KL Rahul

In this Indian name, the name Lokesh is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rahul.

Lokesh Rahul

Personal information
Full name	KL Rahul
Born	(1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Batting	Right-handed
Role	Batsman; occasional Wicket-Keeper
International information
National side	India
Test debut (cap 284)	26 December 2014 v Australia
Last Test	6 January 2015 v Australia
Domestic team information
Years	Team
2010–present	Karnataka
2013	Royal Challengers Bangalore
2014–present	Sunrisers Hyderabad
Career statistics
Competition Test FC LA T20 Matches 2 27 28 30 Runs scored 130 2,100 1,067 511 Batting average 32.50 51.21 41.03 23.22 100s/50s 1/0 6/8 2/8 0/3 Top score 110 185 110 62 Balls bowled - - - - Wickets - - - - Bowling average - - - - 5 wickets in innings - - - - 10 wickets in match - - - - Best bowling - - - - Catches/stumpings 1/– 27/0 17/1 13/0
Source: Cricinfo, 11 November 2014

KL Rahul (born 18 April 1992), commonly known as 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. He was handed over the Test cap by MS Dhoni.

International Career

After an excellent domestic performance in the year 2014 for Karnataka, Rahul was picked for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy(2014) against Australia. He was picked to be a part of the playing eleven for the Boxing Day Test beginning on 26 December 2014 at the MCG. He made low scores in both the innings of his first test playing very poor shots. On 8th January 2015, he made his Maiden test match hundred against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). He is also being called 'Rahul 2.0' for the same defensive batting technique as his hero. His batting style has added his impression to the selectors.

International Centuries

Test Centuries

Lokesh Rahul's Test centuries
No.	Runs	Match	Against	City/Country	Venue	Year	Result
1	110	2	Australia	Sydney, Australia	Sydney Cricket Ground	2015	Drawn

External links

• Lokesh Rahul - Cricinfo Profile
• Lokesh Rahul's profile page on Wisden