KL Rahul played one of the finest knocks in this year's IPL scoring an unbeaten 93 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at his home ground M Chinnaswamy Stadium. The former LSG skipper batted superbly to guide his team for their fourth win of the season. After scoring the winning runs Rahul showed that he desperately wanted to make a statement in front of his home fans. After smashing the winning shot, Rahul made a circle with his bat and gestured that he belongs to this venue, saying, "This is fu**ing my ground. During the post match interview when quizzed about the celebration Rahul said it from his favourite movie Kantara reminding the opposition that this ground is my home my turf where I have grown up, explaining his celebration.
Capitals were in a precarious situation of 58/4 but KL controlled the chase along with Tristan Stubbs. He came out to bat with DC's score reading 10/2 in the third over and soon it became 30/3 with Abishek Porel also returning back to the hut. However, after getting his eyes in, the former RCB batter played eye-catching strokes, ensuring he took his team over the line.
He also went on to add that he figured out the behaviour of the pitch while wicketkeeping and paced his innings accordingly while also admitting that he was lucky to be dropped earlier."What helped me was being behind the stumps for 20 overs, just watching how it played. From wicketkeeping, I figured that the ball sat in the wicket a little bit but it was consistent throughout - it wasn't two-paced, it was one paced throughout. I knew what my shots are. Just wanted to get off to a good start, be aggressive initially and assess it from there. If I was trying to hit a big six, I knew what pockets to target. Wicketkeeping gave me a feeler for how the other batters played and where they were dismissed. Got lucky with the dropped catch," Rahul added.
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Despite scoring 520 runs in 14 matches last season, Rahul was not retained by the Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Eager to return to his home team, he openly expressed his desire to play for Royal Challengers Bangalore on multiple occasions. However, RCB chose not to pick him, and he was eventually bought by Delhi Capitals for ₹14 crore. After missing DC's opening match due to the birth of his first child, Rahul returned with a point to prove—especially against RCB, in front of the Bengaluru crowd. He marked his comeback with a match-winning knock, making a strong statement.
