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KL Rahul Takes Charge As Captain For South Africa ODIs After Rohit's Injury
KL Rahul will lead the Indian team in the three-match ODI series in South-Africa, as Rohit Sharma failed to recover from the hamstring injury. The decision to not send Rohit to South Africa was taken keeping that frequent injury, and other events in mind, including the World cup events in the coming two years, Chetan Sharma, Chairman of selectors said. Moreover, Jasprit Bumrah will be Vice Captain.
Tags: Cricket, india cricket, ODI, KL Rahul, Rohit Sharma
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India V/s England: KL Rahul Marks Brilliant Century At Test Match In Lord's
Indian opener KL Rahul scored a brilliant knock of 129 of 250 balls in London’s Lord’s at the ongoing England tour. Reportedly, he became the tenth Indian to register himself at the Lord’s Honours Boards after Ajinkya Rahane in 2014. Besides, he is the first batsman to score century at the World Test Championship Cycle 2021-2023. After Ravi Shastri and Rahul Dravid, he scored a century at Oval and Lord’s.
Tags: Lords, Home of Cricket, KL Rahul, Rohit Dhawan
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KL Rahul Shines On His Comeback, Scores 101 In Ind Vs Eng Test Match
Indian Batsman KL Rahul made the foremost of the opportunity in whites by scoring a century in India vs England Test Series. The Indian wicketkeeper-batsman scored a 100-plus stand with Ravindra Jadeja (75) to safeguard an under-strength India out of early wickets after being reduced to 67 for 3. At stumps, India was 309 for 9. Meanwhile, Rishabh Pant has been tested positive for Covid-19.
Tags: KL Rahul, Durham, County Game, Test match Series, India vs England
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Jadeja, Vihari In, Hardik Out For India's England Tour, WTC Final
The BCCI on May 7 announced the 20-member squad for the upcoming five match test series against England and World Test Championship final against New Zealand. Led by Virat Kohli and Vice-captain Rahane, all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel Mohammed Shami and Hanuma Vihari has made comeback to the squad. Dropping Hardik Pandya due to injuries, the selectors announced to confirm KL Rahul and Wriddhiman Saha depending on fitness.
Tags: BCCI, Playing Squad, sports, Cricket, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Hanuma Vihari
Courtesy: The Times of India
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Punjab Kings' Skipper KL Rahul Diagnosed With Appendicitis; Hospitalised
In-form Punjab Kings’ skipper KL Rahul has been diagnosed with acute appendicitis and is set to miss the remainder of IPL 2021. Reportedly, Rahul complained of severe abdomen pain following which he was admitted to the hospital. Leading run getter in the tournament with 331 runs, the wicket-keeper batsman has also hit four half centuries. Currently, Mayank Agarwal or Chris Gayle are likely to be the front runners.
Tags: KL Rahul, IPL, IPL 2021, Hospitalised, Punjab Kings, Cricket
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Knight Riders Break 4-Match Losing Streak As They Beat Punjab Kings
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) beat Punjab Kings by five wickets in a low scoring game in the IPL 2021 on April 26 at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad. Invited to bat first, Punjab Kings managed to put a very small total of 123 runs for the loss of nine wickets in their 20 overs. Opener Mayank Agarwal scored the most (31 runs) for the Kings, followed by the quickfire knock of 18-ball 30-run by Chris… read-more
Tags: VIVO IPL, Eoin Morgan, KL Rahul, Unacademy, KKR
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Sanju Samson's Show Goes In Vain As Punjab Kings Pip Rajasthan Royals
In a nail-biting last-ball thriller, Punjab Kings defeated Rajasthan Royals by 4 runs in the fourth match of IPL 2021. Toss-winning Royals' decision of opting to bowl favoured Kings more as Punjab's top order marauded the bowling line-up of Rajasthan which even included this IPL's most-expensive player Chris Morris. With skipper KL Rahul's 91 runs off 50 balls and Deepak Hooda's quickfire 64 runs, Kings scored 221 runs in 20 overs. On the… read-more
Tags: IPL, RR, PBKS, Sanju Samson, KL Rahul, Arshdeep Singh, Riyan Parag, Shivam Dube, Deepak Hooda
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England Beats India By Six Wickets In 2nd ODI, Levels Series 1-1
England on March 26 defeated India by six wickets in the second ODI. Successfully chasing its fifth highest target of 337, England were off to a good start as Bairstow (124) and Ben Stokes (99) emerged as hero of the England’s much-needed win to stay alive in the series. Earlier, put to bat first, KL Rahul (108), Pant (77) and Kohli (66) had helped India to put a fighting total.
Tags: sports, Cricket, India vs England, ODI, Jhonny Bairstow, KL Rahul
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India Jumps To 2nd Place In ICC T-20 Rankings Ahead Of England Series
The Indian Cricket Team has moved to the second spot in the ICC T-20 rankings before their fixture against England. Reportedly, India is seven points behind England and a point ahead of Australia, who recently lost a series to New Zealand. While wicket-keeper batsman KL Rahul claimed the third spot with 816 points, skipper Virat Kohli retained sixth with 697 points. Meantime, India will face England on March 12.
Tags: Indian Cricket, ICC, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, ICC Rankings
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KL Rahul Sustains Wrist Injury; Ruled Out Of India-Australia Series
The BCCI on January 5 ruled out KL Rahul from the remaining two test matches against Australia after the batsman sustained wrist injury. Reportedly, Rahul injured his left wrist on January 2 during the net practice session at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. Subsequently, he has returned to India and will be at the National Cricket Academy, Bangalore for further treatment. Rahul had not played any match in the ongoing test series.
Tags: BCCI, India vs Austraila, KL Rahul, Test Series, MCG
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