Bio
Full Name	Kannur Lokesh Rahul
Profession	Cricketer (Batsman and Wicket-keeper)
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 180 cm in meters- 1.80 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 11”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 75 kg in pounds- 165 lbs
Body Measurements (approx.)	- Chest: 40 Inches - Waist: 30 Inches - Biceps: 14 Inches
Eye Colour	Brown
Hair Colour	Black
Cricket
International Debut	Test- 26 December 2014 against Australia at Melbourne ODI- 11 June 2016 against Zimbabwe at Harare T20- 18 June 2016 against Zimbabwe at Harare
Coach/Mentor(s)	Samuel Jayaraj, GK Anil Kumar, Somsekhar Shiraguppi, Devdas Nayak
Jersey Number	#1, 11 (India) #1, 11 (Domestic)
Domestic/State Team	Bangalore Brigadiers (Urban), Karnataka, Karnataka State Cricket Association Colts XI, Royal Challengers Bangalore, South Zone, Sunrisers Hyderabad
Favourite Shot	On drive
Records (main ones)	• The 2nd ever cricket player from Mangalore to play for Indian Test team, after Budhi Kunderan. • The 1st ever Karnataka batsman to hit a score a triple century in first-class cricket (337 runs) against Uttar Pradesh in 2014-15 Ranji Trophy season. • The 1st Indian to score an ODI hundred on debut, against Zimbabwe in 2016. • In 2017, he became the 1st Indian and 6th overall cricketer to score 7 consecutive Test fifties. • The 1st Indian and 10th overall cricketer to be dismissed by hit-wicket in the T20 internationals. • In 2018, he smashed the fastest-ever IPL fifty (in 14 balls) against 'Delhi Daredevils' at the PCA Stadium in Mohali.
Career Turning Point	When he scored 185 and 130 for South Zone in the 2014-15 Duleep Trophy final against Central Zone in Delhi, after which he was included in the Test series against Australia.
Personal Life
Date of Birth	18 April 1992
Age (as in 2018)	26 Years
Birth Place	Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Aries
Signature
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
School	NITK English Medium School, Surathkal
College	Sri Bhagawan Mahaveer Jain College, Bengaluru
Educational Qualification	Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com)
Family	Father- KN Lokesh (Dean) Mother- Rajeshwari (History Professor) Brother- None Sister- Bhavna (Younger)
Religion	Hinduism
Caste/Community	Lingayat
Food Habit	Non-vegetarian
Hobbies	Tattooing, Playing (tennis, football), Listening to music , Playing on PlayStation
Tattoo(s)	Right back- His dog Simba's face and his name written Right shoulder- Unknown tattoo Left arm- Tribal tattoo
Controversies	• In July 2016, when Indian cricket team toured West Indies, during a day off KL Rahul posted a photo with a beer bottle on Twitter. Then what, the image went viral but was not liked by some of the BCCI officials as according to them, it will send a bad example to the cricket fans. However, Rahul immediately deleted the photo after the BCCI's objection.   • In February 2017, when he tweeted about Ravichandran Ashwin following him on Twitter, he received various replies, one of which by "BeingChirag Dave" caught his attention as it was a harsh one. Rahul couldn't stop himself and gave him a sarcastic reply. • In 2019, he, along with Hardik Pandya, were invited in Karan Johar's talk show 'Koffee with Karan.' The episode stirred controversy due to their sexist comments.
Favourite Things
Favourite Cricketer(s)	Batsman- Rahul Dravid, AB de Villiers, Virat Kohli Bowler- Dale Steyn, Mitchell Starc
Favourite Cricket Ground(s)	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) in Sydney
Favourite Athlete(s)	Usain Bolt (Sprinter), Roger Federer (Tennis)
Favourite Football Team	Manchester United F.C.
Favourite Footballer(s)	Zlatan Ibrahimovic, David Beckham
Favourite Food(s)	Sushi, Bhindi curry
Favourite Actor	Ranbir Kapoor
Favourite Actresses	Aishwarya Rai , Shraddha Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Kareena Kapoor, Scarlett Johansson
Favourite Music Band(s)	Linkin Park, Coldplay, The Script
Favourite Song(s)	"Firestone" by Kygo "Ghost Town" by Adam Lambert "Cold Water" by Major Lazer feat. Justin Bieber & MØ
Favourite Book	Life Without Limits by Nick Vujicic
Favourite App	Instagram
Favourite Superhero	Batman
Favourite Car(s)	Batmobile, Maserati
Favourite Colour(s)	Black, White
Favourite Destination(s)	Greece, Spain
Girls, Family & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Girlfriends	Elixir Nahar (Model) Sonam Bajwa (Actress) [1]
Wife/Spouse	N/A
Style Quotient
Car Collection	Mercedes AMG C 43
Money Factor
Salary (as in 2018)	Retainer Fee- ₹3 crore Test Fee- ₹15 lakh ODI Fee- ₹6 lakh T20 Fee- ₹3 lakh IPL 11- ₹11 crore

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About KL Rahul

• Does KL Rahul smoke?: Not Known

 

• Does KL Rahul drink alcohol?: Yes
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• Rahul was born into a middle-class Mangalorean family with teaching background. 
• He has always been a sports junkie who throughout his childhood used to play all kinds of sports. His parents always encouraged him to play sports, but on one condition that if his grades will decrease, he will have to stop playing sports, and he never let it happen throughout his studies.

 

• His father was a huge fan of Sunil Gavaskar and mistook the name of his son ‘Rohan’ as ‘Rahul,’ and thus named his son Rahul.

 

• He used to be a mischievous yet reserved as a kid.
• His father used to be the secretary of his school, and he took it for granted by taking certain advantage such as by colouring his hair, wearing casual shoes, etc.

 

• At the age of 11, he started his rigorous cricketing practice at St Aloysius College Centenary Grounds in Mangaluru Central and Nehru Maidan as well. When he was below 14, he used to play both the Under-14 and Under-16 Karnataka teams. 

• In his early professional cricketing days, he wanted to grow long hair but his coach told him that you can have long hair after achieving certain things in your career. 

 

• He considers Rahul Dravid as his cricketing idol.

 

• He is counted amongst the most stylish Indian cricketers, who considers David Beckham as his style icon, who inspired him to get his first tattoo at the age of 15, and when his mother came to know about it, she got so upset with it that she didn’t talk with him for some time.

 

• At the age of 17, he moved to Bengaluru to pursue his cricket career and did his cricket training from the Karnataka State Cricket Academy (KSCA). The next year, he made his first-class debut in the Ranji Trophy for Karnataka in the 2010-11 season. 

 

• While playing first-class cricket for Karnataka, he had bullied his junior teammate Karun Nair a lot. 

 

• He had a disastrous Test debut against mighty Australia at Melbourne, where he scored only 3 and 1. He was low on confidence after the failure on his debut, but somehow managed to lift his spirits and in the next Test match at Sydney, he smashed his maiden ton (110 runs).

 

• He started his cricket career as an orthodox Test batsman, but struggled to prove himself in the first few years of the IPL in 2014 and 2015. At that time, his childhood coach, Samuel Jayaraj, worked upon his technique and temperament to play aggressive cricket and in the IPL 2016, he came out all guns blazing as he scored 397 runs with a healthy strike rate of 146.

 

• Every time before going to the cricket field, he says “I’m the best” to himself to get motivated.

 

• If he wasn’t a cricketer, he would have been a soldier.

 

• He is quite spiritual and goes to a temple every Thursday.

 

• On 16 May 2018, he was so disappointed following a close loss to ‘Mumbai Indians’ that despite being given the ‘Player of the Match’ award, he gave it to a fan of his in the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.