India · Batter

KL Rahul

Born 18 Apr 1992 · Bengaluru

Batting

IPL

520

runs

Average
37.14
Strike rate
136.13
Hundreds
0
Highest
82

14 matches

Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, through 2026-05-03.

Bowlers who got me out

Source: Cricsheet ball-by-ball, IPL 2024.

Connections

  1. Father: Kananur Nanjappa Lokesh

    "His father, who hails from Kananur in Magadi, is a professor and former director at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK) in Mangalore."

  2. Mother: Rajeshwari

    "His mother, Rajeshwari, is a professor at Mangalore University."

  3. Married to Athiya Shetty

    "On 23 January 2023, Rahul married his long-time girlfriend, actress Athiya Shetty daughter of actor Sunil Shetty, after dating for more than three years."

  4. Mentored by Sunil Gavaskar

    "His father was a fan of cricketer Sunil Gavaskar and wanted to name his own son after Gavaskar's son but mistook Rohan Gavaskar's name for Rahul."

  5. Schoolmates with Rohan Gavaskar

    "His father was a fan of cricketer Sunil Gavaskar and wanted to name his own son after Gavaskar's son but mistook Rohan Gavaskar's name for Rahul."

Source: Wikipedia, extracted via LLM.

Recent mentions

  1. ‘I was never rated a T20 player’: KL Rahul breaks silence amid IPL form

    MSN ·

  2. I was never rated as a T20 player: KL Rahul glad to silence IPL strike-rate chatter

    MSN ·

  3. ‘Powerplay is Everything Now’: KL Rahul on Evolving T20 Batting Approach Ahead of CSK Game

    Open Magazine ·

  4. KL Rahul reveals message from DC management which has fuelled his IPL 2026 success

    The Indian Express ·

  5. “I was never rated as a T20 player”- KL Rahul; admits fatherhood has changed him

    Circle Of Cricket ·

Source: Google News, scanned for player name mentions.