K. L. Rahul
- Country : India
- Profession :Athlete
- DOB: 1992-04-18
Kannaur Lokesh Rahul, commonly known as K. L. Rahul, is an Indian cricketer born on 18 April 1992 to K. N. Lokesh and Rajeshwari in Bangalore. Primarily a right-handed batsman and occasional wicket-keeper, he made his international debut in 2014. Rahul quickly earned recognition for his consistency and adaptability across formats, displaying strong batting skills in Test, One Day International (ODI), and Twenty20 (T20) cricket. Rahul is the first and only Indian cricketer to score an ODI century on his debut. He has represented India in various tournaments, showcasing his prowess with numerous centuries and crucial innings. Rahul’s agile fielding and strategic batting have made him a significant asset in the Indian cricket team, contributing to victories and emerging as a promising talent in the sport.
You need to be ready to bat, whatever you are given; you have to take what is thrown at you.
Author: K. L. RahulYou need to be mentally and physically very strong to go and perform in Australia.
Author: K. L. RahulYou know when you go to Australia you will get sledged. That’s the fun of the game.
Author: K. L. RahulWorking my way through different formats has not changed my batting approach much.
Author: K. L. RahulWith the new ball, against any bowler, it’s important to see off the first few overs.
Author: K. L. RahulWherever we play, the batsmen have bigger responsibility in ODI and T20 formats to set up big targets and give that cushion to bowlers.
Author: K. L. RahulWhenever I get opportunities at the top of the order, that’s the position I enjoy.
Author: K. L. RahulWhen you sit out, then you realize that, when you get the opportunity, how important it is to use that opportunity, not only as a player individually but also for the team.
Author: K. L. RahulWhen you get a chance to play, if you help them win a game, then the team will start believing that the player can also do this for the team. So building that confidence for yourself and the team is very important.
Author: K. L. RahulWhen kids are 15 or 16, they should be playing more sports. I played football, basketball, cricket… Name any sport, and I played it.
Author: K. L. RahulWe, as sportsmen, we’re not used to just sitting at home and being at home all day. We want to go out. We want to play sport. We want to be in the gym, want to train; we want to hit balls, and when you’re not physically able to do that, it’s really tough. It starts playing on the mind a lot more.
Author: K. L. RahulVirat has helped me with my preparation, mindset, and he has given me a lot of confidence.
Author: K. L. RahulThose first few overs are obviously the most difficult time because you don’t know what the ball is going to do in the air and off the seam.
Author: K. L. RahulThere are only a few times in a batsman’s life when he gets really eager: when you want to get off the mark or when you are approaching 100 or 200.
Author: K. L. RahulThe more cricket you play in your head, the less you perform on the field. So let cricket, the sport, be on the field.
Author: K. L. RahulThat’s where I would love to bat, and I have always batted at the top of the order. Numbers one and two are what I am most comfortable in.
Author: K. L. RahulT20 may be fast, but still, you never plan for a T20 – the same way you don’t plan for the other formats.
Author: K. L. RahulSometimes, you tend to hold back, maybe because you have lost a few wickets or something. But when I bat, I’m never shy of doing what my mind says.
Author: K. L. RahulNo matter how well I have taken care of my body, I have been injured a few times, which is very unfortunate and which is very disappointing. But each time, I have come back, I have come back stronger, and I have come back hungrier.
Author: K. L. RahulI’ve been successful when I have kept things simple – playing cricketing shots that I’m blessed with or I am good at playing.
Author: K. L. RahulI’ve been consistent in all the three formats, and that’s what I want to do as a cricketer.
Author: K. L. RahulIt is a very happy feeling that a legend like Rahul Dravid talks highly about me. But I can’t just sit back and be happy about it. I have to back it up with my performances.
Author: K. L. RahulIf you get off to a good start, even if you get the run-rate down a bit in the middle overs, if you are set till the end, you can do the most damage.
Author: K. L. RahulIf you are hitting the ball well, your form, your technique looks good, and when you are not, everything about your game looks bad. That is how it goes.
Author: K. L. RahulIf you are feeling light, and you are not feeling tired in your body, you can obviously concentrate more.
Author: K. L. RahulIf you are batting first as an opener, you give yourselves a couple of overs, see what’s the wicket behaving, and then try to assess what a good score on that wicket would be, and then you plan accordingly.
Author: K. L. RahulIf I am playing a game, I want to give my best, and that’s the only thing that helps me sleep peacefully at night.
Author: K. L. RahulI would like to improve my shot selection when it comes to playing short-pitched deliveries.
Author: K. L. RahulI would be proud if I can score as many runs as Rahul Dravid by the time I retire and serve the country as long as he did.
Author: K. L. RahulI was fortunate enough to interact with him when I played for RCB in IPL. I learnt from AB as to how he prepares for a game. I get amazed by the kind of strokes he hits and the time he has got to play those shots.
Author: K. L. RahulI was a shy kid but also very mischievous. Because I looked super innocent, no one could really call me out on my pranks.
Author: K. L. RahulI totally enjoyed playing in Australia. I think they play very tough cricket, and the brand of cricket they play is very strong.
Author: K. L. RahulI spent a lot of time with Rahul Dravid, working on my game and chatting about cricket. He helped me a lot in the games I played for India ‘A.’
Author: K. L. RahulI respect Test cricket a lot. Once I got into the Test team, I learnt so much about international cricket and realised it’s not so different.
Author: K. L. RahulI have had to work really hard at white-ball cricket. It doesn’t come naturally to me, I was a slow batsman; I worked hard on my game and fitness.
Author: K. L. RahulI have delivered sometimes, and the other times, I have not. I have taken it in my stride as a player and learnt from my mistakes.
Author: K. L. RahulI have always liked to attack the bowlers, and batting is all about getting runs.
Author: K. L. RahulI have always enjoyed keeping. I used to keep earlier for my state and later didn’t have much chance to keep. But I keep myself ready if ever anyone wants me to keep.
Author: K. L. RahulI have always enjoyed keeping wickets, as it is something that comes very naturally to me.
Author: K. L. RahulI had to prepare hard for number four because that’s not where I batted all my life.
Author: K. L. RahulI got some time off from international cricket so I could come back to India and reflect on what was not going right for me.
Author: K. L. RahulI enjoy wicket-keeping in the shorter format. I think when we are bowling first, it gives me an idea of how the wicket is behaving.
Author: K. L. RahulI don’t really have routines or follow what my coaches tell me or how people want me to be: this stereotypical ‘sleep on time and set good examples’ person. I don’t really know what setting a good example is.
Author: K. L. RahulI don’t know whether I am mentally tough or not, but one thing I know is that I like the game and spend as much time as possible on it.
Author: K. L. RahulI can get runs much faster if I stay there in the middle to give bowlers more time and cushion.
Author: K. L. RahulI am not someone who likes to be in the dressing room and waste time; I like to be on the field all the time and be counted. That is how I am.
Author: K. L. RahulI am happy to playing against teams like South Africa and Australia early on in my career. It is going to make me stronger as a cricketer.
Author: K. L. RahulI always knew I had the game to do well in every format. It was just a matter of time.
Author: K. L. RahulHaving to play Test matches for a month and then switch to T20s in five days is not easy, but that’s the kind of challenge I love to face.
Author: K. L. RahulGrowing up, I played on matting wickets. I always enjoyed the pace and bounce and somewhere that has a big role or big effect on your game.
Author: K. L. RahulFortunately, I got to play some India ‘A’ games, and some games where the pressure was a little less, so that I can focus on my skill and my technique.
Author: K. L. RahulFor somebody like me who doesn’t bowl, it’s important to contribute in the field, and I’ve worked hard on that, slip catching.
Author: K. L. RahulFor anybody, faith and belief are everything you have. Nobody gave me the India cap; nobody taught me to go and get runs. It’s a belief I had in myself.
Author: K. L. RahulEverybody enjoys each other’s success. We are always pushing each other to get better on the field and off the field, helping each other out in the nets or in the gym. That’s the most important thing.
Author: K. L. RahulEvery player needs that one or two innings to get the confidence in whatever format to realise that he’s good enough to be successful in whatever conditions or at whatever level.
Author: K. L. RahulEvery day, I want to be a winner. I want to train my best; I want to work my best.
Author: K. L. RahulEarlier in the shorter format, I was not consistent, so I was not getting noticed. But I always believed that I had the game to do it. It was just about consistency.
Author: K. L. RahulBoth my parents are teachers, and while they were always cool with what I did, they never let me take my education lightly.
Author: K. L. RahulAfter junior cricket, if the team wanted me to keep in a one-off/odd match or if anyone got injured, I was up for it. I kept in One-dayers and T20s.
Author: K. L. RahulAs an opening batsman, it’s my responsibility to spend as much time in the middle as I can and try and get big scores in the first innings so that we don’t have to bat in the second innings.
Author: K. L. RahulAs players, we look to prepare, and if opportunity comes by, we want to do well, both for ourselves and for team.
Author: K. L. RahulAt the highest level, you are playing the best from an opposing country, so the margin of error is very little.
Author: K. L. Rahul