“Strike-Rate Ka Mazaak Udayega?”: LSG Troll ‘Defence Minister’ KL Rahul. Then Say This

Lucknow Super Giants continued their successful march within the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 marketing campaign, beating Gujarat Titans to win their third recreation on the trot on Sunday. While the win takes LSG to as excessive as third spot on the factors desk, with 3 wins in 4 matches, the type of their skipper KL Rahul has left many involved. After LSG’s win towards GT, the franchise appeared to have tried to troll their skipper Rahul itself, in a video that has left followers in splits.

In the video, a member of LSG’s employees might be heard telling Rahul that he needs to be the ‘ subsequent Defence Minister of India’. Upon listening to this Rahul stated: “Are you trolling my strike-rate too?”

The employees member than clarified saying, he known as him in order LSG have continued their streak of defending totals over 160 runs. Here’s the video:

13-0 when defending 160+ pic.twitter.com/Zt67qS7p15

— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) April 8, 2024

For the unversed, it was the thirteenth event that the Super Giants have managed to defend their complete of 160 or extra in IPL historical past.

Though the video might need been a joke, Rahul’s strike-rate and intent has been underneath the scanner for a while and his latest performances have performed him no good.

Having performed 4 IPL matches up to now, KL has scored solely 126 runs at a mean of 31.50, with an underwhelming strike charge of 128.57. He has scored a half-century, a knock of 58 in 44 balls towards RR, however has in any other case registered scores of 15 in 9 balls, 20 in 14 balls and 33.

The wicketkeeper-batter has been disappointing with the bat within the IPL because the 2023 version, a season which was reduce brief by an damage. In the 2023 IPL, KL scored 274 runs in 9 matches at a mean of 34.25 and a sub-par strike charge of 113.22, with two half-centuries and greatest rating of 74.

Overall since IPL 2023, KL has featured in 13 matches for LSG, scoring 400 runs at a mean of 33.33, with a strike charge of simply over 117. He has scored three fifties, with one of the best rating of 74. Though different numbers nonetheless appear high quality, his strike charge appears actually extraordinary for a format that requires openers to hit large from ball one.

Of 57 gamers who’ve confronted atleast 150 balls throughout the final two IPLs, KL is the one batter with a strike charge of under 120.

With ANI inputs