KL Rahul is poised to part ways with the Lucknow Super Giants as they prepare for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. KL Rahul’s future with the Lucknow Super Giants has been shrouded in uncertainty, particularly given his inconsistent performance last season and subsequent exclusion from India’s T20I squad. Reports indicate that he did not receive the backing of the LSG management prior to the retention deadline, leading to speculation about his departure from the franchise ahead of the IPL 2025 auction.
“The LSG management, including mentor Zaheer Khan and coach Justin Langer, has analyzed his stats and it has emerged that the team has almost lost all matches where KL has batted long and scored runs. That indicates that his strike rate doesn’t match the momentum of the game. With the Impact Player rule, the scores are getting higher. You can’t afford to have someone taking so much time at the top of the order,” an IPL source told the paper.
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After 3 hours of meeting between KL Rahul and LSG owner
The LSG owner have successfully convinced KL Rahul to stay away from the team. pic.twitter.com/02y9nDhO1T— mufaddla parody (@mufaddl_parody) October 23, 2024
Despite releasing KL Rahul, there is speculation that Lucknow Super Giants could attempt to re-sign him at the auction, but at a more affordable price. Rahul’s leadership and batting experience might still appeal to the team if they can acquire him at a more reasonable cost. The official list of retained players is set to be announced by October 31, and fans are eagerly anticipating confirmation of LSG’s plans for the upcoming IPL season.
The report also suggests that fast bowler Mayank Yadav is almost certain to be retained by the Lucknow Super Giants, potentially ranking among the top three players the franchise plans to prioritize for retention ahead of the next IPL season.
“Mayank is LSG’s find. They invested in him when no one knew of him and he has shown what kind of impact he can have on a match,” the report further said.
The report suggests that fast bowler Mayank Yadav is almost certain to be retained by the Lucknow Super Giants, potentially ranking among the top three players the franchise plans to prioritize for retention ahead of the next IPL season.
Mohd Faisal Hakak is a sports author from Kashmir. He likes to keep tabs on the sporting world with a keen interest in football, motorsports, NBA, and other marquee sports. He is a science graduate from Islamia College Srinagar.
