Star India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul has impressed everyone with his skillset ever since his foray. While he made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut back in 2014, it’s unknown to many that he was a part of the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) franchise prior to that in 2012.

Now, in a recent revelation, the premier batter opened up on how he was recruited by the RCB franchise.

Rahul recounted when he was 19-years-old, he was approached by RCB’s then-team manager Avinash Vaidya who in turn, called up to meet Virat Kohli for signing his first IPL contract.

Rahul recounts memories of his maiden IPL contract signing

Speaking to Ravichandran Ashwin in a video on the off-spinner’s YouTube channel, here’s what KL Rahul had to say about the conversation he had with Virat Kohli at that point (13:35):

KL Rahul didn’t play a single game during his first stint at RCB. However, he was a crucial component of their run to the final of the IPL 2016 season where they ended up losing to the Sunrisers Hyderabad.

Apart from RCB and SRH, KL Rahul also played for the Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) and currently leads the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). As a Bengaluru boy, Rahul accepted that initially even he felt that he would play his entire IPL career for RCB.