In India's most recent Test assignment against New Zealand, the stylish right-hander was ruled out due to a muscle strain on his left thigh. Suryakumar Yadav was roped in as his replacement.
Since sustaining the injury, Rahul underwent rehabilitation at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) in Bengaluru.
Rahul has featured in 40 Tests for India, scoring 2,321 runs at an average of 35.16. His highest score in the red-ball format is 199, which he registered against England in Chennai in 2016.
Since their exit from this year's T20 World Cup, Team India has gone through some big changes with Ravi Shastri's tenure as head coach coming to an end. He has been replaced by former captain Rahul Dravid.
Meanwhile, the BCCI has also handed over full-time white-ball captaincy duties to Rohit Sharma with Kohli leading continuing to lead the team in the longest format.