KL Rahul

India batter KL Rahul struck his 24th hundred in first-class cricket to anchor Karnataka's brilliant four-wicket victory over 42-time champions Mumbai that steered the southern side into the semifinals of the Ranji Trophy here on Monday. Rahul made 130 off 182 balls with the help 14 boundaries and a six to set up Karnataka's win in their quarterfinal fixture at the Mumbai Cricket Association Bandra Kurla Complex here. The visitors were chasing a steep 325. The win meant Karnataka would face Uttarakhand in the semifinal in Bengaluru next week. Rahul, who is a prominent member of the Indian Test and ODI squads, found an able ally in Ravichandran Smaran, as the duo stitched together a match-winning partnership of 147 runs for the fourth wicket on the game's penultimate day. Smaran remained not out on a composed 83 off 123 ball, and struck 11 fours. Thanks to Rahul's knock, Karnataka, the eight-time winners of India's premier domestic red-ball tournament, were cruising at 265 or three

Rahul's last ODI ton came against the Netherlands during the 2023 ODI World Cup

India earlier created an unprecedented record in international cricket by losing 20 consecutive tosses between 23 November and 3 December 2025

After a bruising Test series against South Africa, Rahul suddenly finds himself captaining India in ODIs once again, an unexpected turn he learned about only a day before the squad announcement.

Rahul candidly stated that India's struggles against spin have become a recurring concern, especially in home conditions where they traditionally thrived

Virat Kohli was seen parsing his shots on outside-off balls, an issue that caused him a lot of trouble last time he was in Australia

The three-match ODI series against Australia will mark Gill's first assignment as India's one-day international captain. The Indian team is scheduled to leave for Australia on October 15 morning.

KL Rahul and B Sai Sudharsan struck sublime hundreds as India A registered a stunning five-wicket win over Australia A while hunting down a target of 413 to seal the two-match unofficial Test series 1-0 here on Friday. It was the sixth highest successful run chase in the country's first-class history, and Rahul's form (176 not out, 210 balls, 16x4, 4x6) is an ominous sign for the West Indians ahead of the two-match Test series, starting next month. The highest chase remains in the name of West Zone when they overhauled South Zone's target of 536 in the 2010 Duleep Trophy final. Starting the fourth and final day from their overnight 169 for two, India lost Manav Suthar at the total of 189. But Sudharsan (100, 172 balls) and skipper Dhruv Jurel (56) added 78 runs for the fourth wicket to keep India A in the chase of a daunting 412. Sudharsan fetched his eighth first-class hundred in 170 balls, vindicating his call-up for the upcoming home Tests against the West Indies. However, the

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KL Rahul has spent every minute after his last IPL match preparing for the England tour and rightly deserves all the recognition coming his way for doing the "dirty job at all numbers" for India, said the team's former assistant coach Abhishek Nayar on Sunday. Rahul finished as India's second highest run-scorer in the five-Test series with two tons and two fifties giving him 532 runs at 53.20 while forging a robust opening partnership with Yashasvi Jaiswal. Nayar, who has worked closely with Rahul during his time as India's assistant coach till recently, said while he cannot reveal the changes the latter has made, he is pleased to see the desired results. "I can't talk about the changes that I've seen in KL Rahul. I can't, because then it's out there and the effectiveness goes down a lot," Nayar, the head coach of Women's Premier League team UP Warriorz, told PTI in an exclusive interview. "All I can say is that, whatever the changes are, they have really worked. Sometimes -- (and)

In the post-session show on JioHotstar, former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar said that players don't lose wickets with the kind of shots Indian players played after getting a start of 40-50 runs

Shastri pointed out that a minor tweak in Rahul's front-foot positioning-both in his stance and while defending-has made a major difference to his output

India batter KL Rahul will be aiming to join an elite list of Indian players with 1,000 or more Test runs in England as the fourth Test against the Three Lions in Manchester draws closer.The fourth Test match will kick off in Manchester from July 23 onwards. England leads the series 2-1.Ending up on the losing side at Lord's during the third Test despite his second century at the iconic venue, the dependable opener will be all fired up to continue his fine run in England and deliver a match-winning contribution.Currently, KL has 989 runs in 12 Tests and 24 innings in England, at an average of 41.20, with four centuries and two fifties. His best score is 149.Only Sachin Tendulkar (1,575 runs in 17 Tests and 30 innings at an average of 54.31, with four centuries and eight fifties), Rahul Dravid (1,376 runs in 13 Tests and 23 innings at an average of 68.80, with six centuries and four fifties), and Sunil Gavaskar (1,152 runs in 16 Tests and 28 innings at an average of 41.14, with two ...

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Rahul scored a brilliant ton in the third Test at Lord's to keep India on level terms with England

Jasprit Bumrah's fiery five-for and KL Rahul's gritty fifty help India fight back after early blows on a gripping day at Lord's

Following India's declaration, England faced a challenging target of 371 on day four, with openers Zak Crawley and Ben Duckett erasing 21 runs early on.

KL Rahul's century vs England in Leeds is his first Test century in almost two years. His last Test century came during India's tour of South Africa in December 2023

Bumrah's five-wicket haul saw India escape with a small but critical 6-run lead in the first innings

With childhood friend Karun Nair returning and Kohli-Rohit retiring, Rahul opens up on personal preparations, shared journeys, and India's future in red-ball cricket