The Indian wicket-keeper batsman, KL Rahul may have started performing the wicket-keeping duties at the international level but he has been doing the job regularly for Karnataka in domestic cricket. He was asked to don the wicket-keeping gloves during the ODI series against Australia at home which coincided with some excellent performances with the bat. He also kept wickets during the tour of New Zealand as well.
Rahul is enjoying the role having become the first-choice wicket-keeper batsman, at least in the limited-overs cricket but finds pacer Jasprit Bumrah difficult to keep wicket to among Indian fast bowlers. During a Q&A session on Twitter, KL said, “Absolutely enjoying wicketkeeping. The toughest bowler to keep to is @Jaspritbumrah93.”
Absolutely enjoying wicketkeeping. The toughest bowler to keep to is @Jaspritbumrah93 https://t.co/j9YGnWZ7ST
— K L Rahul (@klrahul11) May 10, 2020
KL Rahul, who made his international debut against Australia in December 2014 in Melbourne Test, also recalled the ‘special’ moment when he had received his debut cap from the Indian skipper, MS Dhoni. Recalling the moment he said that it was a special and emotional moment for him and receiving it from Dhoni made it even more special.
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Rahul said the 2016 season with IPL franchise Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) when he scored 397 runs including four half-centuries was career-defining which proved his credentials as a limited-overs batsman. When asked about his favorite IPL moment, KL replied, “It’s got to be the 2016 season with RCB which was a career-defining season for me as people saw the potential in me in white-ball cricket.”
It's got to be the 2016 season with RCB which was a career defining season for me and people saw the potential in me in white ball cricket. https://t.co/j5AqkjYDAX
— K L Rahul (@klrahul11) May 10, 2020
The Indian opener picked former RCB teammate AB de Villiers as his favorite batsman and recalled the experience of spending time with Chris Gayle.
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Rahul said, “As a batting partner, he is amazing. I met @henrygayle first when I was with RCB. The best conversations I had with Chris are on the pitch. He is a smart cricketer and plans his game lot. He is great to have in the team and is very friendly with youngsters as well.”
It was a special and emotional moment for me. I never thought I would get a chance to play in the series and it was a special feeling to get that cap from MS Dhoni https://t.co/5yirGYh7Q9
— K L Rahul (@klrahul11) May 10, 2020
