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Kl Rahul

KL Rahul

DOB: April 18, 1992

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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India vs England

KL Rahul sets a new record for taking the most catches in a Test series in England

Cricket | Sep 08, 2018, 07:17 PM IST

Rahul has overall taken 13 catches in the five Tests he has played in England and most of them have come when he was fielding at the slip cordon.

Prithvi Shaw or Hanuma Vihari? India ponder over experiments ahead of 5th Test

Prithvi Shaw or Hanuma Vihari? India ponder over experiments ahead of 5th Test

Cricket | Sep 05, 2018, 02:13 PM IST

There are very high chances that KL Rahul will sit out at the Oval Test as visitors will like to experiment with young players like Prithvi Shaw or Hanuma Vihari.

India vs England 2018

Out of favour opener Murali Vijay hopeful of India comeback soon

Cricket | Sep 02, 2018, 05:24 PM IST

The 34-year-old further stated that this is not the first time that he has been sidelined from the team, adding that he would continue to play until his body allows.

Virat Kohli's workload, middle-order slots in focus ahead of Asia Cup team selection

Virat Kohli's workload, middle-order slots in focus ahead of Asia Cup team selection

Cricket | Aug 31, 2018, 03:45 PM IST

The skipper has had issues with his back and with another six Test matches lined in the next three months, the selectors will be cautious while monitoring Kohli's workload.

Sam Curran

4th Test: Sam Curran rescues England after top-order collapse; India in control at end of Day 1

Cricket | Aug 31, 2018, 11:29 AM IST

Sam Curran rescued England after their latest top-order collapse by scoring a career-high 78 to push the team to a potentially competitive 246 all out on Day 1.

Indian cricket team, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumra, Arsenal, West Ham United, EPL

EPL fever! Team India players attend Arsenal vs West Ham fixture, see who supported who!

Cricket | Aug 26, 2018, 04:43 PM IST

The Indian cricket players are making the most of their off-time by witnessing Premier League matches after making an impressive comeback to win the 3rd Test at Nottingham. 

Chelsea, Indian cricket team, KL Rahul, N'Golo Kante

WATCH: Team India's KL Rahul has a chat with FIFA World Cup winner N'Golo Kante

Cricket | Aug 25, 2018, 11:20 PM IST

The Indian cricketer had a chat with the Frenchman, who plays for Chelsea in the Premier League about sports and the World Cup experience.

Rohit Sharma

India vs England: Won't mind taking a shot at opening in Test matches, says Rohit Sharma

Cricket | Aug 16, 2018, 07:55 PM IST

Rohit Sharma, who opens the innings for his team in the shorter formats, has said that he will not mind taking a shot at it in Test matches too.

India vs England 2nd Test Lord's

India vs England: James Anderson becomes first bowler to take 100 wickets at Lord's

Cricket | Aug 12, 2018, 06:18 PM IST

Anderson is only the second bowler, after legendary Sri Lankan spinner, Muttiah Muralitharan, to have claimed 100 Test wickets at a single venue.

India vs England 2018 Test series

India vs England: The curious case of Cheteshwar Pujara and India's batting woes

Cricket | Aug 07, 2018, 04:03 PM IST

Dropping Cheteshwar Pujara from the 1st Test in Birmingham brought Kohli plenty of flak and with them losing the match, the onslaught turned worse.

KL Rahul

Angry Fans target KL Rahul after flop show in first innings, prefer Pujara over him

Cricket | Aug 03, 2018, 11:30 AM IST

Rahul was selected in the playing XI in the place of Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara who was dropped after performing poorly in the practice game.

Ravi Shastri

India vs England: Virat Kohli would like to show British public why he is the best, says Ravi Shastri

Cricket | Jul 29, 2018, 09:55 PM IST

Having achieved considerable amount of success in limited overs cricket, Shastri now wants India to become consistent in the red ball format.

India vs England Test Series

Exclusive | Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag disagree over India's opening combination for 1st Test against England

Cricket | Jul 29, 2018, 11:39 AM IST

While former India captain outrightly excluded Dhawan from his playing eleven for the first Test, Sehwag still sees some hope in the left-handed batsman.

India vs England Test series

Should KL Rahul open with Murali Vijay instead of Shikhar Dhawan in the first Test against England?

Cricket | Jul 28, 2018, 12:18 PM IST

Considering the sublime form that Rahul has shown since the IPL started, the Karnataka batsman is now making a strong case for a permanent place in the playing XI.

Practice Match, Day 1: India vs Essex

Practice Match, Day 1: Karthik's unbeaten knock, Kohli's fifty power India to 322/6 against Essex

Cricket | Jul 26, 2018, 11:51 AM IST

Kohli, Vijay, Rahul scored their respective fifties to help India build momentum and it was Dinesh Karthik who leads the way for the visitors after the top order crumbled early on Day 1.

India vs England Tests

SEE PICS: Team India starts practice ahead of England Test series

Cricket | Jul 24, 2018, 05:53 PM IST

The BCCI has shared pictures of Indian players arriving for a training session in Essex for the Test series against England.

MS Dhoni

KL Rahul, Ajinkya Rahane not looked after properly; MS Dhoni must do more: Sourav Ganguly

Cricket | Jul 18, 2018, 04:44 PM IST

Dhoni failed to get a move on in the three-match series and Ganguly said if the wicketkeeper-batsman is the team's choice for the 2019 World Cup, then he has to up his game.

India vs England ODI

Kuldeep Yadav and KL Rahul back France to win the FIFA World Cup

Cricket | Jul 14, 2018, 11:43 AM IST

In a video posted by the BCCI on its website, Yadav is interviewed by his fellow teammate and swashbuckling batsman KL Rahul.

India vs England ODI

India vs England, 1st ODI: Where Virat wants to bat is critical: Rohit on KL Rahul's batting position

Cricket | Jul 11, 2018, 11:16 PM IST

On a personal note, he is happy to start off well having hit a 97 against Ireland and a century in the decider against England.

England vs India

KL Rahul attains career-best third T20I ranking while Virat Kohli slips

Cricket | Jul 09, 2018, 04:03 PM IST

Australian opener Aaron Finch became the first player in the history of T20Is to break the 900-point mark as he moved up three places to finish as the top-ranked batsman.

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