[In Pictures] KL Rahul visits West Coast Eagles Football Club in Perth ahead of BGT 2024-25

Indian cricketer KL Rahul visited the West Coast Eagles Football Club in Perth ahead of the 2024-25 Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which kicks off on November 22. The Karnataka batter has been focused on preparing for the series, with his most recent appearance coming in the second unofficial Test between India A and Australia A.

Rahul had a tough outing, managing only 4 and 10 in his two innings, as Australia A secured a six-wicket victory.

On Thursday, November 14, the West Coast Eagles Football Club posted photos of Indian cricketer KL Rahul visiting their Mineral Resources Park on their X account. The post was captioned:

“Terrific to have cricket superstar @klrahul visit us at Mineral Resources Park!”

Rahul’s most recent appearance for the senior team was in the opening match of the three-Test series against New Zealand. The 32-year-old had a challenging outing, scoring a duck and 12 in his two innings, as the Black Caps won by eight wickets.

Following his underwhelming performance in the first match, the right-handed batter was dropped for the next two Tests. However, despite the changes, India failed to turn the tide, as the visitors clinched the next two matches by 113 and 25 runs, respectively, completing a whitewash against India.

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KL Rahul has scored over 500 runs in Tests against Australia

Veteran batter KL Rahul will be under considerable pressure to perform in the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He made his debut in the 2014-15 BGT in Australia, featuring in the Boxing Day Test at Melbourne, but had a tough start, managing just four runs across two innings.

However, Rahul quickly bounced back in the next Test in Sydney, scoring a memorable maiden century—110 runs off 262 balls. To date, he has played 11 Tests against Australia, amassing 618 runs at an average of 34.33, including six fifties and one hundred.

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