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Rahul enjoys keeping, says still finds difficult to keep against Bumrah

K L Rahul also said that the 2016 IPL with the Royal Challengers Bangalore was a 'career-defining season' for him

India's K L Rahul bats as New Zealand wicketkeeper Tim Seifert looks on during the Twenty/20 cricket international between India and New Zealand in Auckland. Photo: AP | PTI
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K L Rahul bats as New Zealand wicketkeeper Tim Seifert looks on during the Twenty/20 cricket international between India and New Zealand in Auckland. The Karnataka batsman, who made his Test debut against Australia in December 2014 at Melbourne, also

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Indian batsman K L Rahul has been enjoying his wicket-keeping role in the white ball cricket but he still finds difficult to keep wickets against pacer Jasprit Bumrah.
 
"Absolutely enjoying wicketkeeping. The toughest bowler to keep to is @Jaspritbumrah93," Rahul said in a 'Q&A' session on his Twitter handle on Sunday. 
The 28-year-old right-handed batsman, who has played 36 Tests, 32 ODIS and 42 T20Is , started keeping wickets from the limited-overs home series against Australia and later went on to don the gloves during the tour of New Zealand.
 Rahul’s career defining moment
 
Rahul also said that the 2016

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