Twitterati explode as KL Rahul is bought by KXIP for 11 Crores

India’s stylish opening batsman KL Rahul may not have been having a good time with the bat in the ongoing Test series in South Africa. But the aggressive opener was among the staggering buys at the IPL auctions 2018. Many franchises were involved in intense bidding battles for the charismatic Indian batsman. Eventually, he was bought by the Kings XI Punjab for a whopping price of 11 crores and included another capped Indian player in their ranks.

Rahul has the form by his side

Rahul featured for the national team in the T20I series against Sri Lanka in 2017, where he was the highest scorer in the series with 153 runs, that included two crucial half-centuries. With the form favouring Rahul, he surely will look to perform impressively and be the match-winner for his new IPL franchise.

He played for the Sunrisers Hyderabad and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the past, where has played some incredible knocks, especially for the latter IPL franchise. For RCB, Rahul featured in the middle-order and with star players like Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers already worrying the oppositions, he also stole the show for many times in the previous two seasons.

IPL numbers

The Karnataka star batsman has played 39 matches in which he has scored 725 runs, that includes four fifty-plus scores. But the fact is, his numbers surely don’t go in hand with his enormous talent and abilities to strike the ball from the very first ball with an explosive strike rate. He is also one of the three Indian players along with Rohit Sharma and Suresh Raina, to score hundreds in all three formats of the game in international cricket.

KXIP very eager to build their team

KXIP have been doing wonders and have looked as the keenest franchises at the auctions so far looking to build their team with some key players. Along with Rahul, they have also bought off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, openers Karun Nair and Aaron Finch, for their 2018 journey.

Reaction of Kl rahul & manish panday while they were on bid.??#IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/EP4tuRb6ZD

— Yaman khandelwal?? (@khandelwalyaman) January 27, 2018

#IPL2018 #VivoIPL #IPLAuction2018 #IPLAuction KL Rahul and Manish Pandey today pic.twitter.com/kEEQGIGi4T

— Funtoosh (@_funtoosh_) January 27, 2018

KL Rahul sold for 11Cr?
Preity has pretty much lost it!

— Neha (@Sarunish) January 27, 2018

Shikhar Dhawan watching KL Rahul, Karun Nair, Kedar Jadhav getting sold for more amount than him. #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/6uxNvrFHD0

— Bhavesh Patil (@bhaveshpatil77) January 27, 2018

Make in India 11 crores for pandey ji and KL rahul #IPLAuction

— GAURAV THOMBRE (@gaurav_thombre) January 27, 2018

Chris gayle unsold and KL Rahul sold for 11cr is equivalent to giving your best friend respect and compliment.
Both are only possible in imagination. #IPLAuction

— Kaushik Mandal (@Sarcasmm007) January 27, 2018

Peoples reaction after knowing KL RAHUL sold for 11 crores. #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/TXEM8y7W1k

— Mathematician (@rajivv1390) January 27, 2018

#KLRahul and #ManishPandey are like those #IT Professional. When they go to market, they realize their true market value!! #IPLAuction2018 #IPLAuction #IPL

— Md Saifullah Rizvi (@SaifuRizvi) January 27, 2018

KL rahul and manish pandey right now #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/ti8hZjWUSy

— Mask Indian (@Mr_LoLwa) January 27, 2018

Virat's Reaction During KL Rahul's Bidding. ?#IPLAuction2018 #IPLAuction #IPL2018 #RCB pic.twitter.com/XxDCxK8jHw

— Pankaj ?? (@ProPankaj_) January 27, 2018

Kl Rahul -11 crores #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/TfrnrTXVsU

— Abhishek pathania (@Abhi_rajput001) January 27, 2018

Kl Rahul right now #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/9wRabSBZSc

— Akhilesh_ (@Mummy_ka_para) January 27, 2018

KL Rahul – 11 cr
Gautam Gambhir – 2.8 cr ???? #IPLAuction pic.twitter.com/yZm7mWB9mo

— Ankita Bhat ☠️ (@ankuleo) January 27, 2018

When Pollard was sold for 5.4 Cr and Manish Pandey n KL Rahul for 11 cr pic.twitter.com/SO8TsaJz7T

— Indian National Con (@desimojito) January 27, 2018

Finally someone apart from IT Engineers are getting paid well from Karnataka. Manish Pandey, KL Rahul all going for great money ?#IPLAuction2018

— Deepak Krishna (@appaviboy) January 27, 2018

Me: knock! Knock!
Preity: kaun?
Me: KL Rahul
Preity: lo 11 crore??#IPLAuction

— Bandit Queen!!? (@bolradhaabol) January 27, 2018