KL Rahul

Kannur Lokesh Rahul
ಕಣ್ಣೂರು ಲೋಕೇಶ್ ರಾಹುಲ್

KL Rahul at the Sydney Cricket Ground in January 2015
Personal information
Full name Kannur Lokesh Rahul
Born (1992-04-17) 17 April 1992
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Batting style Right-handed
Role Batsman; Occasional wicket-keeper
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 284) 26 December 2014 v Australia
Last Test 20 August 2015 v Sri Lanka
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–present Karnataka
2013 Royal Challengers Bangalore
2014–2015 Sunrisers Hyderabad (squad no. 11)
2016–present Royal Challengers Bangalore
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20
Matches 4 34 28 32
Runs scored 250 3,313 1,067 653
Batting average 35.71 55.25 41.03 24.18
100s/50s 2/0 10/11 2/8 0/3
Top score 110 337 110 62
Balls bowled - - - -
Wickets - - - -
Bowling average - - - -
5 wickets in innings - - - -
10 wickets in match - - - -
Best bowling - - - -
Catches/stumpings 4/– 35/0 17/1 14/0
Source: Cricinfo, 20 August 2015

Kannur Lokesh Rahul (Kannada: ಕಣ್ಣೂರು ಲೋಕೇಶ್ ರಾಹುಲ್; born 18 April 1992), commonly known as KL Rahul and also as Lokesh Rahul, is an Indian cricketer who plays for India national cricket team in international cricket, and Karnataka in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper. Rahul played for India at the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was a part of the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013. In 2014, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs. 1 crore at the auction.In the 2016 season he was again bought by royal challengers banglore team

Rahul started his international career debuting against Australia in the 2014-15 Test series at Melbourne. In his second Test match at Sydney, he scored 110, his maiden Test century.

Domestic career

Rahul made his debut in the 2010-11 season, playing first-class cricket for Karnataka. He made his debut in Indian Premier League in 2014, playing for Sunrisers Hyderabad.[1]

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 balls in the second. Although his contribution went in vain with South Zone losing the match by nine runs, his efforts earned him the man of the match award and selection to the Indian Test squad for the Australian tour in December 2014.

Against Uttar Pradesh in the 2014–15 Ranji Trophy, Rahul became the first triple-centurion for Karnataka in first-class cricket on 30 January 2015, scoring 337 off 448 balls at Bengaluru. His knock included 47 fours and 4 sixes. He also made 188 runs in the final against Tamil Nadu and finished the same Ranji season with an average of 93.11 in the nine matches he played.

International career

After an excellent domestic season in 2014, Rahul was picked in the Indian Test squad for the Australian tour. He made his Test debut in the Boxing Day Test beginning on 26 December 2014 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. He replaced Rohit Sharma and was handed over the Test cap by MS Dhoni. He came to bat at number 6 and made 3 runs in the first innings. In the second innings he played at number 3 and made only 1 run. He retained his place for the fourth Test played at Sydney Cricket Ground. He opened the innings with Murali Vijay and made 110 runs, his maiden international hundred.

He was a part of the 15-man squad for the tour of Bangladesh in June 2015 but later withdrew due to dengue fever. He then made a comeback into the Test team in the first Test of the Sri Lankan tour after Murali Vijay was ruled out due to a hamstring injury. But he did not show any progress as he got out early in both innings for less than 10 runs. In the second match of the series, Shikhar Dhawan lost his place due to injury and was ruled out of the rest of the tour. Rahul replaced Dhawan and made his second Test century, 108 runs from 190 balls, which included 14 fours and 1 six. India went on to win the match to level the series and Rahul was named as the man of the match. His wicket-keeping skills came in handy, when Wriddhiman Saha got injured. Rahul took a catch to dismiss Angelo Mathews in the second innings.[2]

Personal life

Rahul hails from Mangalore. Rahul's father, KN Lokesh is a professor of Civil Engineering at the NITK, Mangalore. His mother, Rajeshwari, is an associate professor at Mangalore University’s undergraduate college.[3]

Rahul's father, who was a big fan of Sunil Gavaskar, wanted to name him after Gavaskar's son, Rajesh but mistook the name of Gavaskar's son "Rohan" as "Rahul".[4]

International centuries

Test centuries

KL Rahul's Test centuries
S.No. Runs Match Against City/Country Venue Year Result
1 110 2  Australia Australia Sydney, Australia Sydney Cricket Ground 2015 Drawn
2 108 4  Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Colombo, Sri Lanka P Sara Oval 2015 Won [5]

Awards

Test Man of the Match awards

No. Series Match Performance Result
1 2nd Test – India in Sri Lanka in 2015 1st innings: 108 (190 balls, 13×4, 1x6); 1 ct.
2nd innings: 2 (3 balls) ; 1 ct.		  India won by 278 runs.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Cricbuzz profile of Lokesh Rahul"
  2. ↑ http://www.espncricinfo.com/sri-lanka-v-india-2015/content/story/911249.html
  3. ↑ "Mangaluru Lad Rahul’s Parents on Cloud 9 After Selection". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  4. ↑ "Steady climber Lokesh Rahul reaches the top with trip Down Under". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  5. ↑ "India vs Sri Lanka - 2nd Test". Espncricinfo. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Pakistan vs. New Zealand Basin Reserve, Wellington, Jan 15, 2011".

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, May 06, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.