IPL 2018: Kings XI Punjab Buy KL Rahul

Following a fierce bidding war, Kings XI Punjab have secured the services of India batting star KL Rahul for a whopping amount of Rs 11 crore. The India opener’s base price was Rs 2 crore.

The right-handed batsman, who did not play in the last season of the IPL due to a shoulder injury, was one of the hottest properties in the auction and as expected the franchises went all out for him. Defending champions Mumbai Indians, Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore went neck to neck for the batsman before the Punjab-based outfit outbid the other two.

A highly-rated batsman, KL Rahul set the record for the fastest batsman to have scored centuries in all three formats in just 20 innings surpassing the record of Ahmed Shehzad who took 76 innings. He is the first player in T20I history to score a century when batting at number 4 position or lower (110*).

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