KL Rahul was the captain of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2024.
Which players can Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) retain and whom it is going to release before the mega auction of IPL 2025? This question is coming in the minds of all the fans at this time. Meanwhile, the franchise has issued a big update regarding its retention. If reports are to be believed, the Lucknow franchise is going to release KL Rahul, who was picked in the draft before the mega auction of IPL 2022.
At the same time, young fast bowler Mayank Yadav can be retained. Mayank Yadav had recently made his debut for Team India, so to retain him, the Lucknow franchise will have to retain a good amount. They can earn at least Rs 11 crore by getting retained.
Apart from Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi and Nicholas Puran can be retained by Lucknow Super Giants. Apart from these, LSG can include Ayush Badoni and left arm pacer Mohsin Khan in their retention list as uncapped players. At the same time, the team can release other players including captain KL Rahul.
An IPL source gave a big statement regarding KL Rahul
If the team wants, it can pick him from the auction through RTM card. However, the Times of India report claims that the team management is not happy with his figures. The strike rate of top order batsman KL Rahul is the matter of greatest concern for the team management.
An IPL source was quoted by Times of India as saying, “LSG’s management, including the team’s new mentor Zaheer Khan and coach Justin Langer, have analyzed their statistics and it has come to light that the team has lost almost all the matches. Where KL batted for a long time and scored runs.
This shows that his strike rate does not match the pace of the game. With the Impact Player rule, scores are getting higher. You can’t afford to let someone like that keep batting at a low strike rate for so long at the top of the order.”