Former India Nationwide Cricket Group participant Aakash Chopra claimed that KL Rahul can be the proper successor for MS Dhoni on the Chennai Tremendous Kings (CSK) within the Indian Premier League (IPL). He mentioned that the keeper-batter matches all the factors and would be the proper match for the crew.
India Nationwide Cricket Group batter Rahul will likely be going below the hammer within the IPL public sale 2025. This comes after the batter parted methods with Lucknow Tremendous Giants as he did not wish to proceed with the crew, particularly with him having points with the franchise house owners.
KL Rahul has set himself a base worth of INR 2 crore
Rahul has set himself a base worth of INR 2 crore, and with the sort of influence he has made within the league, he little doubt will likely be attracting quite a lot of bidders. Some groups want a captain, and therefore, he routinely turns into a giant goal within the public sale.
There will likely be hardly any crew that will not want the providers of Rahul, as he has been top-of-the-line batters within the IPL for the previous couple of years. Opening the innings, he has been amassing truckloads of runs for the groups that he has performed for and has led the crew effectively.
Rahul captained Punjab Kings for 2 seasons earlier than shifting to Lucknow Tremendous Giants. Below his management, the crew made playoffs in two seasons earlier than ending within the backside half of the desk within the final version of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
He’s proper for Chennai, that is KL Rahul – Aakash Chopra
Aakash Chopra, whereas speaking about Chennai Tremendous Kings, mentioned that the franchise wants a alternative for MS Dhoni, and Rahul would be the excellent candidate for that. Whereas stressing the opportunity of the identical within the video posted on his YouTube channel, he defined:
“What all do they want? I really feel they want a successor to Dhoni, a wicketkeeper-batter and it is nice in the event that they get an Indian. Everyone seems to be saying, let me additionally say – he’s greater than 30 years outdated, goes to be a father very quickly and everybody has written him off as effectively, so he’s proper for Chennai, that is KL Rahul. So they’ll go for KL Rahul.”
They’ll attempt to purchase him as a result of the franchise nonetheless has ₹55 crore to be spent – Aakash Chopra on KL Rahul going into CSK
Aakash Chopra identified that with a handbag of ₹55 crore, CSK can be seeking to purchase Rahul. Whereas speaking about different potential choices, he defined:
“We won’t say for a way lengthy they’ll go however they’ll attempt to purchase him as a result of the franchise nonetheless has ₹55 crore to be spent. So if they’ll get an Indian like him, Ishan Kishan or Rishabh Pant for ₹10-15 crore, they’re going to attempt. They could take into consideration Shreyas Iyer for a while as a result of they’ll want Indian batters to bat in these situations.”
Aakash Chopra added that CSK must also goal Ravichandran Ashwin within the public sale to strengthen their spin division. He added:
“CSK has struggled with spin choices aside from Ravindra Jadeja. Ashwin, who can also be related to CSK’s academy, may carry steadiness to their assault in what could be his closing IPL cycle.”
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