KL Rahul - The Present & The Future Of Indian Cricket

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It was the 2012-13 domestic season where a batsman from Karnataka scored the highest number of runs in the domestic season and showed the world what he was capable of. Yes, it was KL Rahul. 1 year later in 2014, at the big stage of Boxing-day test at Melbourne Cricket ground, he made his debut which he surely would have wanted to forget as he got out by playing very weird shots in both the innings. But in the very next game, he scored a brilliant ton at the Sydney cricket ground and showed the world that he belonged to the international cricket. He also converted his first 3 test fifties into hundreds.

2 years later in 2016, he made his ODI and T-20I debut against Zimbabwe and West Indies respectively scoring centuries on both the occasions. Also in the same year he played for RCB in the IPL and scored 397 runs in that season. But his best IPL seasons came two years later as in 2018 and 2019 he scored 659 and 593 runs respectively playing for Kings XI Punjab. He continued his form in white ball cricket and has cemented his place in Indian team as far as  white ball cricket is concerned.

In the recent time, a lot of questions have been raised about Rahul's selection that whether he should open the innings or play in the middle order. I feel the player like KL Rahul, who plays with class & elegance and also at the same time can hit big shots can play at any number and is always an asset to the team.

I am a big KL Rahul fan; the way he bats, the way he hits the ball, is damn good to watch. The elegance, the class, the technique and everything the coaching manual has; can be seen when Rahul bats. The temperament was the only issue with him but I think he has worked on that as well and is set to become the next big thing in the international cricket.

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