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 MorePrasidh, who had made a name for himself with his performances in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for Kolkata Knight Riders, took four wickets on his ODI debut against England.
After an indifferent T20 series against the same team, Rahul had a good first ODI scoring a half century as well as a number of catches behind the stumps.
India replaced the out-of-form KL Rahul with bowler T Natarajan in the fifth and final T20I against England in Ahmedabad.
Kohli's 28th half-century knock and third in the series took his tally in the contest to 230 in five innings at an average of 115 and strike rate of 147.43
Former Indian batsman VVS Laxman has now talked about Rahul's struggles, and said that his technique might be at fault for his failures.
India batting coach Vikram Rathour backed KL Rahul amid his poor form, as the batsman was dismissed on a successive duck in the third T20I against England.
This was also his fourth in his T20I career, three of which happened in a space of four matches over the last four months
Rahul leapt in the air, held on to the ball and threw it back inside the boundary.
The five-match T20I series between India and England will start from March 12, with all matches scheduled at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.
BCCI named a 19-man squad for the five-game series, which includes quite a few options for multiple skill sets and roles — at least two options for each role in the XI to be precise.
With 816 rating points, Rahul is behind England's Dawid Malan (915) who retained his top spot, while Kohli has 697 points.
India are slated to take on England in five T20Is, following the culmination of the ongoing four-Test series.
The 28-year-old, who played the ODIs and T20Is but sat out of the first two Tests in Australia, had suffered an injury to his left wrist during a net session at MCG and was ruled out of the last two Tests.
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KL Rahul made his feeling apparent on Twitter after the Indian batsman was out of the Australia-India Test series due to a wrist injury.
Indian batsman KL Rahul has been ruled out of the ongoing Test series against Australia with a wrist injury.
With the team on two-day off after the Melbourne Test triumph, the trio spend the night out to welcome 2021.
Rohit's entry certainly adds to the team's choices but whether it can help solve the opening conundrum is something that only time will tell.
It is likely that KL Rahul won't feature in the second Test with Hanuma Vihari to retain his spot and will bat at no. 4.
The Australian skipper reminds the hosts they can't let their guard down after winning the first Test and must go into the second Test with all their might.
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