Bio

Kannanur Lokesh Rahul (/kənuːr loʊkeɪʃ ˌrɑːhʊl/; born 18 April 1992) is an Indian international cricketer. A right-handed wicketkeeper-batsman, Rahul plays for Karnataka at the domestic level and captains the Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. He is a current vice-captain of the Indian cricket team. He made his international debut in 2014 against Australia in the Boxing Day Test-match in Melbourne. Two years after his Test debut, Rahul made his One-Day International Debut in 2016 against Zimbabwe. Later on the same tour, he made his T20I debut. Rahul is the first and only Indian cricketer to score an ODI century on his debut. He is the fastest batsman to score an International century across all three formats, taking only 20 innings to achieve this feat.