KL Rahul

KL Rahul
Rahul in 2018
Assistant manager of Reserve Bank of India [2]
Assumed office
2018[1]
Personal details
NationalityIndian
Spouse
(m. 2023)
ProfessionCricketer
NicknameKL
Personal information
Full name
Kannur Lokesh Rahul
Born (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32)
Bangalore, Karnataka, India
BattingRight-handed
RoleWicket-keeper-batter
International information
National side
Test debut (cap 284)26 December 2014 v Australia
Last TestOctober 16 2024 v New Zealand
ODI debut (cap 213)11 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last ODI4 August 2024 v Sri Lanka
ODI shirt no.1 (formerly 2, 11)
T20I debut (cap 63)18 June 2016 v Zimbabwe
Last T20I10 November 2022 v England
T20I shirt no.1 (formerly 2, 11)
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2010–presentKarnataka
2013–2016Royal Challengers Bangalore
2014–2015Sunrisers Hyderabad
2018–2021Kings XI Punjab
2022–2024Lucknow 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 34.10 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 (/kənr lkʃ ˌrɑːhʊl/; born 18 April 1992) is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian national team. A right-handed wicket-keeper batter, he plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket and he was the captain Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League from 2022 to 2024.

Rahul made his international debut in 2014 against Australia in the Boxing Day Test 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. Rahul is the first and only Indian cricketer to score an ODI century on his debut. On the same tour, he made his T20I debut.[3] He is the fastest batsman in the world to score a century across all three formats of international cricket, taking only twenty innings.[4]

  1. ^ "7 Indian Cricketers Who Hold High-Ranking Government Jobs". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  2. ^ "7 Indian Cricketers Who Hold High-Ranking Government Jobs". Cricket Addictor. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  3. ^ "KL Rahul". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. ^ "KL Rahul". Sportskeeda.