Rated highly by the great Rahul Dravid for his near-perfect batting skills, KL Rahul is the quintessential opener with all the traits of becoming a modern day great of the gentlemen's game. Belongs to the India's next generation of batsmen, Rahul's breakthrough moment came in the 2013-14 Ranji season when he laid the foundation for Karnataka's triumph with 1033 runs. It included three centuries, three nineties, and a Man-of-the-Match performance in the final. After making an unforgettable Test debut against Australia at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground, Rahul found his mojo in his second Test in Sydney where he stroked a brilliant hundred to stamp his class in the international arena. He was later selected in the limited-overs squads in Zimbabwe and West Indies in mid-2016. Rahul repaid the faith of selectors in style and showed his versatility across formats by scoring a hundred each on his ODI and T20I debut. In the lucrative Indian Premier League, the Bangalore-born batsman has played for Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad so far. After spending last two seasons with RCB, Rahul has been picked up by Kings XI Punjab in this year's player auction. He was one of the most expensive Indian buys (Rs 11 crore) of the 2018 edition. Rahul can open or bat at No 3 and 4, and given his ability as a wicketkeeper, this is a key purchase for KXIP. Major teams - India, Bangalore Brigadiers (Urban), India Under-19s, India Under-23s, Karnataka, Karnataka State Cricket Association Colts XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore, South Zone, Sunrisers Hyderabad Playing role - Opening batsman Batting style - Right-hand bat
Read MoreAthiya Shetty and KL Rahul snatched some time to spend a 'Soulful Sunday' in Lucknow. They shared snippets of their motel experience.
In a recent podcast, Suniel Shetty backed KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya over the 2019 Koffee With Karan controversy.
In the match, GT won toss and opted to bat.
Athiya Shetty shared an adorable birthday wish for husband KL Rahul. She referred to the cricketer as her 'greatest blessing' as she shared unseen images of them.
As the clock striked midnight, Suniel Shetty dropped the most heartwarming birthday wish for son-in-law KL Rahul.
LSG will face Delhi Capitals on April 1 in Lucknow to open their campaign at the mega tournament.
Suniel Shetty spoke about his marital advice to Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul. He described Rahul and Tania Shroff as his 'first love'.
India will face Australia in the final of the World Test Championship 2023 in June. Former India coach Ravi Shastri has opened up on his preferred wicket-keeping option for the summit clash.
KL Rahul stabilized India's batting and guided the team to victory.
Team India won the recently concluded Test series against the Aussies by 2-1.
IND vs AUS 3rd Test: The Indian team management has rested KL Rahul for the third test match that is being played at the Holkar Stadium, Indore. Shubman Gill has been included in the playing XI and will open with Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma, speaking at the pre-match press conference, stated that KL Rahul's removal from vice-captaincy doesn't indicate anything about his exclusion or inclusion in the playing 11. He further stated that Rahul was given vice-captaincy because at that time there weren't many experienced players
IND vs AUS 3rd Test: KL Rahul's slump continues and he has been receiving a huge amount of flak from all corners. In the ongoing series against Australia, Rahul has scored 38 runs from 2 matches and 3 innings.
IND v AUS: KL Rahul has not been able to fire in the ongoing Border Gavaskar Trophy. The team also removed his vice-captain status during the squad announcement for the 3rd and 4th Tests vs Australia.
Suniel Shetty describes how he first met KL Rahul in 2019 and how he was unaware of Athiya's connection with him.
"KL Rahul should not be dropped from the Indian side. One should not single out any player. Everyone goes through a lean patch. No one, no cricket pundit or anyone should tell him that he is not doing well and be dropped," said the veteran Indian batter.
KL Rahul's below-par record in Test cricket since 2020, a poor outing in the 2022 World Cup and his recent outings have spurred up a narrative that isn't in his favour, and rightly so.
Indian opener KL Rahul is struggling and it has become extremely evident. KL Rahul has scored only 38 runs in 3 innings at an average of 12.67 in the ongoing IND vs AUS Test series.
KL Rahul has failed to fire well in recent outings for India. Venkatesh Prasad has come out to be a critic of the Indian opener's struggling form in International Cricket.
It will be interesting to see if the team persists with KL Rahul for the 3rd Test or go in with Shubman Gill. Whatever the decision, KL Rahul quickly needs to find a way to get back to form.
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