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.