KL Rahul ka bayaan: ‘Mujhe Test khiladi samajh kar nazar-andaz kiya gaya’
KL Rahul ki badalti pehchan: Test player se T20 ke sitare tak
Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 ka season kai khilariyon ke liye naye mor lekar aaya hai, lekin jis tarah se KL Rahul ne apne critics ka munh band kiya hai, wo qabil-e-tareef hai. 34-sala is veteran batter ne na sirf apni batting ki class dikhayi hai balkay apne career ke us dor ko bhi yaad kiya hai jab unhe sirf ek Test format ka khiladi samjha jata tha.
T20 mein jagah banane ka purana khwab
JioHotstar ke show ‘Superstars’ mein baat karte hue, KL Rahul ne purani yaadein taza ki. Unhone kaha, ’10 saal pehle, main T20 team ka hissa banne ke liye kuch bhi karne ko taiyar tha. Lekin mujhe ek T20 khiladi ke tor par kabhi nahi dekha gaya. Mujhe sirf Test format ka player samajh kar typecast kar diya gaya tha.’ Ye ek aisi haqeeqat hai jo aaj ke daur mein hairan kun lagti hai, khaas tor par jab Rahul ne T20i cricket mein 2265 runs banaye hon.
Hard work aur badalta hua mizaj
Rahul ne bataya ki unhone safed ball (white-ball) cricket mein apni technique ko behtar banane ke liye sakht mehnat ki hai. Unka kehna hai, ‘Mujhe fakhr hai ki maine us purani image ko toda aur apne khel ko white-ball format ke mutabiq dhala. Zindagi mein aur khel mein ghaltiyan hoti hain, lekin main hamesha seekhne aur behtar hone par yaqeen rakhta hoon.’
IPL 2026 mein Orange Cap ki daud
Is season mein KL Rahul ka bat bol raha hai. 9 matches mein 433 runs ke saath, wo Orange Cap ki daud mein abhishek Sharma (440 runs) ke behad qareeb hain. Unka average 54 ka hai aur strike-rate 185 hai, jo zahir karta hai ki wo ab kitne khatarnak T20 batter ban chuke hain. Unka ek century aur teen fifties is season ki chamakdar kahani suna rahe hain.
Ek lambi safar: RCB se Delhi Capitals tak
Rahul ka IPL safar 2013 mein Royal Challengers Bengaluru se shuru hua tha. Wahan se lekar Sunrisers Hyderabad aur Punjab Kings tak, unhone apni karkardagi ko lagatar behtar banaya hai. LSG ke kaptaani karne ke baad, ab Delhi Capitals ke liye unka khelna team ko ek nai mazbooti de raha hai. Wo Delhi ke liye 1000 runs ka milestone chhune se ab kuch hi kadam door hain.
Playoffs ki umeedain
Delhi Capitals ka agla muqabla Chennai Super Kings (CSK) ke khilaf hai. Fans ko umeed hai ki Rahul apne isi form ko barqarar rakhenge aur team ko playoffs ki race mein mazboot jagah dilayenge. Unka 152 not out ka score, jo kisi bhi Indian batter ka T20 format mein sab se zyada score hai, is baat ki gawah hai ki Rahul kisi bhi bowling attack ko dhoya kar sakte hain.
Nateeja: KL Rahul ka ye safar har us khiladi ke liye misaal hai jise log kamzor samajhte hain. Unhone na sirf apni batting badli hai, balkay apni soch ko bhi aage badhaya hai. Kya Rahul agle match mein Orange Cap apne naam kar payenge? Ye toh waqt hi batayega, lekin ek baat tay hai: KL Rahul ab sirf ek ‘Test player’ nahi, balkay T20 format ke ek ‘Superstar’ hain.
