Lokesh Rahul’s unique record in IPL

Lokesh Rahul has been named in the new squad for the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL). However, he did not change his form even after changing the team. One of the most consistent batter in the history of IPL has been having a great season with the bat. Rahul is also leading the team from the front. He also touched a personal milestone in the match that ensured the team’s playoffs.

Rahul became the first Indian cricketer to score more than 500 runs in five consecutive seasons. In the past, even great batsmen like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have not been able to achieve that feat. Adding a new dimension to the flock of success, Rahul is praised by the cricket world.

In the match against Kolkata Knight Riders on Wednesday, Rahul crossed 500 runs this season. He has scored 537 runs in 14 matches so far in the Lucknow Super Giants jersey. This season, the Lucknow opener is batting at 135.26 strike rate and average 48.81 runs. He has also scored two centuries and a half-century in the tournament.

Rahul has scored more than five hundred runs in the previous four successive seasons. He made 659 runs in 2018. In 2019, 593 runs came from Rahul’s bat. The star batsman won the ‘Orange Cap’ by scoring 670 runs in the IPL held in the United Arab Emirates in 2020. The next year (2021) again Rahul has scored 616 runs from 13 matches.

But this time Rahul is getting something more as the team goes to the playoffs. And he has a great chance to win the ‘Orange Cap’ by becoming the best batsman in this year’s event. So far, he is in the second place in the list of run-getter. Rahul is just 90 runs behind Rajasthan opener Jos Butler, who has scored the most 627 runs.