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 MoreRahul, who is getting to ready to lead Kings XI Punjab in the upcoming IPL, is among the many athletes to have helped the frontline workers amid the unprecedented health crisis, which has engulfed the entire world.
Rahul, echoing the emotions of all the players who played under the veteran wicketkeeper-batsman, wants to give a big and emotional sendoff to Dhoni while hoping to play with him just one more time.
The Indian team management has been relying on Rahul to do the job behind the stumps in limited-overs cricket off late and with MS Dhoni calling time on his international career last Saturday
With Dhoni now having announced his retirement, Jones feels Pant and Rahul can have an equal chance at sealing the spot.
Nayan Mongia, MSK Prasad and Deep Dasgupta agreed in unison that at present it will be a two-horse race between Rahul and Pant with Sanu Samson adding a third dimension
Indian cricketer KL Rahul posted a picture wearing mask on his Instagram profile.
India's wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul posted an emotional message as he continues to wait for the resumption of cricket.
Indian cricketers have been keeping themselves busy by engaging with fans on social media and this particular exchange between Kohli and Rahul left everyone in splits.
The last time Bayern were denied the trophy was during Jurgen Klopp's reign when he steered Dortmund to consecutive title wins in 2011 and 2012.
The 13th edition of the cash-rich, which was supposed to begin on March 29, was postponed indefinitely by the BCCI in the wake of coronavirus pandemic.
Following his impressive performances as a wicketkeeper and as a batsman, there were talks about Rahul's return to Test cricket and whether he should continue with the same role.
Manjrekar believes that even though KL Rahul has done well in white-ball cricket, that can't be a parameter for replacing Rahane in the five-day format.
Smith, who is considered as one of the best batsmen of modern-day cricket, took KL Rahul's name when a fan asked him: "Which Indian player impressed you most?"
Akmal's comment came despite Dhoni being out of action for almost a year and Rahul successfully replacing him in limited-overs cricket.
The other players to have received the notice include Cheteshwar Pujara and Deepti Sharma, who are among the five cricketers in the 110 strong National Registered Testing Pool (NRTP).
Rahul joined the bandwagon of cricketers who have come forth to speak on the issue of racism amid protests over African-American George Floyd's death in the USA.
Kohli posted a heartwarming note and wished good health and happiness for everyone.
Parthiv Patel, who made his India debut in 2002, spoke his mind when asked about his first choice as Indias wicket-keeper in ODIs and T20Is.
The proceeds of the same went to The Wishing Factory which works towards providing Thalassemia major patients with transfusion kits.
Shikhar Dhawan chose the best captain he played under, and also talked about his competition with KL Rahul for the opening spot in the Indian team.
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