<P> He was picked in the Indian squad for the four - test tour against West Indies in 2016 . Rahul played in the second Test at Jamaica and scored a strokeful 158, his highest Test score then . In the process, he became the first Indian opener to score a century in his debut Test in the West Indies . In the first match of the T20I series in the United States, he scored a century off 46 balls in a losing cause, the second - fastest ever and fastest by an Indian . He also set the world record for being the only player to score hundred in first innings as opener in both Tests and ODIs . </P> <P> Lokesh Rahul set the record for the fastest batsman to have scored centuries in all three formats in just 20 innings surpassing the record of Ahmed Shehzad who took 76 innings . He is the first player in T20I history to score a century when batting at number 4 position or lower (110 *). He is also the first Indian batsman to be dismissed hit - wicket in T20Is . </P> <P> Rahul was a part of the IPL team Royal Challengers Bangalore as a wicket - keeper batsman in 2013 . In 2014, he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹ 1 crore at the auction . In the 2016 season, he returned to the Royal Challengers Bangalore . He finished the season as the 11th highest run - scorer, and RCB's third, with 397 runs from 14 matches . Rahul missed the 2017 season due to a shoulder injury . </P> <P> In the 2018 IPL Auction, he was bought by Kings XI Punjab for ₹ 11 crore, the joint - third highest price for that year . In the first match for Kings XI Punjab in the 2018 IPL season, Rahul registered the fastest 50 (off 14 balls) ever in the history of IPL breaking the record which was previously held by Sunil Narine, who reached the milestone in 15 balls . </P>

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