The Indian wicket-keeper batsman, KL Rahul is celebrating his 28th birthday on Saturday and he was greeted with a special wish from his “brotherman” Hardik Pandya. The India all-rounder took to Instagram to share a picture with Rahul and extend his wishes. Captioning the picture on Instagram, Hardik wrote: “Happy birthday brotherman. Always got your back.”
Rahul’s statemate, Mayank Agarwal also wished the India batsman on his birthday. He wrote: “Many happy returns of the day Dost @rahulkl May this year bring you more happiness , health and success. Can’t wait to have a little crazy and fun,” Mayank Agarwal wrote.
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“Happy birthday @klrahul11 bro, have a great one,” Shikhar Dhawan tweeted.
Happy birthday @klrahul11 bro, have a great one 🤗 pic.twitter.com/Q5DzXO7Qs6
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) April 18, 2020
Wishing Rahul on his birthday, ICC tweeted: “36 Tests, 32 ODIs, 42 T20Is. 4,706 international runs. First India player to score a century on ODI debut. Third Indian to score a century in all three formats of the game. Happy birthday, KL Rahul.”
👕 36 Tests, 32 ODIs, 42 T20Is
🏏 4,706 international runs
🥇 First 🇮🇳 player to score a century on ODI debut
🥉 Third Indian to score a century in all three formats of the gameHappy birthday, KL Rahul 🎂 pic.twitter.com/gcrbRFVtzH
— ICC (@ICC) April 18, 2020
KL Rahul was the top performer for India in the limited-overs leg of the New Zealand tour. He went on to score 221 runs in the five-match T20I series while he accumulated 204 runs in the three ODIs.
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He made his Test debut back in 2014 but he had to wait for another two years to make it to the limited-overs squad. On his ODI debut against Zimbabwe, KL Rahul became the first Indian batsman to score a century on his debut for the country in the 50-over format.
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Rahul He is also one of the three Indian batsmen to have scored a century in all three formats of the game. He also scored a couple of centuries in T20Is. Suresh Raina and Rohit Sharma are the other two India batters who have achieved this feat in international cricket.
