KL Rahul IPL Career: Kannanur Lokes Rahul, popularly known as KL Rahul, is an Indian International Cricketer who has been part of the Indian Cricket team since 2014. He also plays domestic cricket tournaments for Karnataka state cricket team and is currently the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2024. In this article, we will be focusing mainly on KL Rahul’s career in the IPL and his captaincy records; check out.
IPL KL Rahul Overview
| Article Name | KL Rahul IPL Career |
| Date of Birth | 18 April 1992 |
| KL Rahul Age | 31 (as of 30 March 2024) |
| KL Rahul 2024 IPL Team | Lucknow Super Giants |
| KL Rahul IPL debut | 2013 |
| KL Rahul Price in IPL 2024 | 17 Crore |
| KL Rahul Jersey Number | 1 |
| KL Rahul IPL century | 4 |
KL Rahul IPL Career
KL Rahul played his debut match in the year 2013 for Royal Challengers Bangalore. In 2014 he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad. He played for the team until 2015.
Again, in 2016, he was bought by the Royal Challengers Bangalore during the auction. He was not part of the IPL in 2017 due to injury. In 2018, he was sold to Punjab Kings. He played for Punjab for 4 years till 2021. And, in 2022, he was bought by the Lucknow Super Giants. He is currently serving as the captain of the team.
He is a wicket-keeper batsman in the team, and his performance in IPL since his debut has been good. He played extremely well in 2020, when his total runs by the end of the season was 670.
His wicket-keeping performance is also good as he has taken 63 catches in 119 matches and has stumped 5 times. Explore the details of runs and catches KL Rahul took in the table below.
KL Rahul IPL Runs Year Wise
| Year | MP | Runs | HS | Avg | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 204 | 58 | 34.00 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
| 2023 | 9 | 274 | 74 | 34.25 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 4 |
| 2022 | 15 | 616 | 103* | 51.33 | 2 | 4 | 45 | 30 |
| 2021 | 13 | 626 | 98* | 62.60 | 0 | 6 | 48 | 30 |
| 2020 | 14 | 670 | 132* | 55.83 | 1 | 5 | 58 | 23 |
| 2019 | 14 | 593 | 100* | 53.90 | 1 | 6 | 49 | 25 |
| 2018 | 14 | 659 | 95* | 54.91 | 0 | 6 | 66 | 32 |
| 2016 | 14 | 397 | 68* | 44.11 | 0 | 4 | 37 | 16 |
| 2015 | 9 | 142 | 44* | 28.40 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 |
| 2014 | 11 | 166 | 46 | 20.75 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 |
| 2013 | 5 | 20 | 12 | 10.00 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
Source– Link, Updated-16/4/2024
KL Rahul Fielding Stats
| Year | MP | Catches | Stumped |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| 2023 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14 | 7 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14 | 10 | 1 |
| 2016 | 14 | 5 | 4 |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2013 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
KL Rahul IPL Salary
KL Rahul’s salary graph in IPL has kept increasing since the first season. His first salary or IPL price was Rs 10 Lakhs in 2013 to Rs 17 crore in 2024. We have provided the details about the price he was bought in every IPL auction.
| Year | Teams | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 10 Lakh |
| 2014 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 Crore |
| 2015 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 Crore |
| 2016 | Royal Challengers Banglore | 1 Crore |
| 2018 | Punjab Kings | 11 Crore |
| 2019 | Punjab Kings | 11 Crore |
| 2020 | Punjab Kings | 11 Crore |
| 2021 | Punjab Kings | 11 Crore |
| 2022 | Lucknow Super Giants | 17 Crore |
| 2023 | Lucknow Super Giants | 17 Crore |
| 2024 | Lucknow Super Giants | 17 Crore |
KL Rahul Captaincy
Rahul has captained 2 teams in IPL. The first team was Punjab kings from 2020 to 2021. The second team he has been the captain of is Lucknow Super Giants from 2022 to now.
| Year | Teams |
|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | Punjab Kings |
| 2022-2024 | Lucknow Super Giants |
KL Rahul Century in IPL
KL Rahul in his 11 years of IPL career has scored 4 centuries.
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FAQs on KL Rahul IPL Career
Which IPL team is KL Rahul in 2024?
KL Rahul in IPL 2024 is serving as the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants team.