KL Rahul

Indian International Cricketer, BCCI · 1 appearance on the record.

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Kannanur Lokesh Rahul is a versatile Indian international cricketer who plays across all three formats and has captained India at the international level. He previously captained Lucknow Super Giants and Punjab Kings in the IPL, and is known for being the first Indian batter to score a century on men's ODI debut.

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Assertion Open · timeframe Aug 2024

KL Rahul: Koffee with Karan interview and suspension scarred me massively

“That interview happened. [5311] Nikhil Kamath: But now you don't. [5313] KL Rahul: Now I don't, because that interview, like, you know, and this- Scarred you? [5318] KL Rahul: Scarred me massively. I mean, there was, you know, getting suspended from, from- You…”

KL Rahul Aug 23, 2024 ▶ 1:28:28 Ep. #19 | WTF is “Making it” in an Offbeat Career? Nikhil Kamath Ft. Kriti Sanon, Badshah & KL Rahul · Nikhil Kamath

Opinion

KL Rahul: Innate hand-eye coordination separates elite athletes from the rest

“Of course, I think so. I think so. Your ability to judge What speed the ball is coming at, and your ability to judge how much it will bounce from a certain area, how much it will move which direction, and your hand-eye coordination, and all of that is like, yo…”

KL Rahul Aug 23, 2024 ▶ 1:03:20 Ep. #19 | WTF is “Making it” in an Offbeat Career? Nikhil Kamath Ft. Kriti Sanon, Badshah & KL Rahul · Nikhil Kamath

Insight

KL Rahul: Data Analytics Cannot Guarantee Success in Sports

“Certain, you can use certain things, but nothing at least in sport guarantees better performance or success. It's not that you do this and your success rate is going to go up. There is no formula like that.”

KL Rahul Aug 23, 2024 ▶ 1:11:49 Ep. #19 | WTF is “Making it” in an Offbeat Career? Nikhil Kamath Ft. Kriti Sanon, Badshah & KL Rahul · Nikhil Kamath

Opinion

KL Rahul: Family legacy does not matter much in cricket

“At least in cricket, I don't think there's your legacy or where you come from, what your parents did, really matter that much.”

KL Rahul Aug 23, 2024 ▶ 1:14:15 Ep. #19 | WTF is “Making it” in an Offbeat Career? Nikhil Kamath Ft. Kriti Sanon, Badshah & KL Rahul · Nikhil Kamath

Insight

KL Rahul: Niceness has zero bearing on sports team selection versus performance

“No, no, no. That has no, like, at least in sport. ... Nothing. Zero. Zero. ... You can be all of those things, and if you're scoring, scoring hundreds every game, there's nobody to stop you from being picked, and yeah.”

KL Rahul Aug 23, 2024 ▶ 1:37:17 Ep. #19 | WTF is “Making it” in an Offbeat Career? Nikhil Kamath Ft. Kriti Sanon, Badshah & KL Rahul · Nikhil Kamath

Insight

KL Rahul: Multi-sport training develops better athletic ability than early cricket specialization

“There's so many players that you know, I've played with who only played cricket all along. And you can see that like the athletic ability is not as much as someone else who's played multiple sports growing up.”

KL Rahul Aug 23, 2024 ▶ 59:48 Ep. #19 | WTF is “Making it” in an Offbeat Career? Nikhil Kamath Ft. Kriti Sanon, Badshah & KL Rahul · Nikhil Kamath

Opinion

KL Rahul: Cricketers can play until 40 at most before international viability ends

“I mean, if you're healthy and fit enough, if you can carry yourself, then maybe till 40. You can play till 40. That's the maximum split. Yes, there are, there is MS, Dhoni, who's playing. He's 43 now, and he's still playing. You can play the IPL and all of tha…”

KL Rahul Aug 23, 2024 ▶ 2:16:38 Ep. #19 | WTF is “Making it” in an Offbeat Career? Nikhil Kamath Ft. Kriti Sanon, Badshah & KL Rahul · Nikhil Kamath

Insight

KL Rahul: A stable relationship brings more focus than being single

“Just in general, I think relationships help, help you like, I feel like help you stay a lot more focused. And I have been, Out of relationships and played, like, while I was, before I dated Athiya, I was single for a long time, and I can confidently say that t…”

KL Rahul Aug 23, 2024 ▶ 2:31:58 Ep. #19 | WTF is “Making it” in an Offbeat Career? Nikhil Kamath Ft. Kriti Sanon, Badshah & KL Rahul · Nikhil Kamath

Disclosure

KL Rahul: I quit scrolling Instagram for 1.5 years to avoid trolling

“For the last one and a half years, I've gotten off Instagram completely. I'll still go post, do my things and then get out of that place as quickly as I can.”

KL Rahul Aug 23, 2024 ▶ 1:32:43 Ep. #19 | WTF is “Making it” in an Offbeat Career? Nikhil Kamath Ft. Kriti Sanon, Badshah & KL Rahul · Nikhil Kamath

Disclosure

KL Rahul: Anticipating post-cricket income drop spurred business investing during COVID

“That's something that is that's part of the reason why I've you know, I've, Started thinking about businesses and started thinking about investing my money, right? So my life after cricket can be taken care of. I know there'll be a huge dip in the amount I ear…”

KL Rahul Aug 23, 2024 ▶ 2:18:19 Ep. #19 | WTF is “Making it” in an Offbeat Career? Nikhil Kamath Ft. Kriti Sanon, Badshah & KL Rahul · Nikhil Kamath

Appearances (1)

Episode	Date	Speaking time
Ep. #19 \| WTF is “Making it” in an Offbeat Career? Nikhil Kamath Ft. Kriti Sanon, Badshah	Aug 23, 2024	32m

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