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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KL Rahul is seen knocking the ball around and spending some time playing video games in the video shared by him.
Jaffer also provided the solution of fitting-in KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant in the Indian squad alongside MS Dhoni.
MS Dhoni hasn't played international cricket since the 2019 World Cup semi-final and was eyeing a comeback in the Indian side with a good show in IPL 2020.
Rahul has been a revelation for India in recent times since he took over the responsibility both as a wicketkeeper and as a middle-order batsman in the limited-overs format.
Kuldeep has said that while K.L. Rahul and Rishabh Pant have been performing well behind the stumps, the experience that Dhoni brings is being missed in the team.
Porel-led Bengal pace attack bundled Karnataka for 122 and made light work of their star-studded batting line up which has Rahul, Manish Pandey and Karun Nair.
KL Rahul will return for Karnataka when the side takes on Bengal in the semifinal of the Ranji Trophy.
While Indian batsman KL Rahul retained the second spot in batsmen's rankings, Ashton Agar made heavy inroads after his impressive performances against South Africa.
KL Rahul will return for the Karnataka side in the Ranji Trophy semifinal against Bengal.
Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shikhar Dhawan, Rishabh Pant, Kuldeep Yadav and Mohammed Shami were the five Indians named in the Asia XI squad to take on World XI in the two-match T20I series.
KL Rahul has scored one century and four fifty-plus scores in his last 10 innings in ODIs and T20Is combined.
Rishabh Pant was India’s first choice wicketkeeper-batsman across formats but has now lost his place to Wriddhiman Saha and KL Rahul in Tests and limited-overs cricket respectively.
India's opener in the shortest format, KL Rahul remains second in the latest T20I rankings, but Virat Kohli has dropped down to 10th position.
Dhawan is recovering from a shoulder injury he had suffered during Australia's ODI tour of India in January.
KL Rahul has shone in his new role as a wicketkeeper-batsman and finisher for India in ODIs and currently is one of the first names on the team-sheet.
The mike fixed at the playground recorded and aired the conversation between Rahul and Pandey during a crucial period of the final one-dayer at Mount Maunganui which India lost.
KL Rahul finally gave a reply to New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham's 'rocky paper scissors' challenge on Wednesday.
Rahul scored a magnificent 112 in the third and final ODI in Mount Maunganui on Tuesday and Dhawan was quick to congratulate the 27-year-old who finished the ODIs with 204 runs in three innings.
KL Rahul struck a combative 112 but New Zealand completed a 3-0 whitewash of India by winning the third ODI by five wickets, here on Tuesday.
Rahul scored 112 runs in 113 balls in which he scored 9 fours and two magnificent sixes before getting dismissed by Hamish Bennett in the 47th over trying to accelerate the run-rate.
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