Windies legend Brian Lara was full of praises for Kings XI Punjab skipper KL Rahul, saying he is really impressed by him and love the way he bats. Lara said he would want KL Rahul on his Test, ODI and T20 teams. Rahul continues to be in excellent form and remains in front in the race for the Orange Cap with 540 runs from 9 games.
In fact, since April 2018, KL Rahul (1792) has accumulated the most number of runs, including a record 19 fifties, in the IPL. The second in this list, veteran India opener Shikhar Dhawan (465 runs this ongoing season), is 310 runs away with 1482 runs.
“He’s my test batsman, he’s my 50-over batsman and he’s my T20 batsman,” Brian Lara said on Star Sports.
“As a captain, he has done very well. I love the way he bats, love the way he puts them together. Yes he struggled to finish off matches towards the beginning but now he’s looking to improve that too,” Lara said.
This is not the first time Lara has heaped praise on KL Rahul. The former West Indies batsman had earlier termed Rahul as his favourite batsman and hailed his technique.