| Ponnan Rahul | |
| Birth Date: | 4 February 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Alappuzha, Kerala, India |
| Batting: | Left-handed |
| Bowling: | Right-arm offbreak |
| Role: | Opening batter |
| Club1: | Kerala |
| Year1: | 2017present |
| Columns: | 3 |
| Column1: | FC |
| Matches1: | 13 |
| Runs1: | 526 |
| Bat Avg1: | 22.86 |
| 100S/50S1: | 1/3 |
| Top Score1: | 127 |
| Catches/Stumpings1: | 13/0 |
| Column2: | List A |
| Matches2: | 6 |
| Runs2: | 124 |
| Bat Avg2: | 31.00 |
| 100S/50S2: | 0/10 |
| Top Score2: | 36 |
| Catches/Stumpings2: | 4/0 |
| Column3: | T20 |
| Matches3: | 2 |
| Runs3: | 11 |
| Bat Avg3: | 5.50 |
| 100S/50S3: | 0/0 |
| Top Score3: | 7 |
| Catches/Stumpings3: | 1/0 |
| Hidedeliveries: | true |
| Date: | 28 December 2022 |
| Source: | http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1121446.html Cricinfo |
Ponnan Rahul (born 4 February 1992) is an Indian cricketer who represents Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a left-handed top order batsman and occasional right-arm off-spinner.[1]
After representing Kerala in U-22 and U-25 levels,[1] Rahul made his first-class debut for Kerala in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 6 October 2017 against Jharkhand.[2] He played 6 matches in the 2018–19 Ranji Trophy, scoring 370 runs and finished the tournament as Kerala's fourth highest run-scorer.[3] He also scored his maiden first-class century in the season.[4] However, he scored just 137 runs from five matches in the next Ranji season[5] with a highest score of 97.[6]
He made his List A debut on 29 September 2019, for Kerala in the 2019–20 Vijay Hazare Trophy against Hyderabad.[7] He made his Twenty20 debut on 8 November 2019, for Kerala in the 2019–20 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy against Tamil Nadu.[8]
Rahul made a career-best score of 147 against Meghalaya in the 2021-22 Ranji Trophy.[9]
Rahul narrowly survived a motorcycle crash in 2017.[10]