KL Rahul Eyes T20 Comeback with 2026 World Cup in Sight

Indian cricketer KL Rahul has revealed his desire to get back in India’s T20 squad. He stated that the T20 World Cup scheduled for next year is on his mind and that he hopes to make it in that squad.

The T20 World Cup on Rahul’s Mind

The 2025 Indian Premier League is over for KL Rahul as the Delhi Capitals failed to qualify for the playoffs. What comes next for him is the five-match test series in England. With much else scheduled for this year, the T20 World Cup in 2026 is on Rahul’s mind. He is hoping to make the squad, even though he played his last T20I in November 2022.

“Yes, I want to get back in the T20 team and the World Cup is in my mind, but for now it’s just trying to enjoy how I’m playing right now,” Rahul said in a Sky Sports interview with Nasser Hussain on the sidelines of IPL 2025.

‘I realised the game is changing…’

Rahul ended his season being DC’s highest run-getter with 539 runs in 13 innings. Scoring runs in IPL is not a problem for Rahul, but the issue lies with his strike rate.

“I obviously had some time to think about my white-ball game and white-ball cricket; I was quite happy with my performances and where I was.

But [there] was a time probably 15 months ago or 12 months ago where I realised that the game is slightly getting ahead or it’s changing and becoming much more faster, and I said this in an interview as well, that it’s become more about the team that hits more boundaries is winning the games more often than the team that’s, I can’t say playing smarter, but the team that doesn’t hit as many boundaries is always finding themselves on the losing side.”

He also stated that he needs to catch up with the game as he hasn’t been part of the T20 team in the last couple of years.

“So that’s where white-ball cricket is getting, and I haven’t been part of the T20 team in the last couple of years. [That’s] given me some time to think about my T20 game as well,” Rahul said.

“So, overall, just sitting and thinking about where I can get better, where the game’s gone and what I need to do to catch up with the game and what can I do to perform and get back in the T20 team, what can I do to become an important player for my team in ODI and T20 overall in white-ball cricket.”

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