Ekalavya Award Recipient KL Rahul Thanks Karnataka Government
Published - 02 Nov 2020, 07:19 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 11:44 AM
Indian cricketer and Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) captain, KL Rahul has been conferred with the Ekalavya Award in the Karnataka Star Sports awards on Sunday. He took to Twitter to thank the state government for the award.
Rahul, currently is in the UAE where he was leading Kings XI Punjab in IPL 2020. Punjab after the loss in their last league game against Chennai Super Kings has finished sixth on the points table. However, the opener is likely to bag the orange cap. He has accumulated 670 runs in 14 matches.
KL Rahul thanks the Karnatka Government via Twitter
The Karnataka state government gives the Ekalavya Award for outstanding performance in sports. Along with Rahul, his Punjab teammate and close friend, Mayank Agarwal is also honoured with this award.
KL Rahul, in his tweet, thanked the state government for bestowing him with the Ekalavya award. He also recognized the contributions of his coaches, teammates, friends, and families. The wicket-keeper batsman promised to give his best and make India and Karnatak proud.
In the tweet, Rahul wrote, “Thank You Government of Karnataka for bestowing me with the Ekalavya Award. It would not be possible without the support of my coaches, teammates, friends and families. I will continue to work hard to make our state and India proud #grateful.”
Rahul has been in tremendous form with the bat for the past year and a half. On the back of his magnificent white-ball form, he has made a comeback into the Test squad for the series down under. India will travel to Australia for a full-fledged tour post the IPL.
Here is KL Rahul’s tweet:
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