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.

Rahul, 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?"