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.

Team India's 2023-27 FTP schedule

India now have a pool of 30 players who can play for national team anytime: Ganguly

Many people in the cricket arena
are unhappy with Aakash Chopra, Saba Karim or arch-rival Pakistan’s Rashid
Latif’s comment on playing musical chairs for India's captains. Team India have
played under 7 captains in the last one year. Many people are not taking this
matter well.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/sourav-ganguly-17_08_2022.jpg">India have one permanent captain
in all three formats, but 7 different captains have led India in the last one
year. After Rohit Sharma became the captain of the three formats, India handed
over the leadership to 5 other people at different times. However, BCCI
president and former captain Sourav Ganguly does not see any problem in this.
“Rohit Sharma is now the
all-format captain. And they play so much, injuries are bound to happen and
hence they do need injury breaks. This gives the advantage that there are a lot
of new players who have come up. And we won in West Indies and in England with
this new bunch of players. India now has a pool of 30 players who can now play
for the national team anytime,” Ganguly told India Today. 
In addition to creating new
leadership, the board is getting an opportunity to test the bench cricketers.
BCCI president is satisfied with this. Sourav added, “There are a lot of new
players who have come up. And we won in the West Indies and in England with
these new bunch of players. India now have a pool of 30 players who can now
play for the national team anytime.”
Rishabh Pant, Hardik Pandya,
Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, and Shikhar Dhawan have led India as interim captains
in the last few months after Rohit became the captain of the three formats.

KL Rahul returns to India team, replaces Dhawan as captain 

KL Rahul has been named the 16th
member of India's team to travel to Zimbabwe for three One-Day Internationals
(ODIs) from August 18 to 22. Rahul will also captain the team, with Shikhar
Dhawan, who was previously slated to lead, now serving as his deputy.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/kl-rahul-11_08_2022.jpg">Rahul was not seen in
international cricket after February this year. He has been out of the Indian
team for the past month due to coronavirus. India announced the team without
Rahul for the Zimbabwe series as well. However, Rahul got the green signal to
return to the team before the start of the series.
India named Dhawan as the captain
for the tour of Zimbabwe. However, Dhawan lost the captaincy after Rahul
returned to the team. Rahul will lead India against Zimbabwe. Dhawan will play
the role of Rahul's deputy.
The series between India and
Zimbabwe will begin on August 18. The next two matches will be on August 20 and
22. All matches will be played at Harare Sports Club. The series is under the
ICC ODI World Cup Super League.
Rahul will be India's captain for
the second time. His first spell was forgettable, with India being whitewashed
3-0 in ODIs earlier this year in South Africa.
India squad: KL Rahul (c),
Shikhar Dhawan (vc), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shubman Gill, Deepak Hooda, Rahul
Tripathi, Ishan Kishan (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Washington Sundar, Shardul
Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Avesh Khan, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj,
Deepak Chahar.

Kohli, Rahul return to India's Asia Cup squad, Iyer named in reserves

India have announced the 15-man
squad on Monday (August 8) for the upcoming Asia Cup which is scheduled to
start on August 27 this month in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and conclude on
September 11.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/kohli-rahul-08_08_2022.jpg">Virat Kohli and KL Rahul have
returned to the squad as expected. Rahul has recovered from coronavirus fully
and Kohli is back to the squad after a break of more than a month as he last
played against England in July, also rested for the West Indies series, and
will be unavailable for the upcoming Zimbabwe series also which will be before
the Asia Cup.
Harshal Patel hasn’t made the
squad also because of the injury and the latest addition is the star pacer
Jasprit Bumrah who has been ruled out of the tournament due to a back injury. He
also played last against England and was rested for West Indies and for the
upcoming Zimbabwe series.
India’s pace attack will consist
of the two young guns Avesh Khan and Arshdeep Singh alongside experienced Bhuvneshwar
Kumar. Ravichandran Ashwin has also got a place in the squad as Axar Patel has
been named in the reserves. Shreyas Iyer has been in the reserves too as Deepak
Hooda is picked in the main squad because of great form recently. The other player
in the reserves is Deepak Chahar.
India’s first task in the Asia
Cup will be against the arch-rival Pakistan on August 8. The other team of the
group will be between UAE, Kuwait, Singapore and Hong Kong. They are scheduled
to play qualifying match and one will qualify for the tournament. 
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), KL
Rahul (vc), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wk),
Dinesh Karthik (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin,
Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
Reserves: Shreyas Iyer, Axar
Patel, Deepak Chahar.<a href="https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1556666901958651905?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet">https://twitter.com/BCCI/status/1556666901958651905?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet</a>

Big blow for India as Bumrah ruled out of Asia Cup

Indian national team have been hit
with a big blow as star pacer Jasprit Bumrah is ruled out of the upcoming Asia
Cup due to a back injury. This year’s Asia Cup will be held on August 27 this
month in United Arab Emirates (UAE) and conclude on September 11.
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/bumrah-08_08_2022.jpg" style="display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"> Bumrah is said to have been
suffering from back spasms for some time, according to sources within the Board
of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Indian team. The selectors will
not be picking him for the Asia Cup because doing so would put him at risk of
his injury becoming worse.
"Jasprit Bumrah has a back
injury and will not play in the Asia Cup. He is our main bowler and we would
like him to be back in action before T20 World Cup. We can't risk him in Asia
Cup and the injury could aggravate," a senior BCCI official told PTI.
After Harshal Patel, Bumrah is
the next pacer to be unable to make the squad for the Asia Cup. The Haryana and
RCB bowler Harshal is now sidelined with a side strain and, similar to Bumrah,
did not participate in the series against the West Indies which was concluded
recently. 
It is anticipated, however, that
the injury will keep him out for some time, and he will need to complete
rehabilitation work at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru before he can
be considered ready for the white-ball home series against Australia and South
Africa in September and October.
Bumrah last played for India in
July against England at their home in ODIs. After that, he was rested for the
West Indies tour alongside the other star cricketers.
It’s been a great chance for the
young pacers like Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan to be included in the squad for
the Asia Cup in the absence of their main pacer. Arshdeep performed very well
in the recently-concluded West Indies series taking 7 wickets in 5 matches.
BCCI will announce the squad
soon. Stars like KL Rahul, and Virat Kohli are set to return in the squad with
this multi-team Asian event.

KL Rahul advised to more rest and likely to miss T20I series against West Indies

Indian cricketer KL Rahul is likely to miss the five-game T20I series against West Indies. The series begins Friday, July 29th at Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/kl-rahul-27_07_2022.jpg"> Team India opener KL Rahul will miss the upcoming T20I series against the West Indies. He was due to join the team for the shortest format series and had also recovered from his injury. But he tested positive for COVID-19 before traveling to the Caribbean nation. Though due to join the team soon after his recovery, the Karnataka cricketer was advised by BCCI's medical team to rest.Rahul had been recovering at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru since undergoing sports hernia surgery in late June. He was understood to be doubtful for the T20I stage of the West Indies Tour even if he returned the two mandatory negative tests. 

Depending on the outcome of his cardiovascular tests, Rahul could have been considered for the USA leg of the West Indies T20Is on August 6th and 7th. But now it seems certain he will skip the tour altogether and instead focus on the ODIs Zimbabwe, which are part of the World Cup Super League. India, as host of the tournament, has already qualified for the 2023 ODI World Championship.With KL Rahul not playing the T20I series against West Indies, it will be interesting to see if Rishabh Pant gets a chance to open the innings with Rohit Sharma. Ishan Kishan is also part of the squad as a second wicket-keeper and has a chance of starting depending on the opinion of the team management. 

India have called up the strongest squad for the T20I series against West Indies alongside Virat Kohli and Jasprit Bumrah, who were rested. The duo is expected to return to the Asian Cup. Meanwhile, on July 27, the Men in Blue will play the third and final ODI of the three-game series.

WI vs IND: KL Rahul tests positive for COVID-19 ahead of West India tour

The Star India National Cricket Team's opening batsman, KL Rahul, tested positive for Covid-19 before leaving the West Indies, Sourav Ganguly, president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), announced on Thursday.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/kl-rahul-21_07_2022.jpg"> The Indian team suffered a major blow ahead of their T20I series in the Caribbean when vice-captain KL Rahul tested positive for Covid-19 just days before leaving for the West Indies for a five-game T20I series that begins on July 29 has been tested.The opening batter has continued his recovery from surgery at the National Cricket Academy in Bengaluru. The star-batter was spotted doing a mobility exercise and some workouts at the gym during his recovery process. He was included in the T20I squad for the West Indies series but would have been included in the playing XI had he passed a fitness test.The Karnataka man has been sidelined since the peak of IPL 2022 and is likely to miss the T20I series due to this latest incursion. He could be seen in action in India's tour of Zimbabwe and could also lead the Men in Blues if several senior players are absent in August.Rahul has not been named in India's squad for the upcoming three-game ODI series against West Indies. However, he was included in India's T20I squad for the five-game T20I series against West Indies, however his availability was conditional on fitness. 

Meanwhile, the President of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced on Thursday after the Apex Council Meeting that Rahul had tested positive for Covid-19. 

Rahul was due to leave Bengaluru for the West Indies this week. However, now his departure for the West Indies depends on his recovery 

Rahul does not have much time to recover from Covid-19 and become fully fit ahead of the T20I series as the T20I series between India National Cricket Team and West Indies National Cricket Team begin in Trinidad on July 29 becomes.As regular Team India captain Rohit Sharma is expected to get some rest before the important Asia Cup scheduled for August-September, Rahul, the team's vice-captain, can lead the team.Notably, India will tour Zimbabwe for the first time in six years for a three-game ODI series that begins on August 18. Zimbabwe Cricket confirmed a few days ago that India and Zimbabwe will play the three ODIs on August 18th, 20th and 22nd at Harare Sports Club.

Few senior Indian players are rested for the West Indies tour

According to a&nbsp;report, some limited-duration starters of the India National Cricket Team will most likely be rested for the upcoming tour of the West Indies.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/india-05_07_2022.jpg"> According to the latest developments, Team India are likely to rest some of their limited players for their upcoming tour of the West Indies. India will tour the West Indies for three ODIs and five T20Is from July 22nd to August 7th and as reported some of the veteran players are likely to be sidelined from the tour.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) selection has not yet finalized the names of the players who will be sidelined for the 8-game series against West Indies, but the players who will be granted the break most likely will do Be the seniors of the Indian national cricket team.The national selectors are yet to announce the squad and selection committee chairman Chetan Sharma, who is in England with the team, could chat with veteran players like Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Rohit Sharma and Rishabh Pant. including after the test match at Edgbaston, Birmingham. 

Remarkably, India head coach Rahul Dravid has had to work with several captains in his short tenure with the team and therefore the selectors could not entertain the idea of ​​resting regular captain Rohit again. In the previous two limited-over series against South Africa and Ireland, Pant and Hardik Pandya captained respectively.Kohli and Bumrah were also rested for the series against the Proteas and Ireland and will be back in white-ball action with the limited-overs series against England. Meanwhile, Rohit has been ruled out of the fifth friendly against England due to illness but is expected to return to the team for the limited-over series starting July 7. The two teams will play three T20Is followed by three ODIs.Meanwhile, former Indian batter VVS Laxman, who was India's head coach in the recently concluded Ireland series, is also traveling with the team. Most recently he oversaw India's two warm-up games against Derbyshire and Northamptonshire in the absence of Rahul Dravid, who was with India's friendly squad for the rescheduled friendly against England. 

The T20I games in the series will be played at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton on July 7th, Edgbaston, Birmingham on July 9th and Nottingham's Trent Bridge on July 10th.The three ODIs will be played on July 12, July 14 and July 17 at The Oval, Lord’s and Old Trafford respectively. After the conclusion of the series, India will fly to Trinidad for the white-ball series against West Indies.

Asia Cup 2022: Indian Star KL Rahul will miss Asia Cup 2022 after surgery

KL Rahul gave an encouraging update on his injury on Wednesday. The Indian hit star took to social media to tell his fans and well-wishers that he had surgery in Germany for a sports fracture and the process was "successful".<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/kl-rahul-30_06_2022.jpg"> However, he was unable to take part in the series after suffering "a right groin injury" and young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was put in charge of managing India and Hardik Pandya was named his vice-captain. 

The five-game T20I series between India and South Africa ended in a 2-2 draw after the last game of the series was washed out by rain.The right-handed batter was last seen in action during this year's Indian Premier League (IPL) where he led Lucknow Super Giants. Rahul once again hit the stick to finish with 616 runs in 15 innings for a 51.33 average and a 135.38 strike rate. He was the second highest run scorer at IPL 2022.But after another productive season of the IPL, he suffered a major injury setback. Rahul has been dropped from the squad for the T20I home series against South Africa. The BCCI cited “a right groin injury” as the reason. He has also been called up in the squad for the upcoming Test against England.At the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) Annual General Meeting on March 19, it was announced that the 2022 Asia Cup will start in Sri Lanka from August 27 to September 11. 

However, some reports later came out suggesting that the dates for the 2022 Asia Cup will be changed and will be held in Sri Lanka from August 24th to September 7th.

Mayank Agarwal added to India squad for Birmingham Test

Opener Mayank Agarwal has been included in the squad for Edgbaston Test against England. He will be joining the squad as a cover for skipper Rohit Sharma, who currently tested positive for Covid 19.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/image2022-06-27210622429-27_06_2022.jpg">Agarwal was originally not a part of the squad. However, with Rohit testing positive, and KL Rahul having issues with injury, a door of opportunity has opened for the right handed opener.Agarwal last played a Test match in March 2022 against Sri Lanka. His lack of runs in both Tests and the IPL has led to him being excluded.The Edgbaston Test is a continuation of the five match series in last year, which had to be suspended due to Covid 19 outbreak. India is leading with 2-1. A win or a draw for the visitors will mean India winning a Test series against England on their home turf after 31 years.

He appears to be overweight: Kaneria criticizes Pant

India are playing a five-match
T20 series against South Africa. Star cricketers like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma
and KL Rahul are at rest for this series. 
<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/pant-20_06_2022.jpg">That’s why the responsibility of
leading the team has fallen on the shoulders of young wicketkeeper batsman
Rishabh Pant. Pant’s batting failure has made the headline in recent times.
However, former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria criticizes the wicketkeeping of
Pant. 
After losing the first two
matches, India won the last two matches to level the series 2-2. However,
criticism of Indian captain Pant is not stopping. The criticism is mainly about
Pant's batting. In the four T20Is of the series, a total of 57 runs came from Pant's
bat. Former captain Sunil Gavaskar has also questioned Pant's run drought.
However, this time former
Pakistan spinner Kaneria made a different criticism of Pant. In Indian
cricket, Pant is considered to be a worthy successor of MS Dhoni. “I would like
to discuss Pant’s wicketkeeping. I have realized one thing: when a fast bowler
bowls, he does not squat pretty low and take a seat on his toes. He appears to
be overweight, and his bulk limits his ability to rise quickly. It raises
questions about his fitness. Is he completely fit?”
“However, when it tends to come
to his captaincy, bowlers and batters such as Hardik and Karthik have been
extremely supportive. Pant could also become the first skipper to claim victory
a T20 series against South Africa,” said Danish Kaneria on his YouTube channel.
&nbsp;

KL Rahul to miss England tour owing to a groin injury

Lokesh Rahul was expected to lead the Indian national cricket team in the ongoing T20I series against the South Africa national cricket team in regular captain Rohit Sharma's absence. The BCCI included KL Rahul's name while announcing the squad.<img src="https://api.bdcrictime.com/kl-rahul-17_06_2022.jpg">KL RahulHowever, things took a sudden turn at the last moment as Rishabh Pant was named the captain of the home T20I series. It was also confirmed that KL Rahul was ruled out of the entire series due to a groin injury.&nbsp;After the series against Proteas, India will fly to England next month for an important assignment as they will play the fifth Test, three T20Is and as many ODIs.&nbsp;Now, in the latest development, it has been learnt that KL Rahul will miss England tour with a groin injury and the cricketer will travel to Germany for treatment. Meanwhile,&nbsp;BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirmed the development while speaking to Cricbuzz.“That is correct [Rahul going abroad], the board is working on his fitness and he will be going to Germany soon,” BCCI secretary Jay Shah added.Team India will play the rescheduled Test from July 1 to 5 at Edgbaston. The Test came to a close in an unexpected manner in the wake of increase of coronavirus cases in the visiting camp. As a result, the fifth Test was postponed for a later date.&nbsp;Team India have the upper hand in terms of the Test series as they are currently leading the series by 2-1. They will make sure to win or play for a draw in order to win the series.&nbsp;<h2>India's squad for the fifth Test against England</h2>Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hanuma Vihari, Cheteshwar Pujara, Rishabh Pant (wk), KS Bharat (wk), Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Mohammed Shami, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Prasidh Krishna

Nationality	India
Role	Batsman
Born	18th Apr, 1992
Age	30 years, 4 months, 1 day
Batting Style	Right Hand Bat

Matches	43
Innings	74
Not Out	2
Runs	2547
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Average	35.37
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Innings	52
Not Out	7
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High Score	110
Average	40.68
Strike Rate	142.49
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50s	16
6s	73
4s	164

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Innings	174
Not Out	30
Runs	6358
High Score	132
Average	44.15
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