A biography for K. L. Rahulhasn’t been written yet.
“When kids are 15 or 16, they should be playing more sports. I played football, basketball, cricket... Name any sport, and I played it.”
“For anybody, faith and belief are everything you have. Nobody gave me the India cap; nobody taught me to go and get runs. It's a belief I had in myself.”
“Everybody enjoys each other's success. We are always pushing each other to get better on the field and off the field, helping each other out in the nets or in the gym. That's the most important thing.”
“Every player needs that one or two innings to get the confidence in whatever format to realise that he's good enough to be successful in whatever conditions or at whatever level.”
“I have always enjoyed keeping. I used to keep earlier for my state and later didn't have much chance to keep. But I keep myself ready if ever anyone wants me to keep.”
“I'm not a person that sets a long-term goal. My goals are on an everyday basis.”
“I would be proud if I can score as many runs as Rahul Dravid by the time I retire and serve the country as long as he did.”
“Teams expect a lot from an opening batsman. It is a lot of responsibility.”
“While growing up, I used to go to the beach, as I used to find peace there.”
“I have always liked to attack the bowlers, and batting is all about getting runs.”
“Sometimes, you tend to hold back, maybe because you have lost a few wickets or something. But when I bat, I'm never shy of doing what my mind says.”
“As players, we look to prepare, and if opportunity comes by, we want to do well, both for ourselves and for team.”
“Wherever we play, the batsmen have bigger responsibility in ODI and T20 formats to set up big targets and give that cushion to bowlers.”
“I have always been someone who takes things as they comes.”
“It took me a long time to realise that I need to stay true to my game.”
“Playing Australia, of course, is always challenging.”
“T20 may be fast, but still, you never plan for a T20 - the same way you don't plan for the other formats.”
“For me, aggression means not to be shy and to do what your mind tells you.”
“Everybody has different ways of playing the game.”
“Fortunately, I got to play some India 'A' games, and some games where the pressure was a little less, so that I can focus on my skill and my technique.”