A day after a devastating loss against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, which brought about owner Sanjiv Goenka giving a significant piece to him before cameras, it has now become visible that KL Rahul could step down as Captain of Lucknow Super Giants for their last two association rounds of IPL 2024.
LSG, who were well and really in the rush to the end of the season games – they are – out of nowhere see an impasse after consecutive overwhelming losses, first to KKR and afterward to SRH on Wednesday.
KL Rahul Might Step Down From LSG Captaincy
News office PTI revealed that KL Rahul, who was roped in before the closeout in 2022 for a record ₹17 crore, will probably not be held before the Uber barters in 2025. Notwithstanding, there is a hypothesis that the captain could step down all alone and focus on batting during the following two games.
“There is a five-day hole before the following game against DC. At this point, no choice has been taken except for it is grasped that assuming Rahul plans to simply focus on his batting for the excess two games, the administration wouldn’t fret,” an IPL source told PTI on states of obscurity.
LSG Can Still Qualify To Playoffs
LSG are still numerically in conflict as they can arrive at 16 focuses by dominating their excess two matches – – versus Delhi Capitals in New Delhi on May 14 and Mumbai Indians at Wankhede on May 17.
Be that as it may, it will be trying to develop the net run-rate (- 0.760) greatly. If Rahul chooses to step down, bad habit chief Nicholas Pooran, effectively the group’s most significant hitter in the season
KL Rahul Performance In This Year
KL Rahul has been among the runs yet his strike rate has by and by been an issue. Among the main 10 hitters of the Orange Cap list, Rahul, who has amassed 430 runs in 12 matches, has the second-most exceedingly terrible strike rate (136). The absence of aim he shows while opening the batting in T20s, is likewise one of the essential justifications for why he has not been considered for the Indian T20I side.
Notably, Goenka was the owner of the Rising Pune Supergiants when they terminated MS Dhoni as skipper and named Steve Smith in their subsequent season.