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Who is KL Rahul?

Kannur Lokesh (KL) Rahul is an Indian cricketer who was born on April 18, 1992, in Karnataka. His father is a professor of civil engineering and former director at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) in Mangalore and his mother is an associate professor at Mangalore University.
 
KL Rahul, who is a right-hand batsman and a wicket-keeper, completed his education at NITK English Medium School and St Aloysius College.
 
KL Rahul's career
 
Rahul began his cricket training when he turned 10 and played matches for Bangalore United Cricket Club and his Mangalore sports club. For further studies, he attended Jain University in Bangalore.
 
He made his cricket debut in the 2010–11 season when he represented India at the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.
 
He was also a part of the Indian U-19 team that played the 2010 World Cup. He is the first batsman from his state to have scored a triple century in Ranji Trophy.
 
KL Rahul made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on June 11, 2016. He became the first Indian to score an ODI century on debut and helped India win the match by nine wickets.
 
The cricketer made his T20 International (T20) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club on June 18, 2016.
 
KL Rahul is only the third Indian batsman to score a century in all three formats of international cricket and also the first player in T20 history to score a century while batting at the number 4 position or lower (110*).
 
He made his Test debut against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 26, 2014.
 
He began his Indian Premier League (IPL) career as a wicket-keeper batsman in 2013 for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB).
 
He was appointed captain of the Kings XI Punjab for the IPL 2020 season. As of 2022, KL Rahul is the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants IPL team.

Latest Updates on KL Rahul

IPL 2023, Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Lucknow Super Giants Live Updates: This is the 15th match of the season and Faf du Plessis-led side looks to get back to winning ways

Updated On: 10 Apr 2023 | 6:45 PM IST

Royal Challengers Bangalore are back at Bengaluru's M Chinnaswamy stadium where they won their first game.

Updated On: 10 Apr 2023 | 5:03 PM IST

Indian Premier League 2023 Highlights, LSG vs SRH: Krunal Pandya, apart from picking 3/18 in his four overs to restrict Sunrisers to 121, also scored 34 off just 23 balls to guide his team to victory

Updated On: 07 Apr 2023 | 11:08 PM IST

Back with their original skipper Marco Jansen in the middle, Sunrisers Hyderabad would look to bounce back against the Lucknow Super Giants tonight in Lucknow

Updated On: 07 Apr 2023 | 5:17 PM IST

Indian Premier League 2023 Highlights, CSK vs LSG: Moeen Ali made it a memorable night for the home fans at Chepauk as he picked four wickets and helped the Super Kings beat Super Giants by 12 runs

Updated On: 14 Apr 2023 | 4:27 PM IST

This is just the start of the season and therefore it provides Dhoni with an opportunity to test his squad at home as they will play four matches on the go at the end of the season, which is crucial

Updated On: 03 Apr 2023 | 4:44 PM IST

Both the teams would be without some of their overseas players and hence it would be a chance for the Indians to grab a place in the Playing 11

Updated On: 01 Apr 2023 | 2:44 PM IST

In a statement speaking about the campaign, the company stated that the video is a tribute to cricket fans who bring life to the game through their excitement and joy

Updated On: 09 Mar 2023 | 12:40 PM IST

Rohit and Gill batted in adjacent nets in the optional practice on Tuesday while Rahul chose to stay back in the hotel with the majority of the squad

Updated On: 28 Feb 2023 | 2:56 PM IST

"It was a tough call, knowing and understanding that he had just won the Test for us," Rahul said

Updated On: 26 Dec 2022 | 8:47 AM IST

As Kuldeep was not named in the playing 11, fans on Twitter were therefore enraged and blamed India skipper KL Rahul and coach Rahul Dravid for making unwise decisions

Updated On: 22 Dec 2022 | 3:05 PM IST

India vs England T20 World Cup Highlights: Yet again, India have not been able to clear the semi-final hurdles and they were just outplayed by Jos Buttler and Alex Hales as England win by 10 wickets

Updated On: 10 Nov 2022 | 5:05 PM IST

India's tense five-run win over Bangladesh in their Men's T20 World Cup Group 2 match at Adelaide saw KL Rahul put an end to string of single-digit scores in the tournament with an elegant 32-ball 50

Updated On: 04 Nov 2022 | 5:57 PM IST

With a reduced over innings for Bangladesh, and Litton Das firing up front, the Men in Blue faced a close contest in their latest Super 12 tie for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2022

Updated On: 03 Nov 2022 | 10:58 AM IST

The business end of the championship starts today with the Super 12 stage

Updated On: 21 Oct 2022 | 10:00 PM IST

Top knocks by KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav guided India to a total of 186/7 against Australia in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup warm-up match here at the Gabba in Brisbane on Monday.

Updated On: 17 Oct 2022 | 12:28 PM IST

Vice-captain KL Rahul and Suryakumar Yadav slammed unbeaten fifties to give India an eight-wicket win over South Africa in the T20I series opener at the Greenfield International Stadium

Updated On: 28 Sep 2022 | 10:59 PM IST

As India battled Australia in the 1st T20I of the three-match series, opener KL Rahul made it to the record books as the 3rd fastest to reach the 2000-run milestone in the shortest format of the game

Updated On: 20 Sep 2022 | 10:21 PM IST

Australia vs India: Get the latest playing 11 predictions, toss updates, and team news from the first T20I of the three-match series between India and Australia at the IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali

Updated On: 19 Sep 2022 | 5:43 PM IST

The team includes the likes of Ravichandran Ashwin, while Mohammed Shami has been kept on standby. There are a lot of other questions that have remained unanswered by the selection committee

Updated On: 13 Sep 2022 | 4:43 PM IST