KL Rahul, the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), surpassed the 500-run mark in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 season when the batter faced Kolkata Knight Riders at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Wednesday (May 18).
With the feat, the 29-year-old batter became the Indian batter to achieve it in five consecutive seasons in the league. Rahul has undoubtedly been the league's most consistent run-scorer in recent years.
From the 2018 edition, when he joined the Punjab Kings (formerly Kings XI Punjab), to the 2021 edition. His season totals with the bat have been 659, 593, 670, and 623 runs, respectively. In each season, Rahul has finished in the top three on the Orange Cap list, and in 2020, he was the leading run-getter.
Shikhar Dhawan, who scored 500 or more runs in three consecutive seasons between 2019 and 2021, is the closest Indian to Rahul in this regard.
The Karnataka batter became only the second batter in league history to reach the 500-run plateau this season. The only other member of this special club is the Delhi Capitals opener David Warner, who scored 500 runs or more in six consecutive seasons between 2014 and 2020 (missing out in 2018 due to the Sandpaper ban).
Coming onto this edition of the Indian Premier League, Rahul is the only Indian prolific name who has shown some staggering form, which is some positive heading into the T20 World Cup season.