KL Rahul likely to move on from Lucknow Super Giants after alleged fallout with owner
KL Rahul has been one of the most prolific run getters in the history of the Indian Premier League. Having debuted with Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013, the 32-year-old has scored 4,683 runs in the 10 seasons that he has played. After playing just five matches in his first season, he moved to Sunrisers Hyderabad for a couple of seasons. However, his returns were average at best.
2016 proved to be the breakthrough season for Rahul, where he scored 397 runs at a strike rate of 146 in a star-studded RCB line-up that had the likes of Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, AB De Villiers and Shane Watson. Unfortunately, he had to miss the 2017 season owing to injury and was shockingly released ahead of the 2018 mega auction.
King XI Punjab (Now Punjab Kings) signed the batter in the auction, and he did not disappoint. Out of the five seasons for the franchise, he piled more than 600 runs in four years, and missed making a perfect five as he fell seven runs short in 2019.
Going into the 2025 season, Rahul finds himself in the auction once again as he has not been retained as by Lucknow Super Giants. With as many as five teams needing a captain, Rahul could be a hot pick at the auction table.
KL Rahul the captain
Rahul has been the captain of an IPL team since the 2020 season, when he was appointed as the leader of Punjab Kings. The team finished sixth in the two years the Karnataka-born player was the captain, with six wins and eight defeats in each season.
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