He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. Indian batsman KL Rahul opened the innings alongside Shikhar Dhawan in the first T20I against Australia on Friday. James Anderson also became the oldest quick to take a five-for in the sub-continent, surpassing New Zealand great Richard Hadlee who achieved the feat at 37 years of age. cricketer who plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket and captains Kings XI Punjab in the Indian Premier League. KL Rahul produced the first century of the IPL 2020 plundering an unbeaten knock of 132 against Royal Challengers Bangalore on Thursday. Ajinkya 'bhaiya' asked me if I could bowl with injury, I had to say yes: Navdeep Saini. [30][31] Rahul missed the 2017 season due to a shoulder injury. Kl Rahul is the first batsman from India to score a century in his debut ODI match. 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India vs Australia 3rd T20 Highlights: Australia End India's Winning Streak, Visitors Take Series 2-1 IND vs AUS: Matthew Wade hit his third T20I half-century … Dhoni’s men, however, had the consolation of knocking off the highest ever T20I second innings score which is also the same 236 for 6 which the West Indies made against South Africa. Smarting from their 2-0 whitewash in New Zealand, Pakistan have included nine uncapped players in their 20-member squad for the matches in Karachi and Rawalpindi. 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[10] During the 2013-14 domestic season he scored 1,033 first-class runs, the second highest scorer that season.[9]. Hardik Pandya posted a video on Twitter for his 'Dad' expressing the pang in his heart. [36], Rahul was named captain of the Kings XI Punjab for the 2020 IPL, after former captain Ravichandran Ashwin was traded to Delhi Capitals. Kl Rahul is the first player from Karnataka to score a triple century in the Ranji Trophy. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, cricketers have to adhere to strict procedures for an international series. For his performances in the 2016 IPL season, he was named as wicket keeper in the Cricinfo and Cricbuzz IPL XI. Thank you for subscribing to our daily newsletter. For his performances in the 2019 IPL season, he was named in the Cricinfo IPL XI. This was the highest ever T20 International score against India by any team, surpassing the 219 for 4 by South Africa in Johannesburg in March 2012. 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Records created by KL Rahul with his unbeaten century: KL Rahul’s unbeaten 132 is the highest individual score by a captain, a wicketkeeper and also by an Indian in the IPL. He batted at number six and made three runs in the first innings; in the second innings, he played at number 3 and made only 1 run but retained his place for the next Test at Sydney where he opened the innings with Murali Vijay and made 110 runs, his maiden international hundred. * 110 : KL Rahul became the highest-scorer for India in T20 international cricket history, beating Rohit Sharma's 106 against South Africa at Dharamsala in 2015. KL Rahul in T20. He was the first Indian to score a century on One Day International debut,[2] and the third Indian to score a century in all three formats of international cricket. [34][35] After making scores of 90+ three times during 2018, he reached his maiden IPL century in 2019, scoring 100 not out from 64 against Mumbai Indians. KL Rahul is also known for his explosive batting at the top. Rahul played in the second Test at Jamaica and scored a strokeful 158, his highest Test score then. Playing in his fourth T20I, Rahul reached to his 100 in 46 balls, the joint second fastest in T20 Internationals along with South African Faf du Plessis and just one ball short of South African Richard Levi’s fastest 45-ball hundred against New Zealand in 2012 in Hamilton. He was named the player of the match and selection to the Indian Test squad for the Australian tour followed. IND Vs SL, 3rd T20I: Virat Kohli Dismiss Shikhar Dhawan vs KL Rahul Debate Shikhar Dhawan was under some pressure before the third T20 International and a smashing half-century … In the process, he became the first Indian opener to score a century in his debut Test in the West Indies. Partnership between Rahul and Pooran is worth 43. [38] He also broke the record of the most runs scored by a captain in an IPL match. India off-spinner R Ashwin in his YouTube conversation with fielding coach R Sridhar added another chapter to off the field incidents in Australia by revealing that Indian cricketers were not allowed to enter the lift in Sydney if any member of the Australian squad was already inside it. BBL 2020-21. Speaking on Star Sports, Gambhir said that KKR should have allowed Kuldeep to go elsewhere in case he is not in their plans for the future. In the 2018 IPL Auction, he was bought by Kings XI Punjab for INR 11 crore, the joint-third highest price. India vs Australia: Rishabh Pant was hailed as the hero of India's win at Gabba after scoring an unbeaten 89. K. L. Rahul full name Kannur Lokesh Rahul is an Indian cricketer who made his debut in 2014 and scored maiden century in his 2nd Test match. KL Rahul picked his 54-ball 101* against England as the most memorable of his T20I hundreds. He gave a glimpse of his prowess as a T20 player when he hit a 14-ball 50 in the Indian Premier League (IPL 2018) against Delhi Capitals. He was part of the 15-man squad for the Indian tour of Bangladesh in June 2015 but withdrew due to Dengue fever. He is a right-handed batsman and a wicket-keeper. [24], In April 2019, he was named in India's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. KL Rahul scored his second T20I century for India. On 3 July 2018, Rahul smashed his second T20 International ton against England. He achieved this feat against West Indies on Saturday in a nail-biting contest which India lost when captain cool M S Dhoni failed to score two runs of the last ball of the match. IPL 2020: KL Rahul Century Sets Up KXIP's Comprehensive Win Against RCB. [6][7][8], Rahul made his first-class cricket debut for Karnataka in the 2010–11 season. India vs Australia: Speaking in a video on Youtube, Ashwin revealed what went down in the middle and questioned Australia's tactics on the day. Kannur Lokesh Rahul (born 18 April 1992), commonly known as KL Rahul, is an Indian international KL Rahul’s century goes in vain as West Indies beat India by one run in 1st T20 West Indies defeated India by one run in a record run-laden Twenty20 clash on Saturday after piling up … [25][26] He scored his maiden hundred for India in the World Cup against Sri Lanka. [15] In the first match of the T20I series in the United States, he scored a century off 46 balls in a losing cause, the second-fastest ever and fastest by an Indian. Even though he is the most successful captain in India’s Test cricket history, some fans have sought to change his leadership role. Playing for South Zone in the final of the 2014–15 Duleep Trophy against Central Zone, Rahul scored 185 off 233 balls in the first innings and 130 off 152 in the second. India captain Ajinkya Rahane, who led India in three Tests after regular captain Virat Kohli went on paternity leave after the series opener in Adelaide, had special messages for both Kuldeep Yadav and Kartik Tyagi after India’s historic win in Brisbane. [22] They were both sent home ahead of the ODI series against Australia and the fixtures of India's tour to New Zealand. In the team's first match of the season he scored the fastest 50 in IPL history, taking 14 balls to reach the milestone and breaking the record of Sunil Narine. With that century, he broke the record of the most runs scored by an Indian batsman in an IPL match. [16][17] He also set the world record for being the only player to score hundred in first innings as opener in both Tests and ODIs. [11], He was named in the squad to tour Zimbabwe in 2016 and made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, scoring a century on debut - the first Indian cricketer to do so on debut. Kl Rahul is the third Indian who has scored a century in all three formats of cricket. Changed my game!” he wrote. West Indies’ score of 245/6, the third highest T20 score, was amassed riding on Rookie opener Evin Lewis’ 100 (49 balls; 5x4, 9x6) and Johnson Charles’ (79 of 33 balls; 6x4, 7x6) as the Caribbeans mauled the Indian bowlers after being put into bat by Dhoni. Kl Rahul's blistering fifty still remains the fastest in the IPL. [20] He is also the first Indian batsman to be dismissed hit-wicket in T20Is. In T20 international, KL Rahul is the only Indian player who had scored century while batting at number four or less. KL Rahul (Pic Source: IPL T20) Rahul became the fastest Indian batsman to complete 2000 IPL runs. There has been a clamour to remove Virat Kohli as the captain of the Indian cricket team. KXIP vs RCB Dream11 IPL 2020 HIGHLIGHTS: KL Rahul Slams Century, Spinners Star as Punjab Beat Bangalore by 97 Runs team-news@corp.india.com (India.com News … Rahul replaced Australian skipper Aaron Finch and has gained a spot to be at number three. Kevin Pietersen first took to Twitter to and said Rahul Dravid’s email had changed his game against spin-bowling. India needed two runs from the final ball to win the match but Dhoni failed to get those runs as he was caught by Marlon Samuels, slicing a slower delivery off Dwayne Bravo to the heartbreak of the large number of Indian supporters at the stands. Read about KL Rahul's career details on Cricbuzz.com ... T20 LEAGUE. ... With the help of his 39-run-knock and Manish Pandey's brilliant half-century, India posted a fighting total of 165 runs in 20 overs. Copyright © HT Digital Streams Ltd. All rights reserved. Rahul Dravid scored 145 against Sri … Excellent from Rahul and he will aim to bat till the end. Rahul, who was included in the playing eleven ahead of Shikhar Dhawan, hit 110 not out from 51 balls with the help of 12 fours and five sixes and India were on the verge of chasing down West Indies’ mammoth 245 for 6. KL Rahul is a right-hand batsman and an efficient baller too. [37], In the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore on 24 September 2020, he scored an unbeaten 132 off just 69 balls. The video happens to be the collage of all the loving memories of Hardik and his father, right from the all-rounder's childhood to the time when he gifted a car to his dad. READ| KXIP's KL Rahul: Mandeep's toughness has rubbed on to other guys After dropping two catches, Kohli, undoubtedly one of the best when it comes to run-chasing, failed with the bat managing just a run off five balls before he was caught off a Sheldon Cottrell delivery. India needed just eight runs from the final over and they should have have won the match with set batsmen Rahul and captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in full flow. With a half-century against Australia at the Manuka Oval on Friday, KL Rahul went past MS Dhoni on the list of Indian wicket-keeper batsmen with … India thus failed to pull off the highest ever successful run chase which still stands at 236 for 6 which the West Indies pulled off against South Africa in January last year in Johannesburg. The second-highest score by a Delhi Capitals batsman in the innings in Dubai when Shikhar Dhawan made his second consecutive IPL century. "May be KL Rahul should replace Prithvi Shaw as an opener," feels legendary former India opener Sunil ... like a century on ODI debut in Harare and a rakish T20 hundred vs West Indies in Florida. 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