KL Rahul may be leading the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, but a part of his heart still belongs to his ‘home’ team Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Rahul started his career with RCB in 2013 but also played for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Punjab Kings (PBKS) before being appointed captain of LSG. In a candid conversation, Rahul revealed an interesting story about his first contract with RCB, which included a special chat with Virat Kohli. (IPL 2024 Points Table)

Sharing the story, Rahul revealed that after a fantastic Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 tournament, Virat asked him if he would like to play for RCB. The next two months changed Rahul’s life forever.

“Virat was there (ITC Gardenia), coach Ray Jennings and other support staff were there, and Virat just said, ‘Do you want to sign this contract and play for RCB?’ I was like, ‘Are you kidding me? This has always been my dream. ” Then he said: “I’m just kidding, it’s not an option, just sign this contract. “I signed and Virat said ‘It’s going to be a wild ride and you’re going to enjoy a lot in the next few months’,” Rahul shared on Akhswin’s YouTube channel said in the video.

“What I learned in those two months at RCB, I mean, if I had just played in the Ranji Trophy, it would have probably taken me 7-8 seasons to develop as a player. In these two months of IPL, I gained a lot The knowledge and experience, everything comes at a fast pace,” Rahul added.

Although Rahul was never able to cement his place in the RCB franchise and was eventually released after the 2016 season, it would be great if the Karnataka batsman could spend his entire career with the Bengaluru franchise. would be a dream.

“I would also love to play for Bengaluru. I start there and I want to end there, that’s in the back of my mind. But the beauty of the IPL is that you get to be in different teams with different players,” Ra Hull concluded.