In Rohit Sharma's absence, all eyes will be on the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) skipper to deliver impressive performances with the bat.

For Maxwell, KL Rahul is as good a back-up as any team can wish for.

After suffering defeats in their last two games, KXIP failed to achieve a top-four finish and finished sixth in the points table with 12 points. 

Cricketer KL Rahul shared a picture on social media stating that he misses the UNO night with his rumoured girlfriend Athiya Shetty and his friends.

Indian captain skipping three Test matches serves likes of Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane, among others to express their full potential against Australia.

  KL Rahul, who is back in the Test squad after playing his last match in August shares a post slugging the pink ball during a practice session in Sydney    

The Karnataka wicketkeeper-batsman scored 670 runs in 14 matches at an impressive average of 55.83 and bagged the Orange Cap this year.

Rahul finished the season with 670 runs from 14 games at an average of 55.83 and a strike rate of 129.34 comprising one century and five fifties.

Rahul, who captained the team for the first team this season, had another stellar season with the bat, amassing 670 runs at an average of 55.83.

The KXIP captain has scored 300 of his 670 runs in singles, two's or three's. He has also run from the non-striker's end to add another 278 runs to his team's score.

AB de Villiers joined his Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate Devdutt Padikkal and KL Rahul to score five half-centuries.

On Thursday evening, Bumrah returned with figures of 4/14 as Mumbai defeated Delhi by 57 runs in Qualifier 1. The 26-year-old now has 27 wickets to his name in 14 matches.

A special wish arrived from the Cricketer KL Rahul, who took to Instagram to wish Athiya Shetty, her 'mad child', on her 28th birthday. 

Among some of the notable misses were RCB skipper Virat Kohli, Orange Cap holder KL Rahul and SRH's David Warner. 

Shikhar Dhawan is next in the list of leading run-scorers, having amassed 471 from 13 matches. 

Looking back at their journey, skipper KL Rahul could only rue the missed opportunities as their hunt for a maiden IPL trophy continue.

KL Rahul achieved the feat during the IPL 2020 game against Chennai Super Kings at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. 

Though Rabada has the same number of wickets, Bumrah has a better average (15.73) and economy rate (6.96) than the South African.

The KL Rahul-led side may have suffered a shock defeat in its previous fixture against Rajasthan Royals (RR) but the dream to finish in the top-four list still prevails.