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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Ravi Shastri wants KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer to play practice games before being considered for Asia Cup 2023
Riding on a quickfire fifty by skipper KL Rahul (98 off 42) and a clinical bowling effort, Punjab Kings thrashed Chennai Super Kings by six wickets in the 53rd match of the IPL 2021 in Dubai.
Former India pacer Ajit Agarkar feels Shikhar Dhawan's place in the T20I squad isn't guaranteed when Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul are there in the team management's plans. Dhawan will captain India in three ODIs and three T20Is and yet his place in the squad that will play in the T20 World Cup is still in doubt.
The Windies veteran smashes 38-ball 67 in series win over Australia while becoming the first batsman to score more than 14000 runs in T20 cricket.
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul were pictured roaming in the streets of London during their break after the WTC Final, with the latter being accompanied by Bollywood actress Athiya Shetty's brother, Ahan Shetty. Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, meanwhile, made a return to cricket with a stint with County side Surrey.
The Rajasthan Royals all-rounder feels Rahul's ability to lead from the front with the bat has made Punjab Kings a much stronger side than they were before.
Indian opener Shubman Gill is likely to miss the first Test of the series due to an 'internal injury'. The exact nature and place of the injury are not known yet.
In an exclusive conversation with India TV Cricket, Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal revealed the story behind crashing into Instagram Live of Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma during the previous lockdown period.
Sunrisers Hyderabad's misery continued as they suffered their sixth defeat this season, losing to Rajasthan Royals by 55 runs in Delhi. In match no.29, Delhi Capitals opted to bowl against Punjab Kings, who will be without KL Rahul tonight.
KL Rahul and Harpreet Brar shone brightly as Punjab Kings defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore by 34 runs in an Indian Premier League match on Friday.
Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper Virat Kohli won the toss and elected to bowl against Punjab Kings in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Friday. Shahbaz Ahmed replaced Washington Sundar in the RCB playing XI.
Chasing a modest total, Mayank Agarwal and KL Rahul got Punjab off to an excellent start by scoring 45 in the PowerPlay as Punjab Kings defeated Mumbai Indians by nine wickets to notch up their second victory of the season on Friday.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) won the toss and elected to bowl in their Indian Premier League match against Mumbai Indians (MI) at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Friday. While MI have gone in unchanged from the last match, PBKS replaced Murugan Ashwin with fellow leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi.
Having outsmarted England in challenging conditions, a confident India will back themselves to win the series-decider here on Saturday and take another firm step towards finalising their core for the T20 World Cup. India will now be hoping K L Rahul fires at the top, having showed some form in the previous game following scores of 1, 0, 0.
India's batting coach Vikram Rathour has come out in support of the under-fire batsman KL Rahul, who has registered scores of 1, 0 and 0 in the first-three T20Is against England.
Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul will open India's innings in the first T20I against England at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Friday with Shikhar Dhawan starting on the bench as a reserve opener, confirmed India skipper Virat Kohli.
Indian batsman KL Rahul has been ruled out of the ongoing Test series against Australia with a wrist injury.
Australia beat India by 51 runs and sealed the series by 2-0. Indian cricketer KL Rahul said that sometimes as a team they have to accept that the opposition played better cricket.
KL Rahul struck a combative 112 but New Zealand completed a 3-0 whitewash of India by winning the third ODI by five wickets on Tuesday.
After Sunday's win, skipper Virat Kohli hinted that he might experiment with the line-up in Tuesday's game.
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