![]() ![]() ![]() However, he continued to have anxious starts and got the reputation of an 'all-or-nothing' player. He showed his tendency to convert starts, making his first three fifty-plus scores count, and going on to score a hundred each time. This hundred gave Rahul some momentum, and he went on to make hundreds in Sri Lanka and West Indies on away tours, making the opening combination a dilemma for the Indian selectors. He had a dramatic redemption in Sydney as he stroked his way to a patient century, proving that he belongs in the national side – to himself, more than anyone else. With the series already lost, and in a manifestation of compassion for Rahul's nervous jitters, the selectors and the captain decided to give Rahul a go at his usual opening spot in the Sydney Test. The prospect of a debut on a momentous occasion like the Boxing Day at the MCG against the world's chirpiest team seemed to throw Rahul off his game, as he crumbled under pressure and lost his wicket to two shots unbecoming (to say the least) of a Test player. He was left out of the squad for the succeeding season, but he returned for the 2012-13 season, in which he had a prolific run of form, becoming the highest run-getter of the season, propelling himself into contention for the highest honour of them all – an India Test cap. Rahul rose through the ranks of Under-19 cricket and broke into the Karnataka first-class side and had a decent debut season in 2010-11. Having started off with batting on the grass-less field of the college, Rahul's parents spotted a spark in him and decided that he must receive formal training in order to realize his talents. ![]() He finished his schooling in NITK and grew to develop keen interest in cricket. Infact, the most avid fans can watch the show before broadcast through a Hotstar Premium subscription.Hailing from a background of high academic standards, KL Rahul was born and brought up in the prestigious National Institute of Technology, Karnataka, where his father is a professor in the department of Civil Engineering. ![]() Equally, there are more and more audiences discovering the show and watching it on their personal screens. Anchored by good conversations, the show has become a property that its fans look forward to on Sunday evenings. Star Spokesperson: “ Our strength as a network across TV and Digital has been key to the growth in consumption for this show. In a first for the category in India,Star World is partnering with global social media platform, Snapchat to create ‘Koffee Filters’.Leaving an enormous digital footprint, the campaign garnered over 1.2 billion impressions in the build up to the launch on Twitter, with hashtags that trended pan India for two days leading up to the premiere of the season. It remains the most-watched show in the English Entertainment category (BARC NCCS AB, 15+, 1Mn +)with the first episode leading by a 39.7% margin across October. Koffee with Karan has always been uniquely positioned to reach the most discerning of audiences, with NCCS A contributing 74% of the viewership and cities Mumbai and Delhi drawing 62% of the viewership on the show. On Hotstar the viewership has grown by 134% to 3.1 Mn viewers in week 1, with audiences engaging deeply with the show on the platform, spending 38 mins on an average watching the first episode. The television viewership on Star World and Star World HD stood at 3.1 Mn viewers (BARC 2+ U+R). Mumbai : Koffee with Karan’s latest season that premiered on 21st October has moved from strength to strength, garnering an unprecedented viewership of 6.2Mn in Week 1, across TV & Hotstar, up 114% from last year. ![]()
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