Former India Nationwide Cricket Workforce opening batsman Aakash Chopra has opined that the star wicketkeeper-batsman KL Rahul will likely be in excessive demand on the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega public sale.
In accordance with Aakash Chopra, a number of franchises can be seeking to have KL Rahul of their squad and the wicketkeeper-batsman may very well be bought for INR 25-30 on the IPL 2025 mega public sale.
KL Rahul set to depart Lucknow Tremendous Giants
The three-year journey of KL Rahul with the Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG) has reportedly ended because the batter and the franchise have determined to half methods.
Rahul was the draft decide of the Lucknow Tremendous Giants after they entered the Indian Premier League in 2022 and he was additionally named because the captain of the franchise.
KL Rahul was sensible with the bat in his debut season with LSG and took them to the playoffs. In 2023, Rahul suffered an harm halfway via the season, however the Lucknow Tremendous Giants nonetheless made it to the playoffs.
Issues, nonetheless, weren’t good for the Tremendous Giants in IPL 2024 as they completed on the seventh spot and studies emerged concerning the franchise proprietor Sanjiv Goenka being sad with Rahul’s batting and his captaincy. Goenka was even seen bashing Rahul on the sphere after the loss in opposition to Sunrisers Hyderabad and it shocked many.
Now based on the newest studies, the star wicketkeeper-batsman has determined to depart Lucknow Tremendous Giants resulting from private {and professional} causes.
Rishabh Pant goes to get some huge cash – Aakash Chopra
Together with KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant is one other star wicketkeeper-batsman, who’s more likely to enter the IPL 2025 mega public sale as Delhi Capitals will reportedly not retain him.
In a video shared on his official YouTube channel, Aakash Chopra mentioned that each Pant and Rahul can be in excessive demand and franchises would break the financial institution to amass the providers of the duo. He mentioned:
“Rishabh Pant goes to get some huge cash. The quantity may go to ₹25 crore and even 30. The identical is true for KL Rahul. Once more a wicketkeeper-batter and scores 500-600 runs yearly.”
Some folks will cry over his strike price – Aakash Chopra on KL Rahul
Total, Rahul has performed 38 matches for the Lucknow Tremendous Giants and has scored 1410 runs at a mean of 41.47 and a strike price of 130.67. The strike price of Rahul has been closely criticized, and a few studies have claimed that it was one of many explanation why LSG had been sad with him.
Nevertheless, Aakash Chopra does not assume that the low strike price of the wicketkeeper-batsman could have any influence on his public sale value as he’s more likely to fetch an enormous quantity with Chennai Tremendous Kings, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Punjab Kings, Delhi Capitals, Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders seeking to rent him.
“Some folks will cry over his strike price. I noticed a meme someplace that he’s greater than 30 years previous, married, and everyone seems to be saying he’s completed, so CSK would possibly take him as such gamers go there,” added Chopra.
“He can go to Bengaluru as properly. After all, it is his house as properly. All the identical franchises, Punjab, Delhi, Mumbai, the place his numbers are excellent, Kolkata, everybody wants him,” Chopra mentioned.
