Rahul made his international debut in 2014 and scored his first Test century in his second Test match. He became the first Indian to score a century in the debut of One Day International and the third Indian to score a century in all three formats of international cricket.<h3>
Early Life</h3>
KL Rahul was born on April 18, 1992 to KN Lokesh and Rajeshwari in Bangalore. His father Lokesh, born in Kananur, Magadi taluk, is a professor and former director at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) in Mangalore. His mother Rajeshwari is a professor at Mangalore University. Lokesh, who was a fan of cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, wanted to name his son after Gavaskar, but mistook Rohan Gavaskar's name for Rahul. 

Rahul grew up in Mangalore, completed his high school at NITK English Medium School and pre-college at St. Aloysius College. He began training in cricket at the age of 10 and two years later played for both Bangalore United Cricket Club and his club in Mangalore. At the age of 18 he moved to Bangalore to study at Jain University and continue his cricket career.<h3>

Domestic Career</h3>
Rahul made his first-class cricket debut for Karnataka in the 2010–11 season. In the same season, he represented his country at the 2010 ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup, scoring a total of 143 runs in the competition. He made his debut in the Indian Premier League in 2013 for Royal Challengers Bangalore. During the 2013–14 domestic season, he hit 1,033 first-class runs, the second-highest goalscorer that season. 

Rahul played for South Zone in the 2014–15 Duleep Trophy final against Central Zone, hitting 185 of 233 balls in the first innings and 130 of 152 in the second. He was named Player of the Match and was selected for the Indian Test squad for the Australian tour. 

Returning home after the Test series, Rahul became Karnataka's first triple centurion, scoring 337 points against Uttar Pradesh. In the 2014/15 Ranji Trophy final against Tamil Nadu, he scored 188 goals and finished the season with a 93.11 average in the nine games he played.<h3>
International Career</h3>
Rahul made his Test debut at the 2014 Boxing Day Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground. He replaced Rohit Sharma and received his test cap from MS Dhoni. He batted sixth and made three runs in the first innings; He played 3rd in the second innings and only made one run, but retained his spot for the next Test in Sydney, where he opened the innings with Murali Vijay and made 110 runs, his first international hundred. 

He was part of the 15-man squad for the Tour of India through Bangladesh in June 2015 but pulled out due to dengue fever. He returned to the side for the first Test of the Sri Lanka tour after Murali Vijay was ruled out through injury, scoring his second Test century and winning the Man of the Match award. During the game he kept wickets after Wriddhiman Saha was injured. 

He was named to the squad for the 2016 Zimbabwe tour and made his One Day International (ODI) debut against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, going 100*(115) unbeaten on the debut. In doing so, he became the first Indian cricketer to score a century on his debut. He was named Man of the Series on his debut ODI. Series He also made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut later on the same tour. 
He was included in India's squad for the 2016 Four Test Tour against West Indies. Rahul played in Jamaica in the second Test and had his highest Test score of 158 points. In doing so, he became the first Indian opener to score a century in his first Test in the West Indies. In the first game of the T20I series in the United States, he posted an undefeated Century 110* from 51 balls in a lost matter, which was the second fastest Century (46 balls) of all time and the fastest by an Indian. He also set the world record for being the only player to score a hundred points in the first innings as an opener in both Tests and ODIs. 

Lokesh Rahul set the record for fastest batter to score centuries in all three formats in just 20 innings, beating Ahmed Shehzad's record of 76 innings. He is the first player in T20I history to score a century (110*) while batting 4th or lower. On July 3, 2018, Rahul hit his second T20 International ton against England. He is also the first Indian batsman to be dismissed as a hit wicket in T20Is. 

On 11 January 2019, Hardik Pandya and KL Rahul were suspended from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) after making controversial comments on Indian talk show Koffee with Karan earlier in the month. They were both sent home to New Zealand ahead of the ODI series against Australia and the Tour of India games. On 24 January 2019, after Pandya and Rahul's suspensions were lifted, the BCCI announced that Rahul would be reinstated in the squad for India A games. 

In April 2019 he was named to India's squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. He scored his first hundred for India at the World Cup against Sri Lanka. In December 2019, in the first T20I game against the West Indies, Rahul scored his 1,000. Run in T20I cricket. 

In January 2020, in the second ODI against Australia, Rahul hit 80 (52) shots in fifth place and was awarded Man of the Match. In the 2020 New Zealand India Tour, Rahul was declared Man of the Series in match five of the t20i series for scoring 224 runs with a 56 average. In the ODI series against New Zealand, he scored 88* (64) in the first ODI and hit his fourth ton in ODIs, 112 (113) in the third ODI. 

In October 2020, Rahul was named India vice-captain for the ODI and T20I series against Australia. Rahul had a moderate ODI and T20I series against Australia. He made 77 against Australia in the second ODI and 51 in the first T20I. India lost the ODI series 2-1 but won the T20I series by the same margin. Rahul was included in the Test squad for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy but was not included in the playing XI for the first two Tests. He was injured in training and was ruled out for the remainder of the tour. 

He also missed the home Test series against England in February 2021 as a result. He returned to the national team for the T20I and ODI series against England. In the T20I series there was a dip in its shape. He returned to his ODI series form, scoring a match-winning 62* and was involved in a 100-run partnership with debutant Krunal Pandya, who scored a 50. He continued his form by hitting 108 runs in the second ODI and was involved in another 100 run partnership with Rishabh Pant. 

Rahul has been called up to India's Test squad for his 2021 tour of England. With Shubman Gill and Mayank Agarwal injured, KL Rahul returned to the Cricket Test and opened alongside teammate Rohit Sharma. In the first test in Nottingham, Rahul scored 84 and 26 points. He scored a ton i.e. 129 (250) at Lords and was named Man of the Match in the second Test. Rahul hit 315 runs in eight innings from four games played and was the second highest run scorer for India on the tour while Rohit Sharma was the highest run scorer for the team. 
In September 2021, Rahul was named to India's squad for the 2021 ICC T20 Men's World Championship. He was the 11th-highest run scorer in the entire tournament, scoring 194 runs, including three consecutive fifties. He also scored the most agile 50 of the tournament in just 18 balls against Scotland. 

After Virat Kohli stepped down as Indian T20i captain, KL was appointed vice-captain of the Indian cricket team in T20i while former vice-captain Rohit Sharma was appointed as the new captain of the T20i format. Later, KL was also appointed vice-captain of ODI due to captain change in Indian team's white ball format. 
In December 2021, Rahul was named India's Test vice-captain for the away series against South Africa after India's regular vice-captain Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the series. Rahul was also named ODI captain for the One Day series of the same tour as India's regular ODI captain Rohit Sharma was ruled out of the series due to a hamstring injury. In the first Test match against South Africa in December 2021, he scored 123 in India's first innings and 23 in India's second innings. He was awarded the Man of the Match award for this game-winning performance. In the second Test against South Africa in January 2022, Rahul captained India in Test cricket for the first time, becoming the 34th Test captain of India. He scored half a century on his debut as captain. Despite his best efforts, Rahul failed to lead the team to victory and India lost the second Test by seven wickets. He made his ODI Captaincy debut in the first ODI against South Africa, becoming the 26th Odi captain of India, however, India lost the series 3–0 to South Africa. 

In February 2022, during the second ODI of India against the Windies, KL scored 49 (48) points and completed 6000 runs in international cricket in all formats. In the same ODI, KL suffered an upper left hamstring strain and was eliminated from both the next ODI and the upcoming T20Is series against the Windies.<h3>

Indian Premier League</h3>
Rahul made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as wicket-keeper-batsman during the 2013 competition returned to RCB for the 2016 IPL season. He finished the season with 397 runs from 14 games as RCB's 11th-highest run scorer and third. He was named wicket keeper in the Cricinfo and Cricbuzz IPL XI for his performances in the 2016 IPL season. Rahul missed the 2017 season due to a shoulder injury. 

At the 2018 IPL auction he was bought by Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) for INR 11 crore, the third highest price. In the team's first game of the season, he hit the fastest 50 in IPL history, taking 14 balls to reach the milestone and breaking Sunil Narine's record. He was included in the Cricinfo and Cricbuzz IPL XI for his performances in the 2018 IPL season. After scoring over 90 points three times in 2018, he achieved his first IPL century in 2019, scoring 100 out of 64 against Mumbai Indians. He was included in the Cricinfo IPL XI for his performances in the 2019 IPL season. 

Rahul has been named Kings XI Punjab captain for the 2020 IPL after former captain Ravichandran Ashwin was sold to Delhi Capitals. 

In the game against Royal Challengers Bangalore on September 24, 2020, he scored an unbeaten 132 of just 69 balls. With this century he broke the record for most runs scored by an Indian batsman in an IPL match. He also broke the record for most runs scored by a captain in an IPL match. 

In the 2020 IPL season, he scored 670 runs in all 14 games he played. He hit 5 fifties and 1 hundred with the highest score of 132 unbeaten against RCB and also had a 55.83 average. <a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/i-have-to-make-up-for-the-slow-over-rate-fines-rahul-on-winning-six-awards-against-mi">Orange Cap in IPL</a> 2020 Rahul won the Orange Cap in IPL 2020 for most runs in IPL 2020 (670 runs). 

<a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/kl-rahul-fined-again-on-the-verge-of-facing-ban">Punjab Kings Squad 2021</a>&nbsp;He was retained by the Punjab Kings ahead of the 2021 IPL season. KL scored 91 (50) in their first game against Rajasthan Royals. KL posted match wins of 60* (52) against Mumbai Indians and 91* (57) against Royal Challengers Bangalore, winning Man of the Match in both games. In the Punjab Kings' last league game, KL recorded an unbeaten 98*(42) against the Chennai Super Kings, helping the team reach the goal in 13 overs to give them an easy chance of qualifying. However, the team ended up in sixth place. He scored 626 runs in IPL 2021, becoming the team's top scorer for the season. 

Ahead of the 2022 season, Rahul split with the Punjab Kings and was drafted by Lucknow Super Giants as captain for INR 17Cr, making him the highest paid cricketer in the Indian Premier League alongside Virat Kohli. <a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/rahul-wants-smart-cricket-from-top-order-comments-on-stoinis-batting-position">KL&nbsp;Rahul Athiya Shetty</a>&nbsp;KL Rahul announces dating Athiya Shetty, makes it official by wishing lady love with his social media post.

Kannur Lokesh Rahul (born 18 April 1992) is an Indian international cricketer. He is the current vice-captain of the India national cricket team at One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. He plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket. He is the current captain of the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper.

KL Rahul Career, Records, Awards, Wife, Biography & More

KL Rahul

<h1>KL Rahul Career, Records, Awards, Wife, Biography &amp; More</h1><a href="https://www.bdcrictime.com/">Kannur Lokesh Rahul</a> (born 18 April 1992) is an Indian international cricketer. He is the current vice-captain of the India national cricket team at One Day Internationals and Twenty20 Internationals. He plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket. He is the current captain of the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He is a right-handed batsman and an occasional wicket-keeper.

"His method was phenomenal" - KL Rahul showers praise on Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav took charge after both opening games dropped as he continued his great form by notching his second straight half century with 50 runs from 33 balls. After the game, KL Rahul was full of praise for Suryakumar Yadav's attacking approach despite a difficult field to beat.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/kl-on-yadav-29_09_2022.jpg"> India took a 1-0 lead against South Africa in the three-game T20I series after a superb bat-and-ball display at the Greenfield Stadium in Thiruvananthapuram. While Arshdeep Singh proved to be the star with the ball, it was once again Suryakumar Yadav who showed high colors with the racquet with a half-century unbeaten run.KL Rahul, who ran a sluggish and necessary 56-ball, 51-stroke inning, welcomed Suryakumar's aggressive method when the ball was busy. The sensational mid-order slugger came into play at 17 for two and wasn't afraid to play his pictures, which assisted a crowd in the run chase of 107. Suryakumar went undefeated on 50 of 33 balls with 5 fours and three sixes and Rahul praised his teammate after the sport.Rahul felt it was not an easy wicket to hit and was impressed that Suryakumar Yadav came out with an aggressive mindset. He went on to applaud the shots the 32-year-old played in his superlative, adding that it helped him speed up his innings. The vice-captain finally concluded that the training had given him enough experience to be able to assess the conditions.“It was hard work. It was incredible for Surya to come out and play the shots. We saw the ball fly and for Surya to come out with that approach was phenomenal. After the first ball he wanted to be aggressive and take on the bowler. He said he wanted to play his shots and is getting some runs. That helped me take my time and play an end," Rahul said in the post-game conference. 

“We trained here yesterday and there was also a humbling experience. So we prepared for a scrap. It was not an easy wicket. I wanted to be challenged and do the job for the team," he added.

Rohit, Rahul and Kohli must perform well for India in T20 World Cup says Anjum Chopra

Men in Blue are placed in Group 2 along with Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Africa and two teams (B1 and A2) qualifying for Super 12 after round one. India looks forward to lifting the trophy this time under new skipper and head coach Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/india-t20worldcup-26_09_2022.jpg"> Former Indian women's team skipper Anjum Chopra is optimistic that Team India will do well at the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in Australia but added that its star players like Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Virat Kohli need to be at their best and also get proper support from the likes of all-rounder Hardik Pandya, as the game's shortest format is quite unpredictable.“We have already seen that the shortest format of the game is everyone's game. We saw that recently during the Asian Cup. India is a very good team is unfair to say I think. We want India to win every trophy, but that can't just happen. If it sweeps South Africa clean it doesn't matter because when you're in another country and you're attending an ICC event it's such a different ball game. Every game will be competitive and hard-fought," Anjum said."If you've watched the Asia Cup, there's place and importance for every type of player, be it KL, Rohit, Pandya or Virat. You'll need different types of racquets to ensure your team gets out of a certain situation. Virat or any of these stars put an extra smile on our faces with their performances. I'm a big fan of Virat and Rohit and that they do well and successfully. But that doesn't mean I'm not a fan of Hardik. I hope they stay do good and win matches," concluded the former Indian skipper.India have accumulated a lot of match practice ahead of the World Cup this year. They have won T20I series/matches against Australia, West Indies, England, Sri Lanka, Ireland and South Africa in great fashion throughout the year. But to the shock of many, T20I showed its dose of unpredictability as 2022 Asian Cup holders India failed even to make it to the final of the tournament, finishing third in the Super Four stage.India's T20 World Cup campaign begins on October 23 against arch-rivals Pakistan and is looking forward to avenging last year's ten-wicket loss which ultimately played a big part in propelling them into the Super 12 stage themselves were beaten.Men in Blue are placed in Group 2 along with Bangladesh, Pakistan, South Africa and two teams (B1 and A2) qualifying for Super 12 after round one. India looks forward to lifting the trophy this time under new skipper and head coach Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid.Since returning to cricket after a month-long hiatus, Virat has offered powerful glimpses of his old self. He finished the 2022 Asia Cup as the second-best batter, with 276 runs in five innings at a ton and two-half centuries. In the ensuing series against Australia, he had 76 runs in three innings, including 63 wins in the final T20I in Hyderabad.He has a century and three fifties in eight innings since his return. Overall this year, Virat has 433 carries averaging 43.30, with a century and four fifties in 12 innings.India squad for ICC T20 World Cup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel, Arshdeep Singh. Standby players - Mohd. Shami, Shreyas Iyer, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Chahar.India squad for South Africa T20Is: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Arshdeep Singh, Mohd. Shami, Harshal Patel, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah. (ANI)

Kohli, Suryakumar helps India to seal T20I series 2-1

India have sealed the three-match
T20I series by 2-1 beating Australia by 6 wickets in the last T20I on Sunday
(September 25) in Hyderabad. Cameron Green, Tim David’s fifties went in vain as
Suryakumar Yadav, Virat Kohli’s fifties proved the match-winning one for India.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/india-win-series-vs-australia-t20i-25_09_2022.jpg">After being sent to bat first,
though captain Aaron Finch got out by the in-form spinner Axar Patel early,
Green ran the show in the powerplay. He hit his second fifty of his four-match
career in just 19 balls inside powerplay. Only David Warner and Glenn Maxwell
had the fastest fifty for Australia than Green.
After the dismissal of Green in
the 5th over, Australia lost momentum as spinners fell Australia under
pressure. Axar and Yuzvendra Chahal bowled really well and Steve Smith, Glenn
Maxwell, Josh Inglis, and Matthew Wade were the victims of the duo. Australia
were at 117/6 in 13.5 overs and it seemed like they would struggle to score even
160 plus runs on a good batting pitch.
However, Tim David and Daniel
Sams tackled the situation very well with a 68-run partnership where David
dominated mostly. David picked up his first half-century by just 25 balls. But
he didn’t make his innings bigger as he got out in the last over but his 27-ball
54-run innings gave Australia a big total of 186 runs in 20 overs. His innings
consisted of two fours and four sixes. Sams was unbeaten on 28 runs off 20
balls. Axar was the best bowler for India with three wickets.
Chasing the target, India lost
two openers- KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma early as Australia pacers bowled really
well in the powerplay. Daniel Sams and Pat Cummins were the wicket-takers. But
then, Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav took the match from Australia as they
made a match-winning 104-run partnership for the third wicket. 
After Suryakumar being dismissed
scoring 69 runs off 46 balls with 5 fours and 5 sixes, Australia tried to fight
back and stretched the match to the last over. But Kohli hit a six off the
first ball of Sams and ensured India’s victory. Though Kohli was unable to
finish off in style as he got out in the very next ball but Hardik Pandya
finished off the match with a four in the fourth ball with 6 wickets in hand.
Kohli scored 63 runs off 48 balls with 3 fours and 4 sixes.
Sams was the best bowler for
Australia with two wickets. Axar Patel was awarded man of the series for his 8
wickets in the series in just three matches.

Rohit stars as India level series in 8-over match 

India have leveled the
three-match T20I series with a 6-wicket win in the second T20I against
Australia in a curtailed 8-over match on Friday (September 23) in Nagpur.
Captain Rohit Sharma was the standout performer for India in the win.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/rohit-vs-aus-23_09_2022.jpg">The match started very late
because of the wait outfield as there was immense rain in Nagpur on Wednesday.
So, the umpires decided to start the match after the outfield dried and the
match was reduced to 8 overs.
After being sent to bat first,
Australia lost wickets at regular intervals from the beginning but opener Aaron
Finch kept the run rate going from one end. Spinner Axar Patel was the standout
performer for India with the ball as he bowled Glenn Maxwell and Tim David with
some great bowling. Though Bumrah, who returned to the squad after a long time,
got the wicket of in-form Finch with a brilliant yorker, another in-form batsman
Matthew Wade hit boundaries all over the ground and put on a good total of 90
runs in 20 overs.
Finch scored 31 runs off 15 balls
and Wade remained unbeaten on 43 runs off just 20 balls with 4 fours and 3
sixes. Axar took two wickets and Bumrah had one. The other two wickets were
run-out.
Chasing the target, Rohit and KL
Rahul started off very well as they took 20 runs in Josh Hazlewood’s first over.
They continued the momentum in the second over too. But then spinner Adam Zampa
came and got the wicket of Rahul to give Australia the breakthrough. Then, in
his second over, Zampa dismissed Virat Kohli and Suryakumar Yadav to give
Australia some hope to win.
But India were always in control
in the chasing Rohit was at the crease till the end and Dinesh Karthik finished
off the chase with a six and a four in the last over which gave India the win
with 4 balls in hand. Rohit was unbeaten on 46 runs off 20 balls with 4 fours
and 4 sixes.

All the records of Babar and Rizwan in the second T20I against England 

Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan
gave Pakistan a historic victory by responding to all critics. In the second
match of the seven-match T20I series against England, the host team equalized
the series with the win of 10 wickets.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/rizwan-babar-22_09_2022.jpg">England batted first and scored
199 runs. However, the inseparable duo of Babar and Rizwan made the huge total
smaller. With Babar and Rizwan made a 203-run partnership, Pakistan own the
highest 10-wicket win in the history of T20 cricket.
Not only in international T20 but
in all types of recognized T20, this is the first time a team have chased 200
runs without losing any wicket. The unbroken pair of 203 runs in pursuit of
runs is also a record.
In this case, Babar-Rizwan has
created a new record for themselves. Earlier, these two stars made an opening
partnership of 197 runs against South Africa.
Babar played an unbeaten innings
of 110 runs off 66 balls and became the 2nd fastest cricketer to score 8000
runs in T20. For this he had to play 218 innings. West Indian legend Chris
Gayle has achieved this feat in 213 innings.
Babar became the first Pakistani
cricketer to score two centuries in T20 Internationals. Brendon McCullum, Chris
Gayle, Rohit Sharma, Martin Guptill, and KL Rahul have at least two centuries
each in the three formats of cricket.
All the records at a glance:
1. Highest run-chasing opening
pair (203*)
2. Biggest win in T20 history by
10 wickets
3. 200 run-chase first 10 wicket
win in history
4. Babar's 8000 runs in T20 as
the 2nd fastest cricketer
5. Babar became the first
Pakistani to score multiple centuries in T20 Internationals
6. Babar is the sixth cricketer
in history to score at least two centuries in all three formats

Green, Wade star for Australia in 209-run chase in first T20I against India

Australia have won the first
match of the three-match T20I series by four wickets on Tuesday (September 20)
in Mohali. Batting first, India got a huge total of 208 runs. But that wasn't
enough to stop the Aussies. They won with four balls and four wickets in hand.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/wade-cummins-20_09_2022.jpg">India lost the toss and were sent
to bat first. The hosts lost captain Rohit Sharma in the beginning. Rohit was
dismissed by Josh Hazlewood for 11 runs off 9 balls. Virat Kohli, who’s in form,
could not maintain that form. He became a victim of Nathan Ellis after scoring just
2 runs in 7 balls. India lost two wickets for 35 runs as the team's two most
experienced batsmen departed.
Then, Suryakumar Yadav and KL
Rahul made a partnership of 68 runs for the third wicket. Hazlewood also broke
their 42-ball pair. Rahul departed after scoring a nice half-century. He scored
55 runs from 35 balls. Four fours and three sixes came from his bat. Suryakumar
also walked on the way to the dressing room after 10 balls of Rahul's
departure. But he played a stormy innings of 46 runs off 25 balls. He hit four
sixes and two fours.
Axar Patel and Dinesh Karthik
could not contribute much to the team's big total. Both faced five balls each
and scored 6 runs. Harshal Patel remained unbeaten with 7 runs from four balls.
Despite not getting the support of his teammates, Hardik Pandya single-handedly
scored runs for India. He played an explosive innings of 71 runs off just 30
balls. Seven fours and five sixes came from Hardik's bat. Hardik hit three
sixes in the last three balls of India's innings. Cameron Green was the bowler.
Pacer Nathan Ellis took three
wickets while Hazlewood had two and Green grabbed one.
Cameron Green opened the innings
with Aaron Finch chasing a big target. Finch and Green both started off very attacking.
Green continued but Finch was out quickly. Finch was bowled by Axar after
scoring 22 runs off 13 balls. He hit three fours and a six. Green, who spent a
lot of runs in bowling, tried to make up for it with the bat. 
Green scored 61 off just 30 balls
with eight fours and four sixes. Green departed after a 70-run partnership with
Steve Smith. After Green's departure, Australia lost the wickets of Smith, Glenn
Maxwell and Josh Inglis at regular intervals. Smith was dismissed for 35 off 24
balls by Umesh Yadav. Umesh also dismissed Maxwell in the same over. Inglis was
also out in Axar’s bowling.
After losing four wickets quickly,
the match became very difficult for Australia. However, Matthew Wade settled
down after seeing a few balls and started hitting all over the ground. He was
accompanied by the debutant Tim David. David and Wade made the equation easy
for Australia with 15 runs off Bhuvneshwar Kumar in the 17th over and 22 runs
off Harshal in the 18th over.
Australia needed 18 runs from the
last two overs to win. Wade made India hopeless in the 19th over as Australia got
16 runs in that over. As a result, the visitors needed only two runs in the
last over. Yuzvendra Chahal dismissed David with the first ball. But Pat
Cummins came and hit a four to ensure Australia's victory. Wade was unbeaten on
45 runs off just 21 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes. Axar was the standout bowler
for India with three wickets.

I'm working on my strike rate says KL Rahul

Shortly after being confirmed as the opener for the upcoming T20 World Championship, KL Rahul said he's been working to increase his batting average and now has more clarity on the role that has been defined for him and others "in the final" 10-12 Months".<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/kl-rahul-strike-rate-19_09_2022.jpg"> India cricket team vice-captain KL Rahul, who has recently been heavily criticized for his poor batting average in T20Is, said he is working on various aspects of his game, batting average being one of them. 

The Indian national cricket team led by Rohit Sharma meets the Australian national cricket team led by Aaron Finch in the first match of the T20I three-game series at the Punjab Cricket Association's IS Bindra Stadium in Mohali, Chandigarh on Tuesday 20 September .India head coach Rahul Dravid and captain Rohit Sharma have often spoken of a positive attitude at the helm and so the spotlight is now on Rahul who managed to fend off a tough battle for the opening spot from Virat Kohli and is now tasked with making the Powerplay for India and improve his batting average, which he once described as "very, very overrated". 

"Yes, I'm working on that," Rahul said of his strike rate on the eve of the first T20I against Australia in Mohali. “Obviously with the roles that have been defined for each player over the past 10-12 months you know very well and the player understands what is expected of them and everyone is working towards that."Nobody's perfect. Nobody in the dressing room is perfect. Everyone's working towards something, everyone has a specific role to play. Obviously, hitting rates are measured on an aggregate basis. You'll never see when that hitter has played at a specific strike rate, whether it was important for him to play at a strike rate of 200 or if the team could still have won with a strike rate of 100-120, so those are things that not everyone analyzes when you look at it, it's starting to look slow." 

So how will Rahul strike first? “It's T20 cricket and the more you play and the more the game has evolved, whether you're batting first or batting second, and at every stage of the game you have to be aggressive. You have to be in the mindset of where you want to hit boundaries. 

“The same goes for me when I open batting. When you hit first, you want to give yourself three or four balls to understand how the pitch behaves. And then try to see how bowlers can accommodate pressure, how to leverage the Powerplay, and get your team off to a good start.“I'm obviously feeling good, it's been a few games since I came back from injury and having that time down the middle was really important. 

"So going to the Asia Cup and going to Zimbabwe and getting some things was really important and really crucial for me and yes I feel good. 

"I'm looking forward to the challenge against the Australian team and it will be fun to play at home. It's been a while for me so I'm looking forward to it," he said.“Criticism always comes up. We criticize ourselves more than any of you. We dream of winning; we represent the country, we want to win the World Cup, like we have in mind. When we don't do well, that's when we hurt the most. It's about what's going on in our team. We have a support associate and a manager who not only appreciate when times are good, but also in difficult times when an individual has done well, they support us.

Virat Kohli is our third opener: Rohit Sharma 

India star batsman always plays
at one down in his international career. But this top-order batsman is very
successful in the opening, especially in the T20 format. Kohli has so far
scored 6 centuries in the shortest format of cricket, each of which came as an
opener.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/rohit-kohli-18_09_2022.jpg">After scoring his first
international T20 century in the recent Asia Cup, many are favoring Kohli to
play in the opening position. India's captain Rohit Sharma also agreed with
that opinion.
Kohli had to wait more than
two-and-a-half years to score his 71st international century. Captain Rohit
Sharma was rested in the Asia Cup match against Afghanistan. So, Kohli got a
chance to open as an opener on that occasion, and he got the century. 
After that, many people want to
see Kohli in the opening position. India captain Rohit said now that Kohli is in
consideration for the opening slot ahead of the World Cup. But KL Rahul will get
the nod at first. However, he clarified that Kohli is the third opener or
backup opener in the team.
Rohit said, “It is always nice to
have options available for you. It is important going into a World Cup that you
have flexibility. You want the players to be in best shape batting at any position.
When we try and do something new, that does not mean that's a problem.
For us, we understand the quality
of all our players and what they bring for us. But yeah, it is an option (Virat
Kohli opening) for us, we will always keep that in mind. Since we have not
taken a third opener, he opens for his franchise in the IPL and he has done
really well, so it is a definite option for us." 
Rahul has not been in a good form
recently. He also could not perform well in the Asia Cup. He’s been shaky since
coming back from injury. However, Rohit is not losing hope. He added, “Virat
Kohli is our third opener and he will open in some of the games. In the last
match of Asia Cup, we were happy with the way he played. But KL Rahul will open
the batting in the World Cup, his performance sometimes goes quite
unnoticed."
He is a very important player for
Team India. For us, I just want to make it clear, we are clear in our thought
process. We do not have any confusion, we are very clear what KL Rahul brings
to the table for us, he is a quality player and is very important for us. His
presence at the top is very crucial for us.”

I'm slowly coming back to rhythm, says KL Rahul

Indian cricket team were officially out of the Asia Cup tournament. They came under fire for terrible performances in the super 4 stage. At first, they surrendered at the hands of Pakistan cricket team as Babar Azam and Co beat India by 5 wickets in Dubai.&nbsp;<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/kl-rahul-08_09_2022.jpg">KL RahulLater on, they succumbed to a heartbreaking defeat at the hands of Sri Lankan cricket team. The Lankans beat India by 6 wickets and nearly ended India's hopes of qualifying for the final.&nbsp;Recently, Pakistan defeated Afghanistan by 1 wicket in Sharjah. Pakistan's win over Afghanistan knocked both India and Afghanistan out of the tournament.Meanwhile, India locked horns with Afghanistan in Dubai. Batting first, India posted a huge total of 212/2 in their quota of 20 overs. Virat Kohli who didn't score a century in international cricket for more than 1000 days has finally ended his century drought.The former Indian skipper scored his 71st international century, which is also his maiden T20I century. He scored 122 runs off 61 deliveries where he struck 12 boundaries and 6 sixes to his name.In reply, Afghanistan managed to score 111/8, losing the game by 101 runs. Kohli was named the man of the match for his terrific knock.&nbsp;<h2>KL Rahul says he is slowly coming back to rhythm</h2>Meanwhile, India's vice-captain KL Rahul who led the team in Rohit Sharma's absence said he is slowly coming back to rhythm. The right-handed batter was criticized for getting dismissed for cheap scores in the ongoing Asia Cup.However, he got the basics right against the Afghans as he scored 62 off 41 balls (6 fours, 2 sixes). "Coming back after a big injury and surgery, I have realised playing the last few games it is not as easy as you think," said Rahul at the post-match presentation."I was eager to come and play but obviously finding the same touch or same rhythm wasn’t coming easily as I thought it would. It is a learning for me as a player, happy I could spend some time in the middle and I started feeling good. "In this format when you hit the first six off the middle gives you the confidence, I think the Hong Kong game I got a free-hit and though I didn’t time it as well I could, I still hit the ball out of the ground and it felt good,” Rahul added.

Kohli's record 122*, Bhuvneshwar's 5 for 4 bring massive 101-run win for India 

India have ended the Asia Cup
2022 campaign with relief as they get a huge victory against Afghanistan in
their last match in Dubai on Thursday (September 8).&nbsp; India defeated
Afghanistan by a huge margin of 101 runs.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/bhuvi-kohli-08_09_2022.jpg">Chasing the huge target of 212
runs, Afghanistan's innings stopped at 111 runs by losing 8 wickets in the 20
overs.
Afghanistan were in serious
trouble from the start when they came down to bat with a target of 213 runs.
Ibrahim Zadran fought alone against the Indian bowlers.&nbsp;He remained
unbeaten on 64 runs off 59 balls. Other than him, Rashid Khan scored 15 runs and
Mujeeb Ur Rahman scored 18 runs.&nbsp;Also, no other batter could touch double
figures.&nbsp;3 got out for zero runs.
Among the Indian bowlers,
Bhuvneshwar Kumar alone took 5 wickets.&nbsp;He achieved the rare feat of
taking 5 wickets with 1 maiden and conceded only 4 runs in 4 overs.&nbsp;This
is the best bowling figure in his career. Besides, Arshdeep Singh, Ravichandran
Ashwin, and Deepak Hooda took 1 wicket each.
Earlier, India scored 212 runs in
20 overs losing just 2 wickets.&nbsp;Virat Kohli was unbeaten on 122 runs from
just 61 balls.&nbsp;He hit 6 sixes and 12 boundaries.&nbsp;KL Rahul scored 62
runs. With the first century in his T20 career, Kohli broke his 1020 days
century drought in international cricket. Also, Kohli’s 122-run innings is the
highest individual innings for any Indian in international T20Is.

Asia Cup 2022: Rahul and Rohit break the record against Pakistan

Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul posted an opening 54-run stand on the power play to give India a terrific start in Dubai in the Super Four match against Pakistan in the Asia Cup.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/rohit-rahul-record-05_09_2022.jpg"> KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma made a terrific start to the Super 4 game against Pakistan at Asia Cup 2022 at Dubai International Stadium.The previous record was held by Irish duo Kevin O'Brien and Paul Stirling, both of whom had 13 opening stands in half a century since they began playing together on the international stage. 

However, the Indian pair broke the record when they faced Pakistan for the second time at the 2022 Asia Cup. 

KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma each hit 28 runs of 20 and 16 balls, respectively. Shadab Khan and Haris Rauf were responsible for their exit from the crease.India got off to a plane in the power play in Dubai after being batted by Pakistan on Sunday, with Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul 50-run in the fifth over. 

Four sixes had come in the first four overs as India, aided by a long batting lineup, put Pakistan behind. Rohit set the tone in the first over, hitting a four and a six in front of Naseem Shah before Rahul thumped in Naseem's second over with a pair of sixes. 

Three of the first four overs had gone over 10 runs when India took the opening fifty-run score two balls after the fourth over. 

The booth marked the 14th time Rohit and Rahul had joined forces in T20Is in a partnership spanning more than 50 years. This is the highest of any pair in the men's T20I, past Kevin O'Brien and Paul Stirling, who have 13 such stands.Here is the complete list of pairs with most 50+ partnerships:<ul><li>

KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma — 14</li><li>
K O'Brien and Paul Stirling — 13</li><li>
A Balbrinie and Paul Stirling — 12</li><li>
K Coetzer and G Munsey — 12</li><li>
Martin Guptil and K Williams — 12</li></ul>

Rizwan, Nawaz star in another India-Pakistan thriller

Pakistan have beaten India by 5
wickets in another mouth-watering clash between two archrivals. In-form Mohammad
Rizwan along with Mohammad Nawaz give Pakistan a great victory in their first
match of the Super Four stage of the Asia Cup 2022 on Sunday (September 4).
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/rizwan-nawaz-04_09_2022.jpg">Chasing a big target of 182 runs,
Pakistan lost captain Babar Azam (14) and Fakhar Zaman (15) inside 10 overs and
were under pressure. But the tournament’s highest run-scorer till now Rizwan
and Nawaz, who was promoted to no. 4 on the day, made a match-winning partnership
of 73-run in the third wicket to give Pakistan a perfect foundation to win and
in the end, Khushdil Shah and Asif Ali finished off well in the last over to pick
up the win with one ball hand.
Nawaz was more destructive as he
scored 42 runs off just 20 balls with 6 fours and 2 sixes while Rizwan scored
71 runs from 51 balls. His innings also consisted of 6 fours and 2 sixes.
However, after the wicket of Rizwan in the 17th over of the match
taken by Pandya, the match was again gone to a 50-50 situation as India got the
wicket of both Nawaz and Rizwan in successive overs.
But an easy catch miss of Asif
Ali by Arshdeep Singh in the 19th over of the match gave Pakistan
the momentum again as Asif scored 16 runs off 8 balls before he got out when
Pakistan were only 2 runs away from the win. All five bowlers of India took one
wicket each.
Earlier, after being sent to bat
first, India started the innings very well as KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma
registered the quickest 50-run score in the powerplay in India-Pakistan T20Is in
4.2 overs. But pacer Haris Rauf got the breakthrough wicket of Rohit (28 runs
off 16 balls) &nbsp;just before the powerplay
completion. Then after powerplay, Pakistan spinners took the control from India
and all the middle-order batsmen failed despite Virat Kohli.
Kohli had come to form in T20Is
as he hit back-to-back fifties and stayed till the last over of the match to give
India a big total of 181 runs losing 7 wickets. Kohli was run-out in the 19.4
over after playing a well-made 60-run innings from 44 balls with 4 fours and a
six. Shadab Khan was the standout bowler for Pakistan with 2 wickets.

Nationality	India
Role	Batsman
Born	18th Apr, 1992
Age	30 years, 5 months, 12 days
Batting Style	Right Hand Bat

Matches	43
Innings	74
Not Out	2
Runs	2547
High Score	199
Average	35.37
Strike Rate	52.70
100s	7
50s	13
6s	17
4s	310

Matches	45
Innings	43
Not Out	6
Runs	1665
High Score	112
Average	45.00
Strike Rate	87.86
100s	5
50s	10
6s	39
4s	125

Matches	65
Innings	61
Not Out	8
Runs	2080
High Score	110
Average	39.24
Strike Rate	139.22
100s	2
50s	19
6s	87
4s	178

Matches	196
Innings	183
Not Out	31
Runs	6607
High Score	132
Average	43.46
Strike Rate	136.90
100s	6
50s	56
6s	276
4s	557

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KL Rahul

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