting on August 3 at Colombo.

Shikhar Dhawan and Abhinav Mukund opened the innings for India in the first Test in the absence of regular openers Rahul and Murali Vijay.

Making most of the opportunity he got, Dhawan slammed a blistering 190 off 168 balls to help India post a mammoth 600 against hosts.

While Mukund, who was part of the team in the series against Australia, once again failed to encash the opportunity. The left-handed batsman from Tamil Nadu was dismissed for 12 on a pitch that was conducive of batting.

With yet another missed opportunity, Mukund would find it tough to make it to the playing XI in the second Test as Rahul is fit for the job.