Top News

The keeper-batter KL Rahul faced the retirement question at the age of 33, which no doubt sounds too early for now. And KL accepts it. But what he added is that he thought about it. Even though KL Rahul is no more a part of the T20 setup, he is an inevitable part of the ODI and Test teams. In the Test, he plays an opener, playing a crucial role in steadying the top. In the ODIS, he is the primary wicketkeeper and bats in the middle.

He recently attended an interview session with his head coach at the Delhi Capitals, Kevin Peterson, on his YouTube channel. When KP asked about KL retirement, the latter said that he still has some time. But he is nonchalant about it.

"I’ve (thought about it). I don’t think it’s (retirement) gonna be that difficult. If you’re honest with yourself, when it’s time, it’s time. And there’s no point dragging it. Obviously, I’m some time away."

Rahul added that his new family has redefined his thoughts. KL further highlighted the flow of cricket, and how he is unimportant in terms of the sports. He said,

"Just quit. Just enjoy the stuff that you’ve got and you have your family and just do that… I try and tell myself that I’m not that important. Cricket in our country will carry on. Cricket in the world will carry on. There are more important things in life and I think this mindset I’ve always had, but ever since I’ve had my first baby, it’s just like, the way you look at life is completely different."

Read also: 7 Under-19 World Cup Stars Who Could Soon Play International Cricket

KL Rahul did not have a smooth career until 2002, when he was shuffeled as per the team's requirement. It was after Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli's retirement that he got the senior tag.

Speaking about his injury days, Rahul recalled how it was more of a mental battle than a physical pain. He said,

"There have been times when I’m injured and I’ve been injured so many times and that’s the hardest battle that you have to face. It’s not the pain that the physio puts you through or the surgeon puts you through."

He added,

“It’s the mental battle where your mind just gives up. When it happens so many times, your mind is just like, ‘You’ve done enough, you’ve been lucky enough that cricket’s given you enough money. You can survive for the next how many ever years’."