The RPSG neighborhood-owned Lucknow franchise has signed KL Rahul for Rs 17 crore sooner than the IPL 2022 mega-public sale.
Lucknow franchise skipper KL Rahul (Source: Twitter)
The Indian Premier League (IPL) two new teams — Ahmedabad and Lucknow on Friday (January 22) formally named their draft picks sooner than the upcoming mega public sale for the IPL 2022 season.
The RPSG neighborhood-owned Lucknow franchise signed KL Rahul for Rs 17 crore, Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis for Rs 9.2 crore, and uncapped leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi for Rs 4 crore. They’re going to accomplish the remaining of their squad at the mega public sale scheduled in Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
Notably, the deal capacity that KL Rahul is now the joint-most life like seemingly-paid player within the IPL all the device in which through seasons, at the side of Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Virat Kohli, who modified into additionally signed for Rs 17 crore by Royal Challengers in 2018.
However, Kohli has been retained for Rs 15 crore by RCB sooner than the IPL 2022 public sale that means that Rahul is presently the most pricey IPL player and he’ll even develop more than CSK skipper MS Dhoni, who has been retained for Rs 12 crore by the franchise.
We wished the acceptable and we did no longer resolve for much less. #TeamLucknow #IPL2022 @klrahul11 @MStoinis @bishnoi0056 pic.twitter.com/p9oM8M9tHy
— Decent Lucknow IPL Crew (@TeamLucknowIPL) January 21, 2022
29-year-former Rahul has been one of many most consistent batters within the IPL since 2018. The opener led Punjab Kings within the last two seasons but he wished a swap and modified into therefore released by the administration.
Moreover, Rahul, who has to this point played 94 fits in IPL and has 3,273 runs to his name at a median of over 41, will lead the Lucknow franchise while passe India batter Gautam Gambhir will attend as the mentor of the employees. Andy Flower has already been named the coach of the Lucknow franchise, which will enter subsequent month’s mega public sale with Rs 59.89 crore of their purse.
Crew owner, Dr. Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman @rpsggroup welcomes the drafted picks for #TeamLucknow! @klrahul11 @MStoinis @bishnoi0056 #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/AbbURvQC5Q
— Decent Lucknow IPL Crew (@TeamLucknowIPL) January 21, 2022
Meanwhile, the CVC Capital, house owners of Ahmedabad picked Hardik Pandya (Rs 15 crore), Rashid Khan (Rs 15 crore), and Shubman Gill (Rs 8 crore) of their employees. All-rounder Hardik, who modified into released by Mumbai Indians, will additionally lead the employees on this IPL season.
