Team India’s KL Rahul recently shared the reason he avoids showing anger on the field. The star cricketer admitted that although he does lose his temper at times, he refrains from expressing it openly, because whenever he does, his mother calls him afterward.
Rahul made the light-hearted revelation during an appearance on the YouTube show ‘2 Sloggers’, while reacting to a clip of him shouting at a teammate during an IPL match.
“This must be Ravi Bishnoi. He was the one who did such things. It comes out. I hide it. Honestly, it’s not like I am very calm. Maybe from 10 people, I might be one or two of those guys who are calmer than the rest. 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.”
The clip Rahul reacted to was from his time as Lucknow Super Giants captain. After IPL 2024, he left the franchise and joined Delhi Capitals for ₹14 crore. The 33-year-old last played in India’s ODI series against Australia, scoring 38 and 11 in the first two games, as Australia won the series 2-1.
“Aaj mereko medal do” – KL Rahul reacts to his viral moment from 2023 ODI World Cup
In the same video, the hosts played a clip of KL Rahul’s humorous expression from India’s 2023 ODI World Cup match against Sri Lanka. The wicketkeeper-batter revealed that the gesture was directed at fielding coach T. Dilip, as he was signaling that he deserved the best fielder medal for his catches during the game. Rahul explained:
“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. He didn’t give me the medal previously, and I was fighting with him, saying, ‘I was the best fielder in that match’. He said, ‘No, I have to give everybody.'”
Get the latest cricket news here, like us on Facebook, and follow us on Twitter and Instagram for more such updates.
