IPL 2018: Preity Zinta has a special wish for opener KL Rahul
Rahul celebrated his 26th birthday the other day alongside his teammates and coaching staff.
Kings XI Punjab’s talismanic opener this season, KL Rahul, celebrated his 26th birthday the other day alongside his teammates and coaching staff. Despite getting off to a great start in his International career, KL Rahul lost his place as an opener with the resurgence of Shikhar Dhawan across all formats.
Nevertheless, Rahul at his prime is a treat to watch and we have already seen his exploits for the Kings XI Punjab this year. He romped his way to the fastest fifty in IPL history, smacking it in just 14 balls. He also played some scintillating cricketing shots like the one where he flicked Chris Woakes for a humongous six in Bangalore.
The youngster is batting with a motive to regain his status as the opener in the Test format and hopefully, a place in the 2019 World Cup as well. He certainly is enjoying his time in the IPL right now and would be hoping to take one thing at a time. His birthday celebrations though were completely hilarious and with the likes of Chris Gayle and Yuvraj Singh around, it is bound to be entertaining.
His owner Preity Zinta too had wished him all the happiness and success ahead of a crucial encounter coming up for the Punjab franchise at Mohali. Happy Birthday KL Rahul! Wish you loads of love, happiness & success always,” She wrote on her official Twitter handle.
Punjab to face a stern task against the Sunrisers
The only unbeaten side in the League thus far, the Sunrisers Hyderabad, have looked in ominous touch this tournament. They got all the boxes tickets and their big players are delivering the goods pretty much every game. The Kings XI Punjab have a strong unit themselves as well, but they’ll have to be at their best to beat this Sunrisers unit.
Skipper Kane Williamson stroked a majestic half-century in the previous game and their bowling unit is being hailed as one of the best in the tournament’s history. So the Hyderabad franchise clearly enters the game as the favorites, but there’s always room for a twist in the IPL.
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