KL Rahul 2024: Net Worth, Salary, Career Earnings, Stats

KL Rahul is an Indian professional cricketer. He plays as a wicketkeeper-batsman who bats right-handed. He is India’s one of the finest middle-order batsmen in the ODI format. Rahul currently captains Lucknow SuperGiants in the IPL. He is named in the 15-man India squad for the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.

Here we have KL Rahul’s net worth, career earnings, IPL salary, career overview, stats, wife, and more.

About KL Rahul

Kananur Lokesh Rahul was born on 18 April 1992, in Bangalore, Karnataka, India. He was a part of India’s 2010 Under-19 World Cup squad and made his first-class debut later that year.

He made his IPL debut in the 2013 competition for Royal Challengers Bangalore.

International Career

KL Rahul is a fine batsman and a wicketkeeper who plays cricket in all three formats for India. He generally opens at T20I and Test formats. He made his Test debut in December 2014, in the Boxing Day Test match against Australia in Melbourne.

Rahul made his ODI and T20I debuts in June 2016, both against Zimbabwe. He is the first Indian cricketer to score an ODI century on his debut.

KL Rahul was one of India’s key batsmen in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup. He batted at number 4 in the first two games but was promoted to open alongside Rohit Sharma after Shikhar Dhawan’s injury. Overall, Rahul scored 361 runs with two fifties and one hundred in the tournament and finished as India’s third-highest run-scorer in the tournament, after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

In the 2021 ICC T20 World Cup, Rahul was the highest run scorer for India in the tournament, scoring 194 runs including three consecutive fifties.

KL Rahul is set to play a key role at number 4 in the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. As of writing, he has played 58 ODI matches, scoring 2,209 runs at an average of 48.02. He has 6 ODI centuries and 7 Test centuries.

IPL Career

KL Rahul made his IPL debut for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the 2013 season. As of the 2023 IPL season, he has played 118 matches in his IPL career and has scored 4163 runs, with an average of 46.78. He has also smashed 4 centuries, with his highest IPL score being 132* runs.

He played for Royal Challengers Bangalore (2013, 2016), Sunrisers Hyderabad (2014-2015), Punjab Kings (2018-2021), and Lucknow SuperGiants (2022-Present).

KL Rahul’s Net Worth in 2023

As of 2023, KL Rahul has a net worth of $12 million, which is INR 99 crore. The right-handed batsman has accumulated a considerable fortune from his cricket career. He earns a decent figure from his BCCI contract.

Salary and Career Earnings

Rahul’s prime source of earnings is his cricket career. His monthly income is INR 1.7 crore+. His estimated yearly income is INR 20 crore.

Wife

Indian batsman KL Rahul’s gorgeous wife is Athiya Shetty. She is a stunning Indian model and actress. She has played the leading actress in the Hindi films Hero (2015), Mubarakan (2017), and Motichoor Chaknachoor (2019)!

Rahul and Athiya tied the knot in 2023.

IPL Salary

In the Auction for the 2018 IPL season, Punjab signed KL Rahul for INR 11.00 crore. KL Rahul joined Lucknow SuperGiants in the 2022 IPL season, earning INR 17.00 crore.

The following table refers to KL Rahul’s IPL salary history.

Age

Born on 18 April 1992, he is 31 years old.

Height

He is 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) tall.

FAQs about KL Rahul 

What is KL Rahul’s Net Worth?

His net worth is $12 million.

Who is his wife?

Athiya Shetty.

What is his shirt no.?

He wears No. 1 for India in the ODI and T20I.

How much is his IPL Price?

INR 17.00 crore for Lucknow SuperGiants in the 2023 IPL.