KL Rahul in Delhi Capitals: IPL franchise Delhi Capitals has taken a big decision regarding KL Rahul. His decision is a lesson learned from past mistakes. Like the last season of IPL, this time no stone is left unturned, Delhi Capitals has decided to play KL Rahul as an opener. In IPL 2026, he will be seen starting the innings for Delhi Capitals from the very first match.
Rahul will open for Delhi Capitals
In IPL 2026, KL Rahul will not only be the opener for Delhi Capitals, but will also be its wicketkeeper. The Delhi franchise captained by Akshar Patel has put its seal of approval on both these things. In IPL 2025, KL Rahul was seen playing in the middle order in the first 11 matches. But, fed up with Jack Fraser McGurk’s poor performance in the opening, the Delhi franchise made KL Rahul open. Rahul grabbed this opportunity with both hands and performed better for the team.
Scored a century as an opener last season
In the last season of IPL, KL Rahul was the most successful batsman of Delhi Capitals. He scored 539 runs in 13 matches at a strike rate of 149.72, which included an inning of 112 runs in 65 balls against Gujarat Titans. KL Rahul played that century while opening for Delhi Capitals.
Expectations from opener Rahul in IPL 2026 also
Delhi Capitals are expecting similar strong performance from KL Rahul in IPL 2026, keeping this in mind they have taken the final decision to field Rahul in the opening.
KL Rahul’s IPL career
Talking about KL Rahul’s IPL career, he has scored 5222 runs in 136 innings of 145 matches at an average of 46.21 and strike rate of 136.02. In this, he played for Delhi Capitals in 13 matches, in which he scored 539 runs at an average of 53.90. KL Rahul has played only one season so far with Delhi Capitals.