IPL 2022: KL Rahul set to lead Lucknow franchise, Marcus Stoinis and Ravi Bishnoi liked to be roped in
KL Rahul, Marcus Stoinis and Ravi Bishnoi are all set to join the new Lucknow franchise for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.
In Short
- KL Rahul is set to lead the Lucknow franchise in IPL 2022
- Ravi Bishnoi, Marcus Stoinis is likely to join KL Rahul
- RPSG Group had shelled out Rs 7090 crore to buy Lucknow
KL Rahul is one of the three players to be picked by the yet-to-be-named Lucknow franchise and will also lead the team in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. The other two are likely to be Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and uncapped leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi.
"Rahul will captain Lucknow. The team is deciding on the other two draft picks," an IPL source told PTI.
Rahul led Punjab Kings for the past two seasons but did not want to stay at the franchise. Bishnoi was also with Punjab, while Stoinis represented Delhi Capitals. RPSG Group had shelled out Rs 7090 crore to buy the Lucknow franchise. Rahul is currently the stand-in captain of the Indian ODI team in South Africa in the absence of an injured Rohit Sharma.
Rahul started his IPL career in 2014 with Sunrisers Hyderabad, later he joined Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2016 and was bought for 11 crores by the Punjab franchise in the 2018 auction. Overall he scored 2548 runs for the Punjab franchise at an average of 56.62 in just 55 innings.