Kl rahul lines up kevin pietersen again with 5000-run salvo in midnight dressing Room Banter (Credit: BCCI)
Delhi Capitals (DC) Batter kl Rahul anchored the DC Innings to Perfection Against Lucknow Super GINTS (LSG) in Chase of 160 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana CRARICT STADIM, Lucknow on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. His Unbeated 42-Ball 57 Came at a time when his side was looking to consolidate on a Quick Start Given by the DC Openers. While karun nair departed for 15, his partner Abishek Porel Scored 51 Off 36 Balls and Stitched a 69-Run Partnership with Rahul to put Delhi Capitals in the Driver’s Seat Before the India Star, Complication Captain Axar Patel (34*), Finished Things off in Style in 17.5 overs. With that win, Delhi hand on to their no.2 position in the points table with the found themselves Lsg.
En Route to his composed fifty, rahul achieved a historic milstone by deterging the fastest player to reag 5000 runs in the ipl. The DC Dug Out LOKED Visibly Ecstatic after the Win, and Rahul’s Milestone was celebrated Inside The Dressing Room Folling The 8-Health Comprehensive Win Against Lucknow, with Head Coach Head COID COTH COTH CHANS Announcing the historic feat in front of his mates and the entry support staff.
“As someone said, there’s only one number one, kl rahul. Congratulations on 5000 IPL Runs,” Said Badani While Presenting A Mento. But rahul had other ideas. He signalled to badani to let former england captain kevin pietersen give him the award, adding one more episode to the sitcom.
It all started with pietersen stating that watching rahul bat is like watching painting dry on a wall in one of his ear of his ear of. Guess what – rahul see not to have forgotten a word of that tweet and reminded the former england captain of the same after scoring another match -wrening 77 off 51 Balls Againi Subaer Kings (cassK).
“It’s better than watching the painting of the wall dry. Exactly.
“Did i say that? Well, I am Glad You’ve Changed Your Game,” Pietersen, Visibly Embarrassed, Replied.
Following DC’s Win, Pietersen, Who is Working With the Delhi Franchise as the Mentor This season, Took a Break and Flew to the Maldives for a holiday. After joining the squad, Rahul Once Again Took a Playful Dig at Pietersen during one of the practice sessions in ahmedabad. Ahead of the game against the Gujarat Titans (GT), Pietersen Jokingly Told GT GT Captain Shubman Gill That No One Knows What a Mentor is, and Rahul was quick to take to go one up.
“Mentor is someone who goes to the maldives for two weeks mid-season,” Rahul stated, keeping the roast session alive.
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