Jaipur. On Sunday, there will be a match between the teams of Lucknow Super Giants and Rajasthan Royals in the Indian Premier League. During the IPL match to be held on Sunday, everyone’s eyes will be on the form and fitness of Indian batsman KL Rahul. Rahul could not play in the last four Test matches against England due to injury. The Lucknow captain would like to perform well not only as a batsman but also as a leader.
Under his leadership, the Lucknow team was successful in making it to the playoffs in the last two seasons. In the initial phase of IPL, Rahul can play as a pure batsman. This responsibility can be taken away from them. Taking the additional responsibility of wicketkeeping will increase his chances of the Indian team making it to the T20 World Cup. Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson is also a contender for a place in the Indian team as a wicketkeeper for the ICC tournament. He will also try to perform well from the beginning.
The Royals team reached the final in 2022 where it had to face defeat from Gujarat Titans. In the last season too, she had performed well in the beginning but in the end stood fifth. The batting of Royals is very strong which includes, apart from captain Samson, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Jos Buttler who are in excellent form. The team has a good finisher in Dhruv Jurel who had an impressive performance in the Test series against England.
Samson can try to strengthen the middle order by keeping West Indies’ Shimron Hetmyer and Rovman Powell in the team. As far as Lucknow is concerned, apart from captain Rahul, the responsibility of its batting will rest on Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis and Nicholas Pooran. An exciting contest can be seen between these middle-class batsmen and Royals’ experienced spinners Ravichandran Ashwin and Yuzvendra Chahal.
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Tags: IPL 2024, KL Rahul, Lucknow Super Giants, Rajasthan Royals, Sanju Samson
FIRST PUBLISHED: March 23, 2024, 20:16 IST