‘Bromance KL x Sanju’: Fans react to KL Rahul’s heartwarming gesture for Sanju Samson
In the video, Rahul calls Samson for a hug as he walks up to collect his award, a gesture that quickly went viral and drew emotional reactions from fans online.
In the video, Rahul calls Samson for a hug as he walks up to collect his award, a gesture that quickly went viral and drew emotional reactions from fans online.
The disciplinary action follows one of the most volatile moments witnessed in recent domestic cricket finals, when a fiercely contested match briefly descended into confrontation.
Karnataka’s dominance was built around an imposing batting effort that yielded 1,059 runs across two innings — 736 in the first and 323 in the second.
KL Rahul rolled back the years with a masterful fourth-innings century as Karnataka pulled off a memorable four-wicket win over 42-time champions Mumbai in the Ranji Trophy 2025–26 quarter-final at the Sharad Pawar Cricket Academy, BKC, on Monday.
Chasing a daunting target of 325 runs in the fourth innings, Karnataka showed remarkable composure.
October 31 was the deadline for all ten franchises to submit their lists of retained players. There had been a lot of chatter about the future of many players with their franchises, and the retention deadline just affirmed that, thus setting the stage for a blockbuster mega auction.
KL Rahul’s forgettable outing in the opening Test against New Zealand in Bengaluru won’t threaten his place in the side, at least for the second Test in Pune, as head coach Gautam Gambhir firmly backed the Karnataka right-hander on the eve of the must-win match.
KL Rahul, who missed the last four Tests of the five-match series against England after suffering a quadriceps injury following the first Test in Hyderabad, is also set for a return, replacing Sarfaraz.
Rahul, who no longer remains in the scheme of things as far as India’s T20 format is concerned, joined LSG in 2022 and led the side to playoffs in back-to-back seasons.
While Mumbai Indians were knocked out of the playoffs race long back, Lucknow Super Giants’ chances of making the last-four are hung by a thread even if they win their last league stage game here by a huge margin.
