After failures for Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shreyas Iyer, and Rishabh Pant last week, the trend of the top stars of India's 2025 Champions Trophy batting unit failing in the Ranji Trophy continued on Thursday (January 30) as KL Rahul failed to make an impact on his comeback to India's premier first-class competition after five years during Karnataka's clash against Haryana at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.

Making his first Ranji Trophy appearance since February 2020, local hero Rahul walked in at No. 3 to a warm reception from the semi-packed M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, with chants of 'Rahul, Rahul' echoing through the stands.

KL Rahul was dismissed for 26 off 37 balls during Karnataka’s Ranji Trophy match against Haryana at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Thursday.

However, just as he appeared to settle down, Rahul fell in the post-lunch session to Haryana’s in-form pacer Anshul Kamboj

While Rahul is set to bat at No. 3 for Karnataka in his first competitive outing after the tour to Australia, the right-hander might occupy the No. 5 slot for India in the one-dayers

Delhi Police have made extensive security arrangements keeping in mind Kohli’s presence and the spectator interest around the match. Much like Tuesday, Kohli’s practice session at the Kotla on Wednesd

KL Rahul will return to play Ranji Trophy after a gap of five years when Karnataka take on Haryana in Bengaluru in an Elite Group C contest, starting Thursday.

Gavaskar also pondered whether the players absence was due to non-injury reasons, hinting at a possible lack of commitment.

While Virat Kohli's return to the Ranji Trophy after over 12 years has garnered all the attention, KL Rahul conducted his business as usual in a low-key manner.