Ponnan Rahul

Ponnan Rahul
Personal information
Born	4 February 1992 (age 32); Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Batting	Left-handed
Bowling	Right-arm offbreak
Role	Opening batter
Domestic team information
2017–present	Kerala
Career statistics
	Source: Cricinfo, 28 December 2022

Ponnan Rahul (born 4 February 1992) is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed top order batsman and occasional right-arm off-spinner.^[1]

Domestic career

After representing Kerala in U-22 and U-25 levels,^[1] Rahul made his first-class debut for Kerala in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2017 against Jharkhand.^[2] He played 6 matches in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, scoring 370 runs and finished the tournament as Kerala's fourth highest run-scorer.^[3] He also scored his maiden first-class century in the season.^[4] However, he scored just 137 runs from five matches in the next Ranji season^[5] with a highest score of 97.^[6]

He made his List A debut on 29 September 2019, for Kerala in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy against Hyderabad.^[7] He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 November 2019, for Kerala in the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Tamil Nadu.^[8]

Rahul made a career-best score of 147 against Meghalaya in the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy.^[9]

Personal life

Rahul narrowly survived a motorcycle crash in 2017.^[10]

References

^ ^a ^b "Ponnan Rahul". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^ "Group B, Ranji Trophy at Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 6-9 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
^ "Records / Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Kerala / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo.
^ "Ranji highlights: Vidarbha qualify, Maharashtra relegated". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
^ "Records / Ranji Trophy, 2019/20 - Kerala / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo.
^ "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Robin Uthappa's hundred takes Kerala to 276/3 as Delhi spinners falter on opening day". Hindustan Times.
^ "Elite, Group A, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Alur, Sep 29 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
^ "Group B, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Thumba, Nov 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
^ "Elite, Group A, Saurashtra, Feb 17 - 20 2022, Ranji Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^ Menon, Vishal (24 January 2019). "Ranji Trophy: For Kerala, Ponnam Rahul and Vinoop Manoharan are the accidental openers". The Indian Express. Wayanad. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

External links

Ponnan Rahul at ESPNcricinfo

[Bio-1] "Ponnan Rahul". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

[FC-2] "Group B, Ranji Trophy at Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 6-9 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.

[3] "Records / Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Kerala / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo.

[4] "Ranji highlights: Vidarbha qualify, Maharashtra relegated". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 8 January 2019.

[5] "Records / Ranji Trophy, 2019/20 - Kerala / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo.

[6] "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Robin Uthappa's hundred takes Kerala to 276/3 as Delhi spinners falter on opening day". Hindustan Times.

[LA-7] "Elite, Group A, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Alur, Sep 29 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2019.

[T20-8] "Group B, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Thumba, Nov 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2019.

[9] "Elite, Group A, Saurashtra, Feb 17 - 20 2022, Ranji Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.

[10] Menon, Vishal (24 January 2019). "Ranji Trophy: For Kerala, Ponnam Rahul and Vinoop Manoharan are the accidental openers". The Indian Express. Wayanad. Retrieved 15 November 2021.

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Ponnan Rahul

Domestic career

Personal life

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