Ponnan Rahul

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]

In this Indian name, the name Ponnan is a patronymic, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Rahul.
Ponnan Rahul
Personal information
Born (1992-02-04) 4 February 1992
Alappuzha, Kerala, India
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingRight-arm offbreak
RoleOpening batter
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2017–presentKerala
Career statistics
Competition FC List A T20
Matches 13 6 2
Runs scored 526 124 11
Batting average 22.86 31.00 5.50
100s/50s 1/3 0/10 0/0
Top score 127 36 7
Catches/stumpings 13/0 4/0 1/0
Source: Cricinfo, 28 December 2022

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
  1. "Ponnan Rahul". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  2. "Group B, Ranji Trophy at Thiruvananthapuram, Oct 6-9 2017". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. "Records / Ranji Trophy, 2018/19 - Kerala / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo.
  4. "Ranji highlights: Vidarbha qualify, Maharashtra relegated". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  5. "Records / Ranji Trophy, 2019/20 - Kerala / Batting and bowling averages". ESPN Cricinfo.
  6. "Ranji Trophy, Group A: Robin Uthappa's hundred takes Kerala to 276/3 as Delhi spinners falter on opening day". Hindustan Times.
  7. "Elite, Group A, Vijay Hazare Trophy at Alur, Sep 29 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  8. "Group B, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy at Thumba, Nov 8 2019". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
  9. "Elite, Group A, Saurashtra, Feb 17 - 20 2022, Ranji Trophy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  10. 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.
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