Proper-handed batter Ok.L. Rahul mentioned the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 will give him the platform to take pleasure in his cricket and finally make a comeback into the India T20I staff. After the 2022 Males’s T20 World Cup, Rahul hasn’t performed for India within the shortest format. Rahul has to this point performed 72 T20Is for India since his debut in 2016, amassing 2,265 runs at a median of 37.75 and a strike price of 139.12, together with two centuries and 22 fifties. Rahul captained Lucknow Tremendous Giants from the IPL 2022 to 2024 seasons, with the staff coming into playoffs within the 2022 and 2023 seasons.
Rahul made 1410 runs, making him the staff’s main run-getter in three seasons, earlier than not being retained by the franchise forward of the 2025 season. Throughout the upcoming IPL 2025 mega public sale, to be held on November 24 and 25 in Jeddah, Rahul can be searching for a brand new staff for himself to resurrect his fortunes in T20s.
“I’ve been out of the T20 staff for some time and I do know the place I stand as a participant and I do know what I have to do to get again, so I will look ahead to this IPL season to provide me that platform the place I can return and luxuriate in my cricket and my goal is to clearly get again into the Indian T20 staff,” mentioned Rahul in a promo video posted by Star Sports activities on their ‘X’ account.
He additionally talked about why he entered the mega public sale pool. “I needed to start out contemporary. I needed to discover my choices and I needed to go and play the place I may discover some freedom, the place the staff ambiance may very well be one thing lighter. Generally you could transfer away and discover one thing good for your self.”
KL RAHUL WANTS TO RETURN INTO INDIAN T20I TEAM
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Rahul can be subsequent seen in motion when India play the 2024/25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy collection opener in opposition to Australia on November 22 in Perth. With captain Rohit Sharma, not a certainty to play the sport in Perth, Rahul is in competition to open the batting alongside Yashasvi Jaiswal, with uncapped Abhimanyu Easwaran being the opposite opening possibility.
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