Under Rahul’s management, LSG reached the playoffs within the 2022 and 2023 seasons however sadly completed seventh earlier this 12 months.
Senior Indian cricketer KL Rahul has made the choice to part ways with the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) after serving as their captain for 3 seasons since their debut in 2022.
Despite LSG’s willingness to retain Rahul, even within the prime bracket, the wicketkeeper-batter has chosen to transfer on for private {and professional} causes.
A report from The Times of India revealed that Rahul met with LSG staff proprietor Sanjiv Goenka on the RPSG House in Alipore, Kolkata on 26 August, sparking hypothesis that the 32-year-old would possibly rethink his resolution to go away the franchise.
However, it was later confirmed that Rahul has certainly chosen to go away the staff that appointed him as captain prior to the 2022 mega public sale.
“LSG were ready to offer top retention bracket to Rahul, but Rahul eventually decided to move on due to personal and professional reasons,” a supply was quoted as saying within the report.
Under Rahul’s management, LSG reached the playoffs within the 2022 and 2023 seasons however sadly completed seventh earlier this 12 months, regardless of successful seven matches and dropping simply as many.
LSG proprietor Goenka publicly criticized captain Rahul after the staff’s devastating 10-wicket loss at residence towards Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). This led to hypothesis that Rahul’s tenure as captain could also be coming to an finish.
Prior to becoming a member of LSG, Rahul performed for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) for 2 seasons, together with their runner-up end in 2016. He additionally represented SRH in 2014 and 2015.
Rahul’s longest tenure was with the Punjab Kings (previously Kings XI Punjab), the place he performed for 4 seasons from 2018 to 2021. He was appointed captain for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, with the staff ending sixth each occasions.
Given his expertise main two franchises and constantly being among the many prime run-scorers, regardless of some issues about his strike fee, a number of groups are doubtless to think about recruiting Rahul, presumably as captain, within the upcoming mega public sale.
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