Why was KL Rahul picked as ODI captain over Rishabh Pant? BCCI official explains
Why was KL Rahul picked as ODI captain over Rishabh Pant?
24 Nov 2025
2 MinKL Rahul
India
ICC Ranking
#16 Batter in ODI
#34 Batter in TEST
Current Series
Full Name
KL Rahul
Nationality
India
Other Name
KL Rahul
Role
Batter
Birth Date
18 Apr 1992 (33y 224d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
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Teams
ICC Ranking
#16 Batter in ODI
#34 Batter in TEST
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 66 | 116 | 5 | 4025 | 199 | 36.26 | 7718 | 52.15 | 11 | 20 |
| odi | 88 | 81 | 17 | 3092 | 112 | 48.31 | 3497 | 88.41 | 7 | 18 |
| t20i | 72 | 68 | 8 | 2265 | 110 | 37.75 | 1628 | 139.12 | 2 | 22 |
| t20 | 239 | 226 | 35 | 8125 | 132 | 42.53 | 5944 | 136.69 | 7 | 68 |
| fc | 115 | 200 | 9 | 8499 | 337 | 44.49 | 15614 | 54.43 | 23 | 40 |
| list a | 140 | 133 | 22 | 5102 | 131 | 45.96 | 6191 | 82.4 | 11 | 31 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 66 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| odi | 88 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 72 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 239 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| fc | 115 | 9 | 28.00 | 83 | -- | -- | 0 | 2.96 | 0 | -- | -- |
| list a | 140 | 3 | 3.30 | 42 | 1 | 1/23 | 42 | 12 | 21 | -- | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IND vs SA | 22 & 6 | 22 Nov 2025 | Guwahati | test |
| IND vs SA | 39 & 1 | 14 Nov 2025 | Kolkata | test |
| IND-A vs SA-A | 19 & 27 | 06 Nov 2025 | Bengaluru | firstclass |
| AUS vs IND | 11 | 23 Oct 2025 | Adelaide | odi |
| AUS vs IND | 38 | 19 Oct 2025 | Perth | odi |
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