KL Rahul has opened, moved to the middle-order, batted even at No.3 and wasn't hesitant to even don the gloves across formats. A player who started out as a top-order batter for Karnataka and made his two international debuts - in ODIs and T20Is - as an opener, KL Rahul has become that fluid mover in the Indian batting order.
In the recently concluded Champions Trophy, Rahul played the finisher role after his shift from usual No. 5 position in the format. A position where he enjoyed a lot of success in the 2023 ODI World Cup but the management's call to have a left-hander in Axar Patel up the order meant Rahul had to move out of the comfort zone.
