Lucknow Super Giants KL Rahul: KL Rahul has performed strongly on many occasions. But he has not been in form for some time. Now there is shocking news for Rahul’s fans. According to a report, Lucknow Super Giants may release Rahul. Before the mega auction of IPL 2025, the teams have to release the release and retention list. In this connection, Lucknow can release Rahul. If we talk about the players to be retained, Mayank Yadav and Nicholas Puran can be retained.
According to a news in ‘Times of India’, the team management of Lucknow Super Giants is not happy with KL Rahul. Rahul has been the captain of the team for the last three seasons. But the management is not happy with his strike rate. The team has made Zaheer Khan a mentor. The coach is Justin Langer. Both of them have discussed a lot about Rahul’s stats. Lucknow’s performance in the last season too was not anything special. Due to all these reasons Rahul may now be out of the team.
This could be the real reason for KL Rahul’s exit –
Rahul played 15 matches in IPL 2022. During this period, 616 runs were scored with the help of one century. His strike rate was 135.38. He played 9 matches in 2023 and scored 274 runs. During this period the strike rate was 113.22. He had hit only 4 sixes this season. After this, played 14 matches in 2024 and scored 520 runs. The strike rate here was 136.12. The team management is not happy with his strike rate. According to the report, his strike rate does not match the momentum of the game.
Lucknow can retain Mayank and Puran –
Lucknow Super Giants can retain three players. Fast bowlers Mayank Yadav, Nicholas Puran and Ravi Bishnoi can be included in this list. Lucknow is looking at Mayank as its future. Mayank can become a more lethal bowler with experience.
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