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 remained unbeaten on 57 as India beat New Zealand by 7 wickets to take a 2-0 lead in the five-match series.
Former Indian captain Kapil Dev talked about Rishabh Pant being benched in the Indian team in ODIs and T20Is.
New Zealand is one of the sides Rohit has struggled to get going, which was even evident from his score of 7 in the opener in Auckland.
BCCI President and former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly opined on the KL Rahul-Rishabh Pant wicketkeeping debate.
Rahul has recently been named as India's new wicketkeeper-batsman in limited-overs cricket, replacing Pant and he relishes playing at the position as he feels it improves his batting.
Rahul scored 56 off 27 balls as his 99-run partnership with Virat Kohli set up the base for India to chase New Zealand's 203 runs in the opener T20 here.
Shreyas Iyer top-scored for India with a brilliant 58* as India chased down the target of 204 with an over to spare.
Indian skipper Virat Kohli also backed him as a wicketkeeper ahead of the first T20I and insisted that Rahul has performed well and the current combination brings the 'best balance to the side'.
Indian captain Virat Kohli revealed the plans for KL Rahul in the batting order for ODIs and T20Is ahead of the series against New Zealand.
India will play five T20Is against New Zealand, starting January 24 in Auckland.
Are Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul dating each other? Here's what father Suniel Shetty has to say!
Skipper Virat Kohli on Wednesday morning took to Twitter to share a photo with the fittest group of players in the current Indian team - Manish Pandey, Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul after the top gym session at a meal out in the Auckland.
Gavaskar feels India should go with Pant as they need a finisher at No.6 while also providing a left-hand option in the middle order.
Virender Sehwag feels the Indian team management may not persist with KL Rahul at number five in T20s if he fails a few times, unlike Mahendra Singh Dhoni's era when everyone got adequate chances.
Rishabh Pant could now have to play second fiddle to KL Rahul in limited-overs cricket after KL Rahul was backed by Virat Kohli to continue as the wicketkeeper-batsman.
What does the future hold for Indian youngster Rishabh Pant after Virat Kohli seemingly confirmed that KL Rahul will continue to be the side's wicketkeeper-batsman?
KL Rahul played in a different batting position for the third time in as many games in the series against Australia.
KL Rahul passed is first test with flying colours in Rajkot when he scored a 52-ball 80 at No.5 and kept well to the spinners as well.
In the second ODI, Rahul affected the stumping of Aussie skipper Aaron Finch and also took two catches behind the stumps in the second ODI besides starring with the bat with his 52-ball 80.
After the 2nd ODI against Australia, Dhawan was seen hosting 'Chahal TV', a gig the leggie has made famous, along with KL Rahul.
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