KL Rahul
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| Full name | Kannaur Lokesh Rahul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 April 1992 Bangalore, Karnataka, India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Batsman; occasional wicket-keeper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–present | Karnataka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–present | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 11 November 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kannaur Lokesh Rahul (born 18 April 1992), commonly known as KL Rahul, is an Indian cricketer who plays for Karnataka. He is a right-handed batsman and occasionally keeps the wicket. 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. Rahul started his international career debuting against Australia in the 2014-2015 Test series at the Melbourne Cricket Ground replacing Rohit Sharma.
Personal life
Rahul originally hails from Mangalore. Rahul's father, KN Lokesh, is a professor at the NITK. His mother, Rajeshwari, is an associate professor at Mangalore University’s undergraduate college.[1]
Rahul's father, who was a big fan of Sunil Gavaskar, wanted to name him after Gavaskar's son but mistook the name of Gavaskar's son 'Rohan' as 'Rahul'.[2]
Rahul considers Rahul Dravid as his role model.
International Career
After an excellent domestic performance in the year 2014 for Karnataka, Rahul was picked for the four test match series against Australia. He was picked to be a part of the playing eleven for the Boxing Day test beginning on 26th Dec at the MCG.
References
- ^ "Mangaluru Lad Rahul's Parents on Cloud 9 After Selection". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
- ^ "Steady climber Lokesh Rahul reaches the top with trip Down Under". The Indian Express. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
External links
- Lokesh Rahul - Cricinfo Profile
- Lokesh Rahul's profile page on Wisden