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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Ever since KL Rahul's video of having animated discussion with LSG team owner Sanjiv Goenka post the loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad has gone viral, several reports are surfacing. However, LSG assistant coach Lance Klusener has come up with a massive update related to captaincy change in the team.
Soon after the crushing 10-wicket loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka was seen having a heated conversation with skipper KL Rahul. The video of the same went viral soon and many felt the meeting should've happened behind closed doors and not in front of camera.
Lucknow Super Giants lost to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 10 wickets as they conceded 167 runs in less than 10 overs. Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma literally ripped apart the opposition bowling with their ultra aggressive batting as Rahul credited the batters for their style of play.
Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka seemed pretty angry after the thrashing his side was handed by the Sunrisers Hyderabad chasing 166 runs in just 9.4 overs in IPL 2024. Goenka was involved in an animated discussion with skipper KL Rahul on the ground, which didn't look good at all.
SRH vs LSG IPL 2024: Pat Cummins-led Sunrisers Hyderabad suffered a heavy loss against Mumbai Indians in their last match and have lost all of their three past encounters against KL Rahul's Lucknow Super Giants.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will be ruing dropping a game against the Mumbai Indians on Monday as they face Lucknow Super Giants in probably the most decisive game as far as the race to the playoffs is concerned in the 2024 edition of the IPL. Lucknow themselves are coming off a 98-run loss to KKR.
LSG vs KKR IPL 2024: In-form all-rounder Sunil Narine smashed 81 off just 36 balls to help Kolkata Knight Riders post the highest total of 235 at Ekana Cricket Stadium and then also shone with a ball to bowl out Lucknow to 137.
LSG vs KKR IPL 2024: Shreyas Iyer's Kolkata Knight Riders and KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants are set to enter this fixture after beating Mumbai Indians in their last respective games and are currently placed in the top three of the points table.
LSG vs KKR Dream11 Prediction: Kolkata Knight Riders registered their maiden win over Kolkata Knight Riders with a dominant victory at Eden Gardens in the first-leg fixture and are placed second in the points table with seven wins in the IPL 2024.
"We felt that Sanju Samson and Rishabh Pant are better suited for that and Samson can bat anywhere in the lineup. So, it was just about what we needed and not about who was better," Ajit Agarkar said on KL Rahul's absence from India's squad for the T20 World Cup 2024.
Actor Riteish Deshmukh, who vouched for KL Rahul's spot in the upcoming squad for T20 World Cup 2024, got brutally trolled on X (formerly Twitter). Check out some of the top reactions from netizens.
The BCCI announced India's 15-strong squad for the T20 World Cup in the Caribbean and the USA starting June 1. The squad bore a resemblance with the one that was selected in 2022, however, there were some key changes as well. Rohit Sharma will continue to lead the Indian T20 team in the tournament.
LSG vs RR IPL 2024: KL Rahul played a captain's knock by smashing 76 off 48 balls to help Lucknow Super Giants post a 196 total but Rajasthan Royals chased down the tough target with six balls remaining with skipper Sanju Samson playing a match-winning knock of 71* off 33 balls.
LSG vs RR Dream11 prediction: Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals recorded a dominant 20-run win in their first IPL 2024 game against Lucknow Super Giants at home and are favourites to clinch two points in the away fixture at Ekana Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Rajasthan Royals have been spotless in the ongoing season with just a solitary loss. They are at the top of the points table with seven wins in eight games.
Bollywood diva Athiya Shetty on Friday watched her husband KL Rahul's match against Chennai Super Kings in which the skipper of Lucknow Super Giants smashed a power-packed half-century. Showering him on love, she shared a 'special' post on her Instagram account. Check it out.
KL Rahul enjoyed a field day against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Friday (April 19) at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The skipper of Lucknow Super Giants produced a match-winning knock with the willow in hand and led from the front.
The clash between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Chennai Super Kings at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow went in favour of the hosts as they chased down 177 with ease by eight wickets to spare.
LSG vs CSK IPL 2024: Chasing a challenging 177-run target, captain KL Rahul top-scored with 82 runs off 53 balls and Quinton de Kock smashed 54 to help Lucknow Super Giants win the game with six balls remaining at Ekana Cricket Stadium.
LSG vs CSK IPL 2024 Playing XIs: KL Rahul won the toss as Lucknow Super Giants elected to bowl first against Lucknow Super Giants at Ekana Cricket Stadium. KL Rahul's LSG dropped Shamar Joseph from their playing XI and replaced him with Matt Henry.
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