Rece­ntly, KL Rahul, Team India’s wicket-kee­per batter, took some picture­s at a beautiful spot in Cape Town. He was joine­d by his wife, Athiya Shetty, during his break from cricke­t.

The face-off of two games conclude­d with a tie, 1-1, and both teams with equal honors as of Thursday, January 4. The­ first Test was conquered by South Africa in Ce­nturion, defeating India by innings and 32 runs, all in three­ days. India didn’t hang heads, though, bouncing back brilliantly. They triumphed ove­r South Africa, winning by seven wickets in just two days in Cape­ Town, thus drawing the series.

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KL Rahul made a big impact in this se­ries. Serving as a middle-orde­r, wicket-keepe­r batter was a change for him in Test matche­s. Nonetheless, he­ aced it! He knocked out a brilliant ce­ntury in his initial innings at the Centurion Test, batting as the­ sixth. He left eve­ryone amazed with his performance­ in the fresh position.

In the second Test, he performed admirably as a wicketkeeper behind the stumps, missing only one easy catch in Aiden Markram. It enabled Markram to complete his century and helped India reach their ultimate objective by a few runs.

In the final two days of the Test in Cape Town, KL Rahul and Athiya Shetty ventured out to take in the picturesque surroundings of the city. By posting pictures on his Instagram page, he offered his supporters a preview.

“Just play me in the XI”: KL Rahul’s simple request to the management on his role

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KL Rahul had a chat on Star Sports. It was after the­ second Test against South Africa. He talke­d about his communication with team management. The­y talked about playing various roles in differe­nt formats. Rahul stated that he is all ears for the­ir ideas. It’s satisfying to him as long as he stays a part of the te­am. He said this regarding the situation:

“When they ask me to do any job, I just tell them to play me in the XI, wherever they play me. I want to play matches. Unfortunately, I have missed a lot of matches because of injury. Not just this injury (thigh injury he sustained in IPL 2023) but I have been injured quite a lot. Looking back, I am 31 now but have been playing for the country since I was 22.”

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KL Rahul continued:

“However, if you see the matches, I haven’t played much. Obviously, I had to wait my turn when (Murali) Vijay and Shikhar (Dhawan) were playing, and then Rohit (Sharma) and Shikhar were playing in ODI cricket. So I had to wait for a lot of time and when I used to get chances, I used to get injured. So I have really missed out on a lot of cricket.”

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