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Rahul along with wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel flew early to Australia, and will appear for India 'A' in the second four-day game at the Melbourne Cricket Ground from Thursday.
India lost to New Zealand by 8 wickets after being dismissed to a lowly 46 in the first innings.
Indian head coach Gambhir is 'keen to' give K L Rahul a long rope, added ten Doeschate.
When asked about player retention and captaincy, Goenka said they are yet to arrive at a decision and are waiting for the BCCI to release the rules regarding retention.
Five years ago, Rahul and his India teammate Hardik Pandya faced a nationwide outcry after making comments about women on Bollywood director Karan Johar's talk show.
The discussion in the dugout was captured by the TV cameras and did not go down well with the fans and experts as they felt such conversations should have taken place behind closed doors.
The two added 121 for the unbroken fourth wicket ass RR chased down the target of 197 in 19 overs.
Rishabh Pant, who is now third among the top run-getters in IPL 2024 with 342 at a strike rate of 161, has sealed his place as the team's No. 1 keeper-batter.
Rahul followed up scores of 33, 39 and 39 with a blistering 53-ball 82 that included nine fours and three sixes to help his side to an eight-wicket win over defending champions Chennai Super Kings.
Rahul (82) and De Kock (54) batted with authority during their match-winning alliance of 134, the highest partnership for any wicket at the Ekana Stadium, as LSG recovered from back-to-back loss and consolidate their position in the table.
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