KL Rahul has been going through a purple patch in his career and in recent times he hasn’t taken any wrong steps. In the ODI series against Australia, Rahul gave another example of his versatality. In all the three matches, he batted at different positions and managed to prove his worth.
Rahul scored 46 while batting at no.3 in the first ODI following it by a whirlwind 80 of 52 balls in the next game while batting at no. 5 which helped India win the game and level in the series. In the series-decider, he was asked to open after Shikhar Dhawan suffered a shoulder injury. Apart from his batting, Rahul had to also keep the wickets in all the three games after Rishabh Pant suffered a concussion.
And Rahul impressed the team management so much with his wicketkeeping that they have now persisted with him in the upcoming T20I series against New Zealand. In the first T20I against New Zealand, he has been playing as the wicket-keeper batsman.
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KL Rahul is winning hearts not only with his performances on the field but philanthropic work off the field. Recently, he donated INR 2 lakhs to animal rights activist Shravan Krishnan reward for animal welfare. Rahul had told Krishnan that he would donate the money as soon as he received his next man of the match award. On January 17, in the second ODI against Australia, KL bagged the award and received a prize of INR 1 lakh.
Talkin about the same to News Minute, Shravan said, “I knew he would send the money right after he won. But what surprised me was that he had sent double the amount that he won. He transferred a total of Rs. 2 lakh to the Besant Memorial Animal Dispensary (BMAD).”
The dispensary acts as an outreach program for animal welfare at the Theosophical Society and Shravan works as the coordinator. As a former cricketer who represented Tamil Nadu, he had met Rahul multiple on and off the field. Both of them ad even attended South Zone camps together in the past.
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Recalling his bond with Rahul, Shravan said, “Rahul and I have always been in touch and when I put photos of injured animals on Instagram he would tell me that it was difficult to even look at them. He always said that he can’t be hands-on and help us at the centre but that we should contact him for any financial assistance.”
