KL RAHUL : Appreciation thread

[Ultimate_Game]

5 minutes ago, bowl_out said:

I'd give a shot with Rahane at the top.. I see him as a potent opening batsman in ODIs.. He has been mismanaged in the middle order to force-fit Rohit-Dhawan at the top..

 

I even remember Dhoni trying to push Rahane to No.5 and 6 on some occasions where he is a total misfit..

 

Also, I'm not bought into Jadhav's capabilities despite his 100.. And he is 30+, so doesn't have a lot of years in him anyway,

Rahane did play as an opener when he started off in the Indian team and struggled. he had an average in early 20s and didn't do much. Even after he scored a 50 he found it tough to accelerate and didn't manage to get to 100 despite getting set in odis. Dhawan and KL Rahul are a better option as they can win you the match by themselves, and we already have likes of Pandey and Jadhav waiting in the wings.

[Vilander]

what a pleasant surprise, he is such a good batsman. Amazing find. 

[nevada]

It was very encouraging to see Rahul step up in a major way today. He has been consistent of late but today was a pressure situation and he did amazing. Team management need to back him to develop into a match winner.

[sourab10forever]

Rahul is the quickest to score centuries in all formats

He is also the only batsmen to reach centuries in all formats with a six

[Texy]

This guy has transformed into a beast. Remember his first test series in Aus. 

[Adi_91]

I thought KL Rahul will be more Rahul Dravid, but he is turning out to be more like Virat Kohli. 

[Mosher]

When he made his debut everyone knew he was a good compact batsman who would do well in the longer format. But this transformation into a beast in LOI's is incredible. Speaks volumes of his temperament, ability to adapt and improve. Whatever chance he has got he has grabbed it. Hope he is a made a regular in all 3 formats.

[rkt.india]

43 minutes ago, Texy said:

This guy has transformed into a beast. Remember his first test series in Aus. 

he scored a 100 in that series too.

[Sandeep99]

The next big thing from Indian cricket. He will surpass Kohli. GEM.

[sourab10forever]

The next big thing from Indian cricket. He will surpass Kohli. GEM.

That's a bit too much. Kohli is a already an ATG. Rahul will have to play like this for a long time to be considered as Kohli-equlivalent.

[gakgupta]

On 8/28/2016 at 10:38 AM, Sandeep99 said:

The next big thing from Indian cricket. He will surpass Kohli. GEM.

He cemented his place in all the formats.

Bye bye rayudu and Rahane might be restricted to bench in ODI's

[velu]

7 hours ago, gakgupta said:

He cemented his place in all the formats.

Bye bye rayudu and Rahane might be restricted to bench in ODI's

and bye bye raina too ...

[Trichromatic]

Has he turned it around in test format?

 

Already doing well in ODIs and T20s.

[Kothili]

9 hours ago, Trichromatic said:

Has he turned it around in test format?

Hopefully, by end of English season. On the right track though. Needs to hold his nerves.

[GeeGaw]

it's amazing how this board can go back and dig up five year old threads out of no where.

[Majestic]

Special player and India's future.

[Ankit_sharma03]

 

can see this again n again

[Jimmy Cliff]

7 hours ago, Ankit_sharma03 said:

 

can see this again n again

 

 

 

Has any batsman had a better IPL than KLR in 2018 in terms of runs and impact? I think not. 

[SK_IH]

8 hours ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

 

 

 

Has any batsman had a better IPL than KLR in 2018 in terms of runs and impact? I think not. 

I know you are specifically talking about 2018, sort of his flagship year as a T20 batsman but KL is very close to becoming the best ever IPL batsman overall if he has another bumper couple of years. For me only Warner ahead of him as of now considering each & every aspect of batsmanship.

[Jay]

10 hours ago, Jimmy Cliff said:

 

 

 

Has any batsman had a better IPL than KLR in 2018 in terms of runs and impact? I think not. 

that too off bumrah of all people. that ball was 140 plus. unbelievable. I dint believe in this guy before but for some reason i do now. I really do.