Rahul replaced Australian skipper Aaron Finch and has gained a spot to be at number three.
'I've worked really hard on my white-ball game the last year or so. (A) big shout out to Abhishek Nayar. We've spent hours together talking about my white-ball game and how I can be better.'
A consistent performer, Pooran's last five scores in the IPL read -- 48*(26), 61(27), 75(29), 75(30), 70(26).
'You have to move ahead with whatever (players) you have and ensure they perform.'
Often the way Rahul paces his innings gets debated but he is not really worried about that aspect.
'To have that drive to make a comeback to the Indian team despite all the hardships is commendable.'
Rishabh Pant's wicket was more than just another dismissal on the scorecard -- it was the moment Delhi's chase began to collapse
Virat Kohli's stroke-filled 91-ball 93 set up India's win in the series opener against New Zealand.
The 26 year old rued the dropped catches, which ultimately cost India the match and the series.
Kohli walked up to Rahul and cheekily recreated Rahul's famous celebration - pointing to the ground and thumping his chest.
India Test captain Virat Kohli on Wednesday declared fit-again K L Rahul as the team's No.1 choice opener, ruling out veteran Gautam Gambhir's chances of playing in the second Test against England, starting in Visakhapatnam, from Thursday.
India have long curated home tracks that accentuate turn, but the assumption their own batters would master such conditions no longer appears safe following their defeat in the opening Test against South Africa.
Images from Day 1 of the second Test between India and South Africa, in Guwahati, on Saturday.
Ben Stokes, the man who had earlier lit up the field with a sensational century, didn't bowl a single over.
With two fifties in the two practice games, Lokesh Rahul has virtually staked claim for a Test spot when the series against the West Indies gets underway in Antigua on July 21 but the youngster says that thought has not yet struck him.
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Assessing Sai Sudharsan's temperament and Nitish Kumar Reddy's utility in home conditions would be topmost on India's checklist when the high-on-confidence hosts take on a floundering West Indies
Padikkal's fourth VHT ton this season powers Karnataka to big win vs Tripura
Since 2022, he has scored 514 runs in Tests from 12 matches (21 innings) at an average of 25.7, having registered three half-centuries and a century.
In India's last ODI series against Sri Lanka, Rahul kept wickets in the first two matches, scoring 31 and 0, while Pant played the third game but managed only 6 runs. India could opt to include both players in the XI, but that would likely come at the expense of Iyer.
This happened following India's practice session that saw both India's senior batters hit the nets at the Optus Stadium.
The Indian selectors will be announcing the team for the three-match ODI series against the Black Caps, starting January 11 in Vadodara and there have been speculations about whether Pant can hold on to his place in the squad.
England lead 2-1 in the series and victory at Old Trafford would seal it.
Rahul has scored only 22 runs in three games but the coach said that there is no chance of replacing him
Mumbai recovered from a batting collapse to take a 136-run lead over Karnataka on Day 2 of their Ranji Trophy quarter-final.
Justin Langer has taken himself out of contention for the head coach position of the Indian cricket team.
ndia will be very happy after a technical masterpiece from Rahul and the flamboyance and exuberance that you can imagine from Pant
He contrasts that with Pakistan's past batting line-ups.
On a surface offering little assistance for bowlers, South Africa's top order had frittered away starts but number seven Muthusamy marshalled a lower-order surge with a composed 109.
Home lad KL Rahul's innings led the celebrations at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium with a cracking century.
'Ideally we would have wanted about 40 runs more'.
There is a slight desperation to win ODI series after below par Test outing: Ten Doeschate
Sai Sudharsan pulled off a jaw-dropping catch on Day 2.
The 37-year-old player added that uncertainty about a place in the Playing XI or 12, means one needs to capitalise on chances offered.
Kaif also questioned Gill's tactical choices on debut, especially the call to leave out Kuldeep -- a bowler capable of turning games in Australia's own backyard.
Indian Test skipper Shubman Gill spoke on the team dinner hosted by head coach Gautam Gambhir on Thursday
The short turnaround time from the high of winning a controversy-marred Asia Cup notwithstanding, Shubman Gill's India will be outright favourites against a struggling and under-strength West Indies when the teams face-off on a green-top in the first Test in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Thakur, who resumed Day 3 unbeaten, brought up his century with ease, reinforcing his case as the ideal seam-bowling all-rounder ahead of the Leeds Test.
In the ongoing IPL, LSG suffered a 20-run defeat to RR in their opening game of this year's IPL. KL Rahul-led LSG is currently languishing in the tenth spot with no points and a net run rate of -1.000 after its loss in the previous game.
'...the guys who are just part of Test cricket, I think for them to prepare and play domestic cricket is very, very important.'
