KL Rahul is an Indian cricketer, who has played in all three formats of cricket for India. He has won the Ranji Trophy twice and has captained India in the Test and ODI formats of the game. He is also a part-time wicketkeeper.
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Wiki/Biography
Kannur Lokesh Rahul was born on Saturday, 18 April 1992 (age 31 years; as in 2023) in National Institute of Karnataka (NITK) in Surathkal, Mangalore, Karnataka. His zodiac sign is Aries. He completed his high school from NITK English Medium School and pre-university from St. Aloysius College, Mangalore. He started playing cricket at the age of 11 under coach Jayaraj Samuel Muthu and played local matches in Mangalore. At the age of 18, he moved to Bangalore to pursue his cricket career and enrolled for graduation at JAIN (Deemed-to-be University).
KL Rahul during his childhood (in red)
Physical Appearance
Height (Approx): 5′ 10″
Weight (Approx): 70 kg
Hair Color: Black
Eye colour: black
Body Measurements (Approx): Chest 40″, Waist 32″, Biceps 14″
Family
He belongs to a South Indian Hindu family.
parents and siblings
His father’s name is Dr. KN Lokesh and mother’s name is Rajeshwari Lokesh. His father is a former professor and former director at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) Surathkal, and his mother is a history professor at Mangalore University. He has a sister named Bhavana.
KL Rahul with his family
Wife
On January 23, 2023, he married his girlfriend Athiya Shetty.
Athiya Shetty and KL Rahul’s wedding photo
relationships/affairs
In 2017, he was accused of being in a relationship with a model named Elixir Nahar.
KL Rahul (left) with Elixir Nahar
In 2018, he was spotted with actress Nidhhi Agerwal in Bengaluru. In August 2019, he was rumored to be in a relationship with actress Akansha Ranjan Kapoor. In June 2021, it was rumored that he was dating Sonam Bajwa.
Sonam Bajwa
In November 2021, he confirmed that he is in a relationship with Sunil Shetty’s daughter Athiya Shetty.
KL Rahul (right) with Athiya Shetty
Religion
He follows Hindu religion.
KL Rahul during darshan in the temple
Caste
He belongs to Lingayat caste.
Signature
livelihood
domestic
KL Rahul played his first domestic match for Karnataka in the 2010–2011 season. In the 2013–2014 season of Ranji Trophy, he scored 1033 runs at an average of 68.86, including 131 in the first innings of the final match, as Karnataka emerged winners that season. He played for West Zone in the 2014–2015 season of the Duleep Trophy, and he scored 185 and 130 in the final match; However, South Zone lost the match by 9 runs. In the 2014–2015 season of Ranji Trophy, he scored 337 runs against Uttar Pradesh in a match and became the first Karnataka cricketer to score a triple century in Ranji Trophy. In the final match of the same season, he scored 188 runs as Karnataka won the 2014–2015 Ranji Trophy.
KL Rahul celebrates after scoring a century for Karnataka in the home match
international
under-19
He was part of India’s Under-19 World Cup squad in 2010.
tests
He made his Test debut on 26 December 2014 against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia.
KL Rahul on his test debut
In his second Test match, he scored 110 runs against Australia and in his fourth Test match, he scored 108 runs against Sri Lanka. In July 2016, he scored 158 runs in the match against West Indies and in December 2016, he scored 199 runs in the match against England. In September 2018, he scored 149 runs in the match against England. In August 2021, he scored 129 runs in the match against England and in December 2021, he scored 123 runs against South Africa.
ODI
He made his ODI debut against Zimbabwe on 11 June 2016 at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe. He scored an unbeaten 100 in his first ODI against Zimbabwe and scored 111 in the match against Sri Lanka in July 2019. He scored 361 runs at an average of 45.13 in the 2019 ODI World Cup and scored 111 runs in a match against Sri Lanka during the group stage. In December 2019, he scored 102 runs in a match against West Indies and in February 2020, he scored 112 runs in a match against New Zealand. In March 2021, he scored 108 runs in the match against England.
t20
He played his first T20I match on 18 June 2016 against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe. In August 2016, he scored unbeaten 110 runs in a match against West Indies and in July 2018, he scored unbeaten 101 runs in a match against England. In the 2021 T20 World Cup, he scored 194 runs at an average of 48.50 and strike rate of 152.76 and in the 2022 T20 World Cup, he scored 128 runs at an average of 21.33 and strike rate of 120.75.
captaincy
He became the captain in the second Test match of India’s tour of South Africa in 2022 and became India’s 34th Test captain. In this series, he captained the Indian team for the first time in ODI and became the 26th ODI captain of India.
Indian Premier League (IPL)
KL Rahul debuted in the 2013 season of IPL and played for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). In the 2014 and 2015 seasons of the IPL, he played for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He returned to RCB in the 2016 season and played for Kings XI Punjab from 2018 to 2021. He played for Lucknow Super Giants in the 2022 season. In the 2019 season, he scored 100 not out in a match against Mumbai Indians, and in the 2020 season, he scored 132 not out in a match against RCB. In the 2022 season, he scored 103 not out in two different matches, both times against Mumbai Indians.
KL Rahul in IPL
Injury
In 2015, Rahul returned home during the Bangladesh series as he fell ill due to dengue. In the 2016 New Zealand series, he suffered a hamstring injury and played only 1 Test in the entire series. In the 2017 Border Gavaskar Trophy, he injured his left shoulder during the first Test; However, he continued to play with the injured shoulder, which aggravated the injury and forced him to miss the entire 2017 IPL and Champions Trophy 2017 season. In April 2017, he underwent surgery in London and returned after 3 months. During the 2021 IPL season, he complained of abdominal pain, which was later found to be acute appendicitis. In June 2022, he was diagnosed with sports hernia and underwent surgery in Germany. While recovering from the operation, he was diagnosed with COVID-19, and returned to the Indian team in the series against Zimbabwe in August 2022.
Controversy
Comments in Koffee With Karan
KL Rahul was at the center of controversy after the episode of Koffee with Karan aired in January 2019, in which KL Rahul and another Indian cricketer Hardik Pandya were asked questions by host Karan Johar about their relationships, crushes, lifestyle and films. , Both players’ comments against women were termed as misogynistic and the BCCI suspended both players indefinitely and sought an explanation from both cricketers. Rahul talked about this in an interview and said that after the suspension he changed his approach towards cricket and decided to dedicate himself to playing cricket more seriously. He said in that interview,
We all know that our careers are not very long and I realized after 2019 that I probably have 12 or 11 years left and I need to dedicate all my time and energy to becoming a player and a team man.
car collection
He owns a Lamborghini Huracan Spyder worth Rs 4.10 crore, Audi R8 worth Rs 2.30 crore, BMW 5 Series worth Rs 63.90 lakh, Land Rover Range Rover Velar worth Rs 1.02 crore, Mercedes C43 AMG worth Rs 75 lakh and a car. The price of Aston Martin DB11 is Rs 3.79 crore. He spent Rs. A Land Rover Defender 110 pair priced at Rs. His car collection reached Rs 1.5 crore in December 2023.
KL Rahul with his BMW Series 5 car
Salary
He earns Rs 5 crore annually from his contract with BCCI and Rs 1 crore from brand endorsements.
net worth
Rahul’s net worth for the financial year 2022-2023 was estimated to be Rs. 70 crores. This does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
Favorite
- Stadium: M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, Karnataka
- Mobile app: Instagram
- Actress:Scarlett Johansson
Facts/General Knowledge
- He was awarded the Ekalavya Award by the Karnataka state government in November 2020.
Thank you to the Government of Karnataka for conferring the Ekalavya Award on me. This would not be possible without the support of my coaches, teammates, friends and families. I will continue to work hard to make my state and India proud #Thankful
– KL Rahul (@klrahul) 2 November 2020
- He is the first Indian cricketer to score a century on his ODI debut.
- In 2018, he was appointed as Assistant Manager in the Reserve Bank of India on the recommendation of the then RBI Governor SS Mundhra.
- He had 24 tattoos on his body, including his parents’ names, a lighthouse on his left arm, and wings on his back.
Lighthouse tattoo on KL Rahul’s left hand
- He is the first Indian batsman to score 7 half-centuries in consecutive innings of Test matches.
- He holds the record for most catches in a Test series (14 catches in 2018 Pataudi Trophy).
- On 22 December 2017, they made a partnership of 165 runs for the first wicket in a T20I match against Sri Lanka, which is the highest opening partnership for India in T20Is.
- In December 2021, he scored 123 runs in the Test match against South Africa in Cape Town. With this century, he became the second Indian opener to score a century in South Africa in a Test match, the third visiting opener to score a century in Test cricket in England, South Africa and Australia and the second Indian opener to score the most number of centuries. Scored centuries in Test matches in South Africa, Australia, England and New Zealand.
- His father was a big fan of Sunil Gavaskar and wanted to name Rahul after Sunil’s son Rohan; However, his father mistook Rohan for Rahul and named him Rahul.
- He loves collecting watches, and owns three Rolex watches, the Day-Date 18k Rose Gold, the Cosmograph Daytona, and the Datejust Oyster Yellow Gold. He also owns the Panerai Radiomir 1940, Hublot Classic Fusion Ceramic King Gold, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Stainless Steel and Patek Philippe Nautilus 57121/A.
KL Rahul is wearing one of his expensive watches
- On 12 November 2023, Rahul scored the fastest century during the match against Netherlands in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup in Bengaluru. He became the first Indian batsman to score the fastest century (62 balls) and the second Indian wicketkeeper-batsman after Rahul Dravid to score a century in the World Cup.
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