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Rahul's scores of 62 and 91 in the first and third T20I have lifted him three places to the sixth spot while Kohli's unbeaten knocks of 94 and 70 in those two matches have taken him back into the top ten. (Photo: AFP)

Virat Kohli, KL Rahul gain in T20I rankings after great performance against Windies

Kohli, who was named player of the series after finishing with an aggregate of 183 runs, is now in the top 10 in all three formats.

12 Dec 2019 7:49 PM

India opener KL Rahul, who played a knock of 91 runs, said that he wants to win games for the country and enjoy batting in the middle. (Photo;PTI)

Want to win games for my country: KL Rahul after scoring 91-run in series decider

The Men in Blue later restricted Windies to 173/8 and went on to win the match comprehensively.

12 Dec 2019 11:34 AM

India opener KL Rahul admits it is difficult to be at peace when one's place in the national team is uncertain but says he has learnt to find happiness in his batting rather than worry about a spot in the side. (Photo:PTI)

I don't worry about my place in team anymore: KL Rahul

Rahul blasted his 2nd 50, hitting a blazing 91 in the third T20I, to help India beat West Indies by 67 runs and seal the series 2-1.

12 Dec 2019 11:00 AM

Mumbai massacre

Rohit, Rahul and Kohli demolish Windies to clinch T20 series 2-1.

12 Dec 2019 1:42 AM

KL Rahul said he is looking to make the most of the opportunities but doesn't want to worry about sealing his T20 World Cup berth. (Photo: PTI)

KL Rahul says that he wants to make most of the opportunity without worrying about T20 WC

Rahul, who was promoted as an opener in the absence of injured Shikhar Dhawan, grasped the chance with both hands by scoring a 40-ball 62

07 Dec 2019 1:01 PM

The likes of KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant will be aiming to cement their places in the squad as India continue auditions for next year's T20 World Cup when they take on the West Indies in a three-match T20 series, starting here on Friday. (Photo:AFP)

Focus on KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant as India hold auditions for next year's T20 WC

Many players, whose places are unsecured, will try to impress the team management and selectors with their performances against the WI.

05 Dec 2019 1:27 PM

The former opener Kris Srikkanth went on to state that Shikhar Dhawan’s approach in T20Is is baffling and that KL Rahul could challenge for the role of the opener. (Photo: PTI)

No Shikhar Dhawan? Former chief selector names his replacement in T20Is

Srikkanth said that even though there is no need to make a drastic change, they need to rethink the combination of the openers.

07 Nov 2019 5:45 PM

Tamilnadu to meet Karnataka in title round

Karnataka openers started the chase cautiously as they maintained less than four runs per over in first 15 overs.

24 Oct 2019 1:47 AM

Ganguly further stated that South Africa are currently going trhough a rebuilding phase. (Photo: File)

Sourav Ganguly opens up about KL Rahul's future in Team India

Ganguly also acknowledged Shreyas Iyer and Manish Pandey as two possible contenders for the No.4 spot of the Indian team.

21 Sep 2019 4:31 PM

Sonal Chauhan and KL Rahul (Photo: Instagram)

Sonal Chauhan opens up on her relationship rumours with KL Rahul

KL Rahul and Pandya had found themselves amid a raging controversy due to certain controversial remarks which they made on a popular TV show

17 Sep 2019 2:26 PM

Biggest challenge for Rohit Sharma will be mental adjustment

Rohit Sharma, who’s usually batted in the middle order in his struggling career yet in this format, will have to open the innings.

15 Sep 2019 1:37 AM

Jackson gave a befitting reply to the troll saying that he should learn some manners and keep families away from cricketing matters. (Photo: Twitter/KL Rahul)

Sheldon Jackson lashes out at troll for unpleasant tweet on Anushka Sharma, KL Rahul

The 32-year-old had shared a picture showing the statistics of leading run-scorers and wicket-takers in Ranji including Saurashtra players.

13 Sep 2019 2:53 PM

The Dark Horse

Bengal’s Abhimanyu Easwaran joins the race for India opener spot as KL Rahul under scanner.

12 Sep 2019 1:36 AM

The fans too are getting frustrated by this no-show of his and demanding that he be replaced. (Photo: AFP)

Is KL Rahul's Test career coming to an end?

A technically gifted player, Rahul has played beautifully and scored centuries in Australia, England and West Indies.

10 Sep 2019 6:15 PM

The duo was also asked to pay Rs 10 lakh each in the fund created by Cricket Association for the blind, for promotion of game for the blind within 4 weeks. (Photo: Twitter/Hardik Pandya)

Ashwin hilariously trolls KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya over Koffee with Karan controversy

DK Jain had directed both players to pay Rs 1,00,000 each to families of 10 constables in para-military forces who lost their lives on duty.

10 Sep 2019 1:42 PM

With the fans demanding that Rohit Sharma should open the innings, chief selector MSK Prasad has recently stated that he is thinking to make the hitman open the innings in the longest format of the game. (Photo:AFP)

MSK Prasad speaks on Rohit Sharma's Test career, says hitman will be considered

The fans feel that 2019 World Cup’s top runs scorer Rohit Sharma should replace the KXIP opener.

10 Sep 2019 1:03 PM

During the start of 2018, KL Rahul averaged 22.23 in 15 Test matches, notching up only one 100 and one 50. KL’s overall career average, which was 44.62 before his rough patch, has now crashed down to 34.58. (Photo: Twitter)

KL Rahul posts a confusing message after his woeful performances in West Indies series

Rahul’s form in the longer format is in the spotlight since 2018.

05 Sep 2019 1:44 PM

Several posts comparing Rohit Sharma and KL Rahul started to appear on social media. (Photo: AFP)

Rohit Sharma faces heat on Twitter after taking jibe at KL Rahul

Rohit Sharma's Test exclusion against the Windies was a very hot topic of debate among cricketing enthusiasts.

03 Sep 2019 1:13 PM

KL Rahul with Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma at their reception. (Photo: Twitter/KL Rahul)

KL Rahul posts photo with Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma, see pics

In the picture, Mayank Agarwal and Ravichandran Ashwin can also be seen.

27 Aug 2019 10:00 AM

After he was sent back to pavilion with 38 runs score against West Indies on day three of the ongoing first Test, batsman KL Rahul on Sunday said that he was very disappointed adding that he needs to be patient in order to improve his game. (Photo:AP)

KL Rahul expresses disappointment after getting out on 38

Rahul, however, said that he was batting well and looked comfortable in the two innings.

25 Aug 2019 12:50 PM

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