KL Rahul’s return to form is truly a big positive for Indian cricket team ahead of the T20 World Cup in Australia. The 30 year old has already reached his prime years as a cricketer but he is yet to achieve something special with the country. Rahul has shown his quality in the Indian Premier League in last few years for RCB, Punjab Kings and recently for LSG as well. He came back in the national side from injury after a break and took some time to rediscover his touch. As per as the recent form in concern, in the Asia Cup Rahul played some classy knocks but was not consistent enough as fans would have liked.
Why KL Rahul is important for the Indian batting line up in T20 World Cup 2022?
Indian team has currently no better option than Rahul as the opening partner of skipper Rohit Sharma. The team management tried and tested Ishan Kishan and Virat Kohli as well in the opening slot but it did not work.
Rahul has played 62 T20Is and has got an average just under 40 with 2 hundreds as well. Currently he has some strike rate issue but once he starts clicking he can win a match on his own.
Who is the vice-captain of India in T20 World Cup 2022?
KL Rahul will once again be the vice-captain of the Indian team, as he is likely to be picked as the opener. This is despite his tipsy form in recent times, where he has been on and off at times and has failed to really leave his mark, since his return from injury.
Some Interesting facts about KL Rahul’s T20I career –
Has KL Rahul scored a T20I 100?
- Rahul is the second fastest Indian to score a T20I ton after Rohit Sharma. He scored hundred against West Indies in 46 balls in 2016.
Has KL Rahul scored 1000 T20 runs?
- Rahul holds the record to become the second fastest Indian to reach 1000 T20I runs (29 innings), just behind of Virat Kohli.
What is KL Rahul’s batting average in T20s?
- Rahul’s batting average of 39.5 in T20Is makes him 3rd highest among Indian batters.
Who has the highest opening partnership in India in T20Is?
- In 2017, Rahul and Rohit scored 165 runs on opening stand against Sri Lanka which is the highest as Indian opening partnership in this format.
What is the Indian squad for T20 World Cup?
The Indian squad includes Rohit Sharma as skipper and KL Rahul as the vice-captain. Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, along with Rishabh Pant and Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keepers), Hardik Pandya, Ravichandran Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshal Patel and Arshdeep Singh make up the rest of the squad. Rahul Dravid will be leading the team as the head-coach.
