Kl satisfied He was a leader in production for a long time. The stroke of the star of India remained in the shadows of the protruding names both in the national team and in different Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises he has played during his career.
After a frustrating course in Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Last time, Rahul was purchased by Delhi’s capitals (DC) As an experienced player who knows the dynamic IPL as well as anyone in the sport. The capitals signed him for a huge INR 14 crores with widely used rumors that he would drive the side during the upcoming IPL season.
However, the 32 -year -old threw a bomb in the world of cricket, refusing the captains and deciding to contribute to the capitals as a player.
Here is Kl Rahul’s captain file:
1. A brief route as the ruler of the Indian team:
Rahul was first appointed as Vice President of Indian Team in T20i Group after Virat kohli resigned from the role of the captain and Rohit sharma took over as a captain after the 2021 World Cup T20. Later, Rahul was also appointed as Vice President of the ODI format.
After Rohit was excluded from the tour South Africa Due to the injury, Rahul added as a commander during the ODI series and led the team during the 2nd test match to become India’s 34th Captain. Interestingly, Rahul made half a century on his captain’s debut with the biggest form of the game. His time as a captain of the team did not prove to be successful, as India lost both the ODI and the test during the tour.
Rahul’s second big run as a captain of the team came during India’s tour in South Africa after 2023 World Cup ODI. This time Rahul won the ODI 2-1 series and became the first Indian captain to win a series in South Africa after Kohli.
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2. Leader of the Punjab Kings
Rahul’s IPL’s career started with the Royal Ballers Bengaluru (RCB) Before I go Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Before the 2014 season. Rahul returned to RCB before the 2016 season and had to lose due to shoulder injury.
At the 2018 IPL auction, Rahul was purchased by Punjab Kings for 11 Crore Inr, making the common third player with the highest prices. In the opening race of the season, he set a new record for the fastest 50 in the history of IPL, reaching the landmark in just 14 balls and surpassing Sunil NarinePrevious registration. During the season, Rahul scored 659 runs at a striking strike of 158.41 and on average 54.91, ending as a third higher scorer.
KXIP maintained Rahul for the 2019 season, where he was appointed Vice President. That year, he achieved a major milestone, marking the father of the century – an undefeated 100 of 64 balls against The Indians of the Mumbai (MI). Finished the season with 593 runs, an average of 53.90 and has a strike rate of 135.38.
On December 19, 2019, Rahul was named Captain for the 2020 season after trade Ravicandran Ashwin to capitals. In a match against RCB on September 24, 2020, he noted a remarkable 132 not the highest score of an Indian beat in an IPL match at the moment. Rahul went to win the orange lid to score most of the season’s trips, gathering 670 runs and also called Dream11 Gamechanger of the season.
He was maintained as a captain for the time of 2021 and continued to shine with the bat, scoring 626 runs, making him the highest scorer in the team that year.
3. A brief term as a captain of Lucknow Super Giants
Before the IPL era of 2022, Rahul was designed by LSG as a captain for 17 crore, making him the highest paid cricket in IPL alongside Kohli.
On April 16, 2022, Rahul marked his first century for Lucknow with an undefeated 103 of 60 balls against Mumbai. He followed him with another sparkling century against the same opponent just eight days later. Rahul drove the LSG to the playoffs in their debut season, but were eliminated by RCB to the elimination. It ended as the highest scorer of the team, gathering 616 routes on average 51.33, which included two centuries.
He was maintained as a captain for the time of 2023, Rahul’s campaign was soon cut after suffering an injury and fell into a fight against the RCB, which excluded him in the middle of the tournament.
In 2024, Rahul scored 520 runs at a strike of 136.13, including four half centuries, but could not lead his team to the playoffs. His leadership came under control after a humiliating 10 wicket loss in Match 57, where SRH was chasing a target of 166 runs in just 9.4 overs. Performance led to public criticism by owner LSG. After the frustrating period, it was released by LSG before the big auction.
