Star India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul has said that while he might be one of the calmest people among a group of 10 but in general, he is not, reiterating that he does lose his cool on the field and can be seen abusing his players, videos of which go viral on social media.
Rahul stated that while he loses his cool, he tries not to show it because he then gets a call from his mother.
Rahul is generally seen as a cricketer who rarely shows off his emotions on the field, especially anger.
“This must be Ravi Bishnoi. He was the one who did such things. It comes out. I hide it. Honestly, it isn’t like I am very calm. Maybe from 10 people, I might be one or two of those guys who are calmer than the rest,” Rahul said while speaking on the 2 Sloggers
YouTube channel.
But I am angry, I just hide it well. Whenever I get angry, such videos come out and then I get a call from my mother,” Rahul said.
The clip the star cricketer reacted to was from his stint as the Lucknow Super Giants skipper. Rahul parted ways with the team after IPL 2024 and was later roped in by the Delhi Capitals for a whopping Rs 14 crore.
Rahul was last seen in action during India’s recent three-match ODI series against Australia. He registered scores of 38 and 11 in the first two games and did not get an opportunity to bat in the third match.
During the same podcast, the hosts showed Rahul a video of his funny expression from India’s 2023 ODI World Cup game against Sri Lanka.
Rahul mentioned that he looked at fielding coach T Dilip to signal that he deserved the best fielder medal for his catching in the match.
“This was for our fielding coach, Dilip sir. The videos of the fielding medal went viral at that time. I was looking at him and gesturing, ‘Mere teen catch ho gaye hai. aaj mereko medal do‘ (I have taken three catches. Give me the medal today),” Rahul said.
