KL Rahul
KL Rahul biography, wiki, age, date of birth, height, cricket career, affairs, girlfriends, family, education, net worth, religion, caste & more

Biography | |
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Name | KL Rahul (केएल राहुल) |
Full Name | Kananur Lokesh Rahul (कन्नौर लोकेश राहुल) |
Profession | Indian International cricketer |
Major teams | India (2014-Present) Karnataka (2010-Present) Kings XI Punjab (2018-Present) Royal Challengers Bangalore (2013, 2016) Sunrisers Hyderabad (2014-2015) |
Date of Birth | April 18, 1992 |
Age (In 2021) | 29 Years |
Birth Place | Bangalore, Karnataka |
Residence | Mangalore, Karnataka |
Nationality | Indian![]() |
Religion | Hinduism |
Caste | Lingayat |
Mother Tongue | Kannada |
Zodiac / Sun sign | Aries |
Physical Stats | |
Height | in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in Feet Inches- 5ft 11in |
Eye Colour | Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Family and Marriage Details | |
Marital Status | Unmarried |
Girlfriend(s)/Affair(s) | Athiya Shetty (2019-Present)![]() Sonam Bajwa 1 ![]() Elixir Nahar ![]() |
Parents | |
Father | KN Lokesh (Dean) |
Mother | Rajeshwari (Professor)![]() |
Sibling(s) | |
Sister(s) | Bhavana![]() |
Cricket Information | |
Playing role | Opening batter |
Batting style | Right-handed bat |
Bowling style | Right-arm medium |
Coach/Mentor | Samuel Jayaraj GK Anil Kumar Somsekhar Shiraguppi Devdas Nayak |
Test debut | December 26, 2014 vs Australia |
ODI debut | June 11, 2016 vs England |
T20I debut | June 18, 2016 vs Zimbabwe |
Education Details | |
School | NITK English Medium School, Surathkal |
College | Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, Bengaluru |
Educational Qualification | Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) |
Contact/Social Media Details | |
twitter.com/klrahul11 (6.2m followers) | |
facebook.com/klrahul11 (10m followers) facebook.com/kl.rahul.7 |
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instagram.com/rahulkl (11,2m followers) | |
Other Details | |
Awards | Wisden Cricketer of the Year, 2018 |
Net Worth (Approx) | INR 50-75 Crores |
Salary/Fees | INR 3.5 Crores (BCCI) INR 11 Crores (IPL) |
Hobbies | Tattooing Playing on PlayStation |
Food Habit | Non-vegetarian |
Family Picture | ![]() |
Facts | |
KL Rahul is an Indian international cricketer. He plays for Karnataka in domestic cricket. Currently he is the vice-captain of Indian T20I team & captain of Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League. He plays as a right-handed batsman and a occasional wicket-keeper. | |
In 2014-15 Ranji Trophy season, he became the first ever Karnataka batsman to hit a triple century in first-class cricket (337 runs). | |
In July 2016, he became the first Indian to score a century on One Day International debut. | |
He is the 1st Indian and 10th overall cricketer to be dismissed by hit-wicket in the T20 internationals. | |
In 2017, he made a world record for scoring most fifties in consecutive innings by scoring 50+ score in 7 consecutive innings. | |
KL Rahul is the third Indian to score a century in all three formats of international cricket. | |
His father, KN Lokesh was a big fan of the cricketer Sunil Gavaskar and wanted to name his son after Gavaskar's son Rohan. But he mistook Rohan Gavaskar's name as Rahul. | |
Father, KN Lokesh is a former professor & director at the National Institute of Technology Karnataka (NITK), Mangalore. | |
Mother, Rajeshwari is a History professor at Mangalore University. | |
In 2018, he was awarded Wisden Cricketer of the Year Award. | |
In 2018, he scored the fastest-ever IPL fifty (in 14 balls) against 'Delhi Daredevils'. | |
In 2019, KL Rahul & Hardik Pandya were in a controversy due to their indecent comments during Karan Johar's talk show 'Koffee with Karan.' | |
In 2017, he featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list at number 89. | |
In 2018, he featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list at number 59. | |
In 2019, KL Rahul featured in Forbes India's Celebrity 100 list at number 34. 2 | |
Cricketer Mayank Agarwal is his best friend.![]() |
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