Talk:KL Rahul

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 * This page is semi-protected not extended protected, u just need to log in and do 10 edits to edit this page. what happened to Arshdeep Singh page must not happen to any cricketer page, it is necessary to protect pages. Rajeshwarr Singh (talk) 07:29, 27 October 2022 (UTC)

KL or The GOAT?
I see that this article has been moved from KL Rahul to Lokesh Rahul.

As far as I know, the man is referred to as KL more often than he is referred to as Lokesh. ESPNcricinfo refers to him as Lokesh in the header of his profile, but as KL just about everywhere else on the site.

The BBC also refers to him as KL most, if not all, of the time:

http://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKP90159 http://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/scorecard/ECKP90160

Similarly enough, M. J. K. Smith was and still is more commonly known as just that, than he was/is as Mike Smith (though ESPNcricinfo refers to him as Mike in the header of his profile).

So, should this article stay as Lokesh Rahul, or should it be moved back to KL Rahul?

Bluebird207 (talk) 22:38, 21 August 2015 (UTC)


 * As an undiscussed, controversial move, I believe that it should be moved back to KL Rahul, and then someone can request a move so that there is a proper discussion about it. Joseph2302 (talk) 08:35, 23 August 2015 (UTC)

Hello every body. I had checked India's Official Cricket web site of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) bcci.tv for Rahul. Because he is Indian cricketer, I just found only Lokesh Rahul, I could't found KL Rahul at ongoing SL Vs IND Series and also at Team India.


 * Here the Links:

Test 1 Test 2 Test 3

Thanking You. Srinu523 (talk) 18:33, 23 August 2015 (UTC)Srinu523 (talk) 18:30, 23 August 2015 (UTC)

Here at Yahoo also use as Lokesh Rahul. Srinu523 (talk) 18:49, 23 August 2015 (UTC)

Requested move 24 August 2015

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The result of the move request was: no consensus. Reasonable arguments from both sides, no consensus that the proposed title is the most common name in reliable sources. Worth revisiting in a six months or so I'd imagine. Jenks24 (talk) 01:44, 9 September 2015 (UTC)

KL Rahul → Lokesh Rahul – All the articles shows his name as Lokesh Rahul, like ESPN, Cricbuzz, Cricket Archive, bcci.tv, Yahoo, Team India Official Squad are shows Lokesh Rahul. Once upon a time (upto 2015 Indian Premier League) all showed as KL Rahul, now all are change to Lokesh Rahul. So why not we also change the article to Lokesh Rahul. Srinu523 (talk) 05:31, 24 August 2015 (UTC) --Relisted. sovereign°sentinel (contribs) 10:09, 1 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Support per Cricinfo profile and other sources.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 06:48, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Support per sources. I don't see any problem with piping to KL Rahul when the situation calls for it though. – PeeJay 07:38, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Oppose for now. As I said, he is still referred to as KL elsewhere on ESPNcricinfo (including in the report of the conclusion of India's most recent Test), and on the BBC website. Bluebird207 (talk) 08:34, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Nevertheless, his profile on the Cricinfo website does list him as Lokesh Rahul. – PeeJay 12:50, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Oppose for now. IMO, KL is still more common than Lokesh, but this may change in the future. South Indians often use just initials and not their expanded forms. V. Anand, K. Srikkanth and J. Srinath were all known by their initials early on but as they became famous, their initials were expanded as per the tradition of most of the world. Tintin 17:22, 24 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment See here in Yahoo, referred as Lokesh Rahul only, here at second Test report from bcci.tv so many times referred as Lokesh Rahul and very few time only KL Rahul, at NDTV Sport alao referred as Lokesh Rahul only, at the Star Sport also referred as Lokesh Rahul many times and few times as KL Rahul Here. Srinu523 (talk) 10:26, 26 August 2015 (UTC)
 * The plot thickens...
 * Fox Sports Australia, like the BBC, still refers to him as KL.
 * However, the Guardian newspaper in London, the Sydney Morning Herald, the New Zealand Herald and South Africa's Sport24 all referred to him as Lokesh when reporting on India's most recent Test.
 * So I think we can all agree that references to him as Lokesh have been increasing in regularity in recent times. But will they become more common than references to him as KL?
 * It's certainly quite likely that the two will become equally common - a bit like with MS/Mahendra Singh Dhoni, or (here in the British Isles) with former Irish horse racing jockey AP/Tony McCoy. And if that happens, then moving this article to Lokesh Rahul might be a better idea than keeping it as KL Rahul.
 * We'll just have to wait and see. Bluebird207 (talk) 16:02, 26 August 2015 (UTC)


 * Strong oppose It's "KL Rahul" on The Hindu, Times of India, DNA India, NDTV. If we are using Cricinfo profile as the source for naming cricketers, then why is it JP Duminy and not Jean-Paul Duminy? Anyway, it's "KL Rahul" on the rest of Cricinfo too. 117.192.186.241 (talk) 11:26, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Support by all the sources. 117.228.152.137 (talk) 15:24, 27 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Support by all the above sources. He was refers and more known as Lokesh then KL increasing in regularity in recent times. Narahari23 (talk) 09:20, 4 September 2015 (UTC)
 * Comment The above two users are part of a sock puppet investigation linked to the nominator of this RM. Thanks.  Lugnuts  Dick Laurent is dead 11:33, 4 September 2015 (UTC)


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K in the name stands for Kannur
I request the users not to repeatedly change the name from Kannur Lokesh Rahul to Kannaur Lokesh Rahul or Kannanur Lokesh Rahul. It is mispelled almost everywhere, not to mention sports sites to academic sites. His father's Bio-data in NITK, Surathkal website, where he works as a Professor, cites his father's birthplace and native as Kananur in Magadi Taluk, Ramanagra District, Karnataka.http://civil.nitk.ac.in/sites/default/files/faculty-CV/Bio-data_KLN.pdf. The fact is it is Kannur while misppelled as Kananaur in the file. See: http://www.mangalorean.com/cricketer-k-l-rahul-visits-shri-kukke-subrahmanya-temple/ and http://indiabyroad.in/kannur-magadi/ --    ~ Irrigator   talk  02:35, 16 June 2016 (UTC)


 * As published in an article in Udayavani, a reputed Kannada News paper daily, Rahul's ancestoral village is known by both the names Kannur and Kananur. Refer this link. Rahul himself pronounced it as Kananur in the video. watch here    ~ Irrigator   talk  07:43, 9 September 2016 (UTC)


 * It is not how they pronounce the word, it is how they spell it. According to CricketArchive, the most reliable source for cricket articles, the spelling is Kannur. Stop messing around with the article. Dee  03  11:01, 9 September 2016 (UTC)

Vandalism
Ehy a user has put vandslism Shskibsl (talk) 11:05, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

I will Shskibsl (talk) 11:05, 13 January 2019 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 January 2019
He is currently under suspension by BCCI over his controversial comments on the Indian TV show Koffee with Karan. Sonia Soi (talk) 10:13, 18 January 2019 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 26 September 2020
Change Dehli Captials to Delhi Capitals RMHanchate (talk) 07:51, 26 September 2020 (UTC)
 * ✅. ◢  Ganbaruby!   (Say hi!) 09:13, 26 September 2020 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 18 April 2021
Birth-Mangalore not bangalore 2405:204:5009:6A7F:21E3:D43A:40A6:9B58 (talk) 03:20, 18 April 2021 (UTC)
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Semi-protected edit request on 4 June 2021
KL Rahul was born in Mangalore. 2409:4071:D14:2760:0:0:5189:E40D (talk) 15:16, 4 June 2021 (UTC)
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Kananur Lokesh Rahul
So there is a lot of circular referencing going on here, and K.L Rahul is being reported as Kannur Rahul by many Cricket websites. His real name is Kananur Rahul and not Kannur. This is his late father’s curriculum vitae. 

Notice his place of birth ‘Kananur’. Kannur is a different place in Kerala and is not related to K. L Rahul who is a Kannadiga.

Crick Buzz seems to be the only Website that has got it right, the others seem to be picking up from wiki and repeating the mistake.

Well, even cited source of cricinfo mentioned Kananur. Winged Adult (talk) 03:59, 23 August 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 20 November 2021
Jaspreetsingh6 (talk) 10:41, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Please give me permission to edit page of kl rahul for his statics Jaspreetsingh6 (talk) 10:45, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
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Okay please ipdate his t20i statics Jaspreetsingh6 (talk) 12:03, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

Requested move 20 November 2021

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The result of the move request was: not moved. Consensus is that the current title is Rahul's common name. (non-admin closure) Extraordinary Writ (talk) 20:28, 27 November 2021 (UTC)

KL Rahul → K. L. Rahul – Per naming conventions and MOS:INITIALS 141.72.239.107 (talk) 19:33, 20 November 2021 (UTC)

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 * Strong oppose - in cricket the initials by themselves are traditionally used, without punctuation. A quick scan of the references for Rahul's article show that he is consistently referred to as KL rather than K. L. It is, to all intents and purposes, his WP:COMMONNAME. Blue Square Thing (talk) 08:22, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose per BST and WP:COMMONNAME. See also MS Dhoni, JP Duminy, AB de Villiers, etc, etc.  Lugnuts  Fire Walk with Me 09:03, 21 November 2021 (UTC)
 * Oppose per BST and Lugnuts' comments, this is his WP:COMMONNAME. Rugbyfan22 (talk) 10:22, 21 November 2021 (UTC)

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POV of 'Commercial endorsments and brand' section
I have placed a POV section template here. After reading it, it becomes evident that it is not written from a neutral point of view. Words like 'ladder to success', 'star cricketer', etc. are WP:PEACOCK. And is such a detailed list of his endorsments needed? Kpddg  (talk  •  contribs)  07:00, 18 March 2022 (UTC)

, I am totally agree with you, nearly all the articles about Indian cricketers have this type of peacock wording, it should be removed and whoever doing this should be warned. I added fan POV tag, lots of info is unsourced and written in fan language. I removed some. Rock Stone Gold Castle (talk) 19:37, 26 October 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 17 May 2022
Please modify several subsection titles: Common nouns in section titles shouldn't be capitalised, so "season" is correct, not "Season". 49.198.51.54 (talk) 08:47, 17 May 2022 (UTC)
 * 2018 IPL Season ==> 2018 IPL season
 * 2019 IPL Season ==> 2019 IPL season
 * Captaining Kings XI Punjab and 2020 IPL Season ==> Captaining Kings XI Punjab and 2020 IPL season
 * IPL 2021 Season ==> IPL 2021 season
 * Joining Lucknow Super Giants and IPL 2022 Season ==> Joining Lucknow Super Giants and IPL 2022 season

✅ I have made the required changes in this edit Thanks, Kpddg  (talk)  09:45, 17 May 2022 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit resquest on 27 November 2022 : Height change
Virtually all websites give his height as 5'11 and not 6'1, including the link used in the information box (which thus also gives 5'11'), so I guess a change would be welcomed, thanks.
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Semi-protected edit request on 28 December 2022
Change who currently is the vice-captain of the Indian cricket team in all formats to formerly was the vice-captain as he has been removed from vice captaincy from the India vs Sri Lanka 2023 series.

https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/kl-rahul-removed-bcci-appoints-new-vice-captain-for-sri-lanka-odi-series-article-96556763 2405:201:12:1240:38A0:3EA8:DB8F:AD37 (talk) 18:51, 28 December 2022 (UTC)


 * ❌, A change for one series is not permanent. The name of the captain wasn't changed when he didn't captain India in the Ind vs Bangaldesh test series. Too early. >>> Extorc . talk  05:11, 29 December 2022 (UTC)

Playing style
Its ridiculous, why there such a long quotes, in 3 lines we can write it. It should be ce. Editors should write abou his shots and weakness in it.Rock Stone Gold Castle (talk) 12:31, 23 February 2023 (UTC)

Excessive detail
Reading this article, one thing that stands out to me is the excessive focus on both minutiae and trivia. It seems like far too much routine information (he scored this many runs from that many balls) is included, without regard for the significance of the information for a general audience. Wikipedia is not Wisden or Cricinfo. Focus on the defining details rather than trying to be comprehensive - see Sunil Gavaskar for an example, which is more effective at conveying the key information rather than using excessive detail. 92.40.217.85 (talk) 14:45, 9 October 2023 (UTC)