KL Rahul of the Lucknow Super Giants hit his third IPL century off just 56 deliveries in the IPL 2022 game against Mumbai Indians at the Brabourne Stadium on Sunday. With a boundary against Tymal Mills in the penultimate over of the innings, the flamboyant hitter surpassed the three-figure mark.
Rahul struck nine fours and five sixes en route to his century. He is a fantastic timer of the ball with a wide range of strokes in his arsenal.
After Virat Kohli, who has five hundreds, he became the second player to reach multiple hundreds as captain in the IPL. As a captain, Rahul presently has two hundreds. While captaining an IPL team, Adam Gilchrist, Sanju Samson, Sachin Tendulkar, and Virender Sehwag each have a century.
Rahul, who is 29 years old, has reached a significant milestone by playing in his 100th IPL match. In his 100th appearance in the league, he became the first player to score 100 points. This year, Rahul, who previously led the Punjab Kings, switched to Lucknow.
“Rahul K.L. He’s always been a team player who puts others before himself. Opening batsman, back-up wicketkeeper, late-order batsman, dependable slip-fielder, crisis manager, and captain-in-waiting “Mohammad Kaif, a former Indian batsman, took to Twitter to express
Former England captain Kevin Pietersen tweeted, “KL Rahul is quickly becoming one of my top three hitters to watch in the world.”
