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Indian wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul dropped hints on joining Royal Challengers Bengaluru for the 2025 season of the Indian Premier League. Rahul made his debut in the tournament during the 2013 season for the Bengaluru-based franchise and later moved to SunRisers Hyderabad a year later. After playing for two seasons in Hyderabad, he once again moved to join RCB in 2016. The batter missed the 2017 edition due to injury and was later released by the franchise, after which he moved to Punjab Kings and spent three years (2018-2021) and then Lucknow Super Giants in 2022.
However, after the completion of the 2024 season, speculations of Rahul moving to RCB have been doing rounds due to the controversy that took place in the tournament. During the season, LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka had a heated altercation with Rahul after the side lost the match. Even though later Goenka called him family, reports claimed that LSG won’t retain Rahul.
KL Rahul drops hints at moving to RCB for IPL 2025
KL Rahul recently dropped hints of moving to RCB, when an RCB fan told him that he is a die hard fan of the franchise and wants to see the cricketer play for the franchise. While Rahul didn’t say yes, he dropped a subtle hint which indicates that he might play for franchise. “I am a die-hard RCB fan. I am following RCB since very long, and you playing past in RCB, and now definitely the rumours; I won’t say anything. But yeah, I am just wishing and praying that you come into RCB and rock here,” the fan said, to which KL replied, “Let’s hope so.”
Notably, KL Rahul is one of the highest run-scorers in IPL, with 4683 runs in 132 matches at an average of over 45, including four hundreds and 37 half-centuries.
