Ex-India batter Wasim Jaffer called wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul a top-class player and said, "He has underachieved given his skill set." He added, "In terms of pure talent and quality, I genuinely believe he is at par with ex-India skipper Virat Kohli, but it's Virat's elite mentality that creates ultimate separation between [them]." Rahul has scored 9,830 runs in international cricket.