KXIP skipper KL Rahul admitted that team's fate was more or less decided after losing the toss but felt bowlers could have done better to defend a total like 186.

IPL 2020 orange cap holder becomes the second Indian batsman after Virat Kohli to score 600+ runs in two seasons.

Rajasthan Royals captain Steve Smith has opted to bowl first after winning the toss against KL Rahul-led Kings XI Punjab in Match 50 of IPL 2020; skipper Steve Smith shows faith in Varun Aaron.

Former Indian opener and BCCI chief selector said Manjrekar can't think beyond 'Bombay' as far as players' selection is concerned.

Rahul's last expedition in Australia was rather a forgetful one, with him scoring just 57 runs from three Tests in the 2018-19 Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

Rahul, who played his last Test against West Indies in 2019, was dropped from the side owing to a string of poor scores.

The KXIP skipper says next two weeks are all about IPL 2020 before he shifts his focus on India tour of Australia.

According to Manjrekar, a bad precedent is set when a player is recalled for Test on the basis of his IPL performance and it "massively motivates" players playing the Ranji Trophy.

Mandeep made an unbeaten 66 against Kolkata Knight Riders on Monday night to help KXIP record five wins in a row.

BCCI on Monday picked a 28-member jumbo squad for the all-format tour of Australia which begins November, along with four reserve bowlers.

Rahul, who on Monday contributed with 28 runs during Kings XI Punjab's eight-wicket win over Kolkata Knight Riders, has so far amassed 595 runs in 12 matches and leads the batting chart. 

Mandeep lost his father a couple of days back and he attended his funeral through video call.

Rahul has been named as Virat Kohli's deputy in both Indian limited-over squads for the upcoming Australia tour in the absence of an injured Rohit Sharma.  

KXIP registered their fifth straight win on Monday defeated KKR by eight wickets in Sharjah

KL Rahul has earned a call back while BCCI will continue to monitor the progress of injured Rohit Sharma and Ishant Sharma.

Apart from leading the team from the front, Rahul has been in great form with the bat as well as he has scored 567 runs in 11 matches and is holding the Orange Cap.

KL Rahul was extremely pleased with the efforts made by his players and felt KXIP has turned winning into a habit after defeating SRH by 12 runs.

Moody feels that the manner in which Kohli has the ability to single-handedly take down any chase in the format, certainly makes him India's best T20 batter

KXIP skipper KL Rahul keeps orange cap with a good margin ahead of the clash against SRH.

Rahul, who has so far scored 540 runs in 10 matches, holds the Orange Cap. In the bowlers' list, Rabada has scalped 21 wickets in 10 matches and has the Purple Cap.