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.

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.

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

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.

Rahul batted in the KSCA ‘B’ ground, before moving to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium main ground for a catching session while Kaverappa bowled at full tilt and had a hit in the nets.