FULL NAME - Kannaur Lokesh Rahul

BORN - April 18, 1992, Bangalore, Karnataka

BATTING STYLE - Right hand Bat

PLAYING ROLE - Opening Batter

TEAMS - India

India Under-19s

Karnataka
Kings XI Punjab
Royal Challengers Bangalore
Sunrisers Hyderabad

AGE -30y 206d

FIELDING POSITION /Wicketkeeper

Bangalore  Brigadiers

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(Urban)

India Under-23s

Karnataka State Cricket Association Colts XI

Lucknow Super Giants

South Zone

                A tall, elegant right-hand batsman who can keep wicket in a crisis, KL Rahul is among the most highly rated opening batsmen in India's next generation. Rahul was a part of India's squad in the 2010 Under-19 World Cup and made his first-class debut later that year. Having taken a while to establish himself as a first-class cricketer, he enjoyed a breakthrough 2013-14 season, laying the foundation for Karnataka's Ranji Trophy victory with 1033 runs, which included three centuries, three nineties, and a Man- of-the-Match performance in the final.

Rahul attracted plenty of attention at the subsequent IPL auction, and finally went to Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 1 crore (US$ 166,000 approx.). He was a regular member of their side in the 2014 season, mostly as wicketkeeper-batsman, but his contributions with the bat were steady rather than spectacular.

In the long format, however, his technique and application have impressed some of Indian cricket's most respected names. These include Rahul Dravid, with whom Rahul shares not just a name but also a strong rapport, regularly seeking him out for technical and mental advice.

Rahul had a middling tour of Australia with the India A team in July-August 2014, getting starts each time he batted in the unofficial Tests but only managing a top score of 52. But his appetite for runs was back to normal by the time the 2014-15 domestic season began, and twin centuries in the Duleep Trophy final earned him a place in India's Test squad on their tour of Australia.

A profitable IPL in 2016 set him up to make the Indian ODI and T20 squad that toured Zimbabwe in June, where he became the first batsman from his country to score a century on debut in 50-over cricket. Karthik Krishnaswamy

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 Career Averages Batting & Fielding

        FORMAT Mat Inns NO Runs HS

               43 74 2 2547 199 35 ODI 45436166511245.

Test

A

                            T20I 72 68 FC 86 146 List A 97 95 T20 203 190 Bowling

Test 43 - ODI 45 - T20I 72 - FC 86 9 ListA 97 3 T20 203 -

8

5 11 31

2265 110* 37 6444 337 45 3675 131 43

6792 132* 42

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                                                       FORMAT Mat Inns Balls Runs

           Wkts

                                           168 83 0 21 42 1 - - -

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  Records

 Fifties in consecutive innings (7) 1st Test matches

 Most catches in a match (7) 2nd Test matches

Hundred on debut (100*)

One-Day Internationals

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Test ODI T20I

Debut/Last Matches - Player

DEBUT

       TESTMATCHES ViewTestRecords 

Australia vs India at Melbourne- December 26 - 30, 2014

LAST

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    South Africa vs India at Cape Town- January 11 - 14, 2022

      ODIMATCHES ViewODIRecords 

DEBUT

Zimbabwe vs India at Harare- June 11, 2016

LAST

    Zimbabwe vs India at Harare- August 22, 2022

     T20IMATCHES ViewT20IRecords 

DEBUT

Zimbabwe vs India at Harare- June 18, 2016

LAST

    India vs England at Adelaide- November 10, 2022

DEBUT

     FC MATCHES

Punjab vs Karnataka at Mohali- November 10 - 13, 2010

LAST

     South Africa vs India at Cape Town- January 11 - 14, 2022

DEBUT

Karnataka vs Hyderabad at Chennai- February 16, 2010

LAST

     LIST A MATCHES

     Zimbabwe vs India at Harare- August 22, 2022

    T20 MATCHES

DEBUT

Goa vs Karnataka at Shimoga- March 17, 2013

LAST

    India vs England at Adelaide- November 10, 2022

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Recent Matches - Player

        MATCH

India vs England

India vs Zimbabwe

India vs Bangladesh

India vs South Africa

India vs Netherlands

Bat

5

51

50

9

9

Date Grou 10-Nov-2022 Adel

06-Nov-2022 Mel 02-Nov-2022 Adel 30-Oct-2022 Pert

27-Oct-2022 Syd

T20 TIME:OUT

Kumble: Just a matte Rahul 'switching on' Oct 27, 2022

Rahul: 'I didn't feel like my form or my confidence was low. I just didn't get the runs'

Credits captain Rohit and rest of team management for throwing their support behind him

02-Nov-2022 • Sidharth Monga

India survive Litton Das scare in wet Adelaide

Opener's run-out for 60 turns rain-hit game as India win thriller to go to the top of Group 2

02-Nov-2022 • Andrew Fidel Fernando

Rahul Dravid throws weight behind KL Rahul: 'He's really well suited for these kind of pitches'

India coach has "absolutely no doubt about who's going to open", and says Rahul is well-aware of the support he has from the team management

01-Nov-2022 • Sidharth Monga

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PRESS CONFERENCE

Rahul: 'I try to be as relaxed as possible whether I do well or not'

Nov 03, 2022

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News and Features

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