KL Rahul finds freedom and form in white-ball cricket

After missing the initial matches of the IPL 2025 season due to paternity leave, Rahul made an immediate impact upon his return.

In his first game back, he scored a quickfire 15 off five balls against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, followed by a match-winning 77 off 51 balls against Chennai Super Kings - an approach that marks a significant shift from his earlier, more conservative approach.​

Rahul's power-packed performance in Chennai included six fours and three sixes. The 32-year-old anchored the innings while bringing in the boundaries at frequent intervals.

"I think somewhere along the way [in my career] I lost that fun of hitting boundaries and hitting sixes. I wanted to take the game deep, deep, deep and that [approach] somehow stuck in my head," Rahul said in an interview with Delhi Capitals mentor Kevin Pietersen on iplt20.com following the win over CSK.

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