India's KL Rahul will play India A's second multi-day game against the England Lions in Northampton on June 6. India 'A' will play their first tour game today in Canterbury. On June 13, a full-strength Indian side will play an intra-squad match in Beckenham. 

Rahul, a part of India's 18-man Test squad, informed the selectors that he would be available for the warm-up game because his IPL team, Delhi Capitals, had failed to qualify for the Qualifiers. Rahul will fly out to England on Monday. 

“He will be flying on Monday and will be playing a second warm-up game with the India A side. As he is part of the senior men’s team, which will be playing five Test matches in the series, these matches will give him game time and match practice,” a source in the BCCI confirmed to the Indian Express.

Rahul made 255 runs in five Test matches in Australia, averaging 30.66 and including two fifties. He appeared solid in the first Test match in Perth, scoring 26 and 77 runs. When skipper Rohit Sharma returned for the second Test, he changed his batting position from opener to number six.

Rahul has played 58 Test matches for India, scoring 3257 runs with 8 centuries and an average of 33.57. The visitors will rely on his experience from the five-Test match series in England.

In a recent interview with Sky Sports, Rahul had expressed his love for red-ball cricket.

“I love red ball cricket. I mean, you can’t take that away from me or anyone who’s part of that Indian team. Everyone that I’ve spoken to on that Indian tea, we’re all on the same page as to Test cricket being number one for us. We love playing Test cricket and that hasn’t changed for me,” he stated.

KL Rahul has played 9 Tests in England, scoring 614 runs with 2 centuries at an average of 34.11.