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
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The Indian Cricket team will play 6 limited-overs matches against Sri Lanka. Rahul is given a rest from T20Is, and he will be back in the team for ODIs.
Interestingly, the number of sixes hit by Ashwin is more than the total sixes hit by Rahul and Kohli together.
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KL Rahul was under heavy scrutiny after the Indian team management decided to rest Kuldeep Yadav in the second Test match. Kuldeep Yadav was the player of the match in the 1st Test that was played between India and Bangladesh
Rahul, who led India in the series in the absence of injured Rohit Sharma, was effusive in his praise for the team's bowling unit.
There is a possibility that the T20I side to be named will comprise only the specialists of that format.
Abhimanyu Easwaran could debut in case KL Rahul misses out the game owing to hand injury
India vs Bangladesh 2nd Test: Rohit Sharma suffered a thumb injury in the second ODI against Bangladesh and is out of action since then. Sharma returned to Mumbai and will not travel to Bangladesh.
Needing four Bangladesh wickets on the final day to take a 1-0 lead in the series, India bundled up the hosts for 324 in 113.2 overs.
IND vs BAN 1st Test: India's regular captain Rohit Sharma missed the first Test against Bangladesh as KL Rahul donned the captain's hat. Sharma's availability for the second Test is under doubt.
IND vs BAN, 1st Test, Day 5: India look to secure the win and take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. Follow for Live Cricket Score & Latest Updates.
IND vs BAN 1st Test: The Indian cricket team scalped 6 wickets on Day 4 of the Test match as Bangladesh scored 272 runs. The Men in Blue are 4 wickets away while Bangladesh have an uphill task ahead of them to win this one.
IND vs BAN, 1st Test, Day 4, STUMPS: India look to hit knockout punch as Bangladesh face daunting task. Follow for Latest Updates & Score.
IND vs BAN, 1st Test, Day 3: Team India bossed Day 3 of the Test match. With Bangladedh needing 471 more to win, India are likely to close the deal soon.
IND vs BAN, 1st Test: The Chattogram pitch has already started to play on the slower side. Few odd balls have kept low on the first day and the surface is promising plenty of turn as of now.
Although India isn't behind in the 1st Test match vs Bangladesh, they aren't ahead too. On a pitch that aided turn and bounce, one would surely wonder what would have happened if the team had gone for the aerial route more often than they actually did.
Indian team is placed fourth in the table with 52.08 percentage points while Australia (75 percentage points) and South Africa (60 percentage points) are placed first and second. Sri Lanka, with 64 percentage points, is third in the list.
IND vs BAN 3rd ODI: India produced dominant show in the 3rd and final outing of the three-match series in Chattogram. Bangladesh won the series by 2-1
IND vs BAN: KL Rahul said that he was unknown about Pant being released from the squad. This certainly is a cause of worry as far as the Indian team management is concerned. The team not being informed about a player's release is certainly not something that can be brushed aside easily
Rahul didn't clarify whether Pant was rested because of workload management or due to some niggle.
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