Overview
- Wasim Jaffer told Doordarshan on Monday that KL Rahul’s temperament is better suited to playing than to leading and that removing captaincy pressure helps his natural game.
- India named Shubman Gill Test captain and KL Rahul vice-captain for the two-match Sri Lanka tour, which begins in Galle on August 15.
- Rahul scored 40 off 67 in India’s three-day warm-up against a Sri Lanka XI that finished on August 9 and did not bat in the second innings.
- Jaffer draws on his time as PBKS batting coach from 2019 to 2021 and recalled one rare moment of visible frustration from Rahul during tight IPL finishes.
- CricTracker cites Rahul’s WTC 2025–27 total of 796 runs in nine Tests to support Jaffer’s claim that an unburdened Rahul could produce 500–600 runs and strengthen India’s top order.