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In this Indian name, the name Lokesh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rahul.
KL Rahul
KL Rahul in 2018
Personal information
Full name
Kannur Lokesh Rahul
Born
(1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32) Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Nickname
KL
Batting
Right-handed
Role
Wicket-keeper-batter
Relations
Athiya Shetty
(m. 2023)
(wife)
International information
National side
India (2014–present)
Test debut (cap 284)
26 December 2014 v Australia
Last Test
25 January 2024 v England
ODI debut (cap 213)
11 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI
21 December 2023 v South Africa
ODI shirt no.
1 (formerly 2, 11)
T20I debut (cap 63)
18 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I
10 November 2022 v England
T20I shirt no.
1 (formerly 2, 11)
Domestic team information
Years
Team
2010–present
Karnataka
2013, 2016
Royal Challengers Bangalore
2014–2015
Sunrisers Hyderabad
2018–2021
Kings XI Punjab
2022–present
Lucknow Super Giants
Career statistics
Competition
Test
ODI
T20I
FC
Matches
50
75
72
93
Runs scored
2,863
2,820
2,265
6,760
Batting average
34.1
50.36
37.75
44.18
100s/50s
8/14
7/18
2/22
18/32
Top score
199
112
110*
337
Catches/stumpings
62/–
58/5
23/1
94/–
Medal record
Men's Cricket
Representing India
ICC Cricket World Cup
Runner-up
2023 India
ACC Asia Cup
Winner
2018 United Arab Emirates
Winner
2023 Pakistan-Sri Lanka
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 December 2023
Kannur Lokesh Rahul (/kənuːrloʊkeɪʃˌrɑːhʊl/; born 18 April 1992) is an Indian international cricketer. A right-handed wicket-keeping batsman, Rahul captains the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He is an occasional captain of India national cricket team.
He made his international debut in 2014 against Australia in the Boxing Day Test-match in Melbourne. Two years after his Test debut, Rahul made his One-Day International Debut in 2016 against Zimbabwe, where he scored his first century by hitting a six on the last ball to reach 100*(115) from 94(114), which was also the only six of the entire match. On the same tour, he made his T20I debut.[1]
Rahul is the first and only Indian cricketer to score an ODI century on his debut. He is the fastest batsman in the world to score an International century across all three formats, taking only 20 innings to achieve this feat.[2]
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Pandya and KLRahul got into trouble for Koffee with Karan: A timeline". India Today. Retrieved 13 January 2019. "Hardik Pandya and KLRahul banned by...
97-runs. KLRahul lost the toss and was put to bat. Rahul and Mayank Agarwal build the Kings XI innings with a 57-run stand for the first wicket. Rahul scored...
players signed included KLRahul, Quinton de Kock, Mark Wood and Marcus Stoinis. Later in the year, the franchise named Rahul as the captain of the team...
the title role. Shetty married her long time partner, Indian cricketer KLRahul on 23 January 2023. KBR, Upala (8 November 2010) (8 November 2010). "Sunil...
Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) achieved the mark of hitting 1,000 fours in T20s. KLRahul (Lucknow Super Giants) equaled MS Dhoni's record for most 50+ scores (24...
International (T20I) squad, also for their series against West Indies, after KLRahul tested positive for COVID-19 and scored 30* and 15 in the last two matches...
Abdulla, Praveen Dubey, Akshay Karnewar, Vikramjeet Malik and Vikas Tokas. KLRahul and Parvez Rasool also joined RCB for the IPL 2016 edition. Royal Challengers...
for the T20I series against South Africa, after the designated captain KLRahul was ruled out of the series due to an injury. Rishabh Pant was born on...
Riders were eliminated as a result of this match. Quinton de Kock and KLRahul (Lucknow Super Giants) scored the highest opening partnership in the IPL...
runs an NGO for under-privileged kids. Athiya married Indian cricketer KLRahul on 23 January 2023. Shetty has a black belt in kickboxing. He owns clothing...
Kings retained 16 players and released nine players. Retained Players: KLRahul, Arshdeep Singh, Chris Gayle, Darshan Nalkande, Harpreet Brar, Mandeep...
Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) achieved the mark of hitting 1,000 fours in T20s. KLRahul (Lucknow Super Giants) equaled MS Dhoni's record for most 50+ scores (24...
February 2018. "India vs Australia: Shubman Gill, Vijay Shankar to replace KLRahul and Hardik Pandya". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 January 2018. "India...
edition of the IPL. The team is owned by RPSG Group and was captained by KLRahul and coached by Andy Flower in 2022. As an expansion team, the franchise...
centuries and Chris Gayle with 6 centuries. David Warner, Shane Watson and KLRahul have four centuries each. AB de Villiers, Sanju Samson & Shubman Gill have...
India's Test squad for their series against England as a replacement of KLRahul. He made his Test debut in 5th match of the same series on 7 March 2024...
Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 30 September 2021. "KLRahul Saves Punjab Kings from IPL Exit; Delhi Capitals Into Playoffs as KKR Lose...
May 2022 133 * AB de Villiers RCB MI Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai 10 May 2015 132 * KLRahul PBKS RCB Dubai International Stadium, Dubai 24 September 2020...
"KLRahul's 132* sets up Kings XI Punjab's crushing defeat of Royal Challengers Bangalore". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2020. "KLRahul records...
attends with girlfriend Tania Shroff, Athiya makes first appearance with KLRahul". Indiatvnews. December 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021. Hungama, Bollywood...
Virat Kohli and K. L. Rahul added 67 for the fourth wicket, before Kohli was out for 54. India continued to add runs slowly, but Rahul was dismissed for 66...
KKR when Hardik Pandya was ruled out. Krunal Pandya captained LSG after KLRahul was ruled out due to injury in the match against RCB Suryakumar Yadav captained...
Cup semi-final, the team underwent a year of change as Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, later to become captains of the team, made their debut in the same...
Kolkata Knight Riders, surpassing the previous record jointly held by KLRahul and Pat Cummins. He finished the 2023 Indian Premier League as Rajasthan's...
overs) v Royal Challengers Bangalore 179/6 (20 overs) David Warner 92 (50) Kane Richardson 2/45 (4 overs) KLRahul 51 (28) Ashish Nehra 1/32 (4 overs)...
K. L. Rahul (Ind) scored his 2,000th run in ODIs. Virat Kohli scored quickest 13000 runs in terms of innings (267). Virat Kohli and K.L. Rahul scored...
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