KL Rahul
Kannanur Lokesh Rahul (/kənuːr loʊkeɪʃ ˌrɑːhʊl/; born 18 April 1992) is an Indian international cricketer. A right-handed wicket-keeping batsman, Rahul plays for Karnataka at the domestic level and captains the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He is a occasional captain of India national cricket team. He was a part of the Indian squads which won the 2018 Asia Cup and 2023 Asia Cup.
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| Full name | Kannanur Lokesh Rahul | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1992 Bangalore, Karnataka, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | KL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Wicket-keeper-batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relations | (wife) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–present | Karnataka | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013, 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2015 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Kings XI Punjab | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–present | Lucknow Super Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Source: ESPNcricinfo, 28 December 2023 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.
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.