Indian and Karnataka batsman KL Rahul has been in the purple of patches in white-ball cricket since last year and has become an invaluable member of the Indian cricket team.

Apart from scoring runs wherever he has been asked to bat, and even took up wicketkeeping as well to ensure the team maintains its balance. Not only that, but Rahul has also become indispensable for the team in T20 cricket, especially when the Men in Blue are preparing for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup in Australia.

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He has shown that he might not have had the best of times in red-ball cricket, but he managed to upstage many of his much more illustrious teammates in the recent series at home against Australia and on the tour of New Zealand as well, where he helped India win the T20I series 5-0 and also had a good outing in ODI series as well.

His teammate Shreyas Iyer also had a good outing in the previous few series as well, especially in New Zealand. During a Q&A session on Twitter, he was asked by a fan to describe KL Rahul in one word and Iyer replied with “Elegant.”