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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While facing RCB, KXIP skipper KL Rahul registers a special record to his name which was previously held by cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar
Virat Kohli continues the trend of opting to bowl first in order to make most of the dew factor and makes no changes in XI; Jimmy Neesham makes debut for Kings XI Punjab.
Mayank Agarwal played a fighting knock of 89 runs off 60 deliveries, while chasing a 158-run target, but couldn't finish the match, as he was dismissed on the second last ball of the 20th over.
KL Rahul joined former KXIP member Adam Gilchrist, Brendon McCullum, Kumar Sangakkara, and Parthiv Patel.
After winning the toss, Rahul said that he doesn't really know what to expect from the pitch at the Dubai International Stadium.
The Rahul-led side will open its campaign against Delhi Capitals at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday.
The Australian pinch hitter says he is willing to help out the new skipper whenever needed.
Rahul will be leading Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2020 after R Ashwin was traded off to Delhi Capitals last year before the Kolkata auction.
Presence of inconsistent players and lack of Indian star players could be the bane of KXIP and the team will be relying heavily on KL Rahul and Shami to take them home.
KL Rahul will be leading the side for the first time in his IPL career when he captains the Kings XI Punjab in the upcoming edition.
In the present scenario, Rohit Sharma is given captaincy duties when Kohli opts to rest or is injured. But as Aakash explains, both are of the same age and hence Rohit cannot be looked as Kohli's replacement
Dawid Malan has moved to no.1 spot in the latest ICC T20I Rankings released on Wednesday.
Gayle is now part of KXIP's new set up with former Indian cricketer Anil Kumble as the head coach and KL Rahul as the new captain, but the Gayle felt it like going back to school with a new headmaster and a head boy.
Kumble, who was also appointed as the head coach of KXIP this season, feels that Rahul has the international experience to lead the team.
Rahul has been handed the Kings XI Punjab captaincy after two stellar seasons with the bat at the top of the order.
The 28-year old stylish batsman was in red hot form in white-ball cricket when the COVID-19 pandemic reared its ugly head a few of months ago, bringing the world to a standstill.
The squad is heavy on players from Karnataka including the captain himself, Mayank Agarwal and Karun Nair. The head coach too is from Karnataka.
On August 15, Dhoni announced his retirement from international cricket, thus bringing an end to an illustrious career spanning 16 years.
KL Rahul will lead Kings XI Punjab for the first time in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League.
While the pandemic has been tough for most sportspersons across the globe, it has been a blessing in disguise for Rahul and Pant. Owing to the disruption it has caused to the cricket calendar, it has in someways urged Dhoni to take the big call.
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