Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan is of the opinion that Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) might strive opener KL Rahul within the middle-order. Rahul opens the batting for LSG on the marquee occasion ever since becoming a member of the aspect in 2022. In his first IPL season for the aspect, Rahul scored 616 runs throughout 15 match at a median of over 51. The following version noticed Rahul lacking noticeable variety of video games on account of harm. He performed 9 matches for LSG in IPL 2023 and scored 274 runs. Heaping praises on Rahul, Pathan mentioned that he’s a participant who can bat in any place.

“He is a car with gears in an era of automatic cars. He can bat in any gear from first to fifth. He even has a sixth gear. So considering that, KL Rahul batting down the order might not be bad at all,” Irfan Pathan mentioned on Star Sports as quoted by Sportskeeda.

“It might be good for the group and him as properly. The group mixture might embrace each Quinton de Kock and Kyle Mayers in such a state of affairs. If each of them get a spot, they’ll go together with an all-Indian tempo assault,” Pathan added.

Rahul is at the moment battling harm. He had complained of a proper quadriceps ache and missed India’s second Test in Visakhapatnam on account of it. While the batter has been included within the group’s remaining three matches in opposition to the Three Lions, his participation is topic to health.

“The participation of Ravindra Jadeja and KL Rahul is topic to health clearance from the BCCI medical group,” mentioned BCCI within the launch by which it named India’s squad for remaining three Test matches vs England.

The sequence is completely poised at 1-1 with the third Test beginning in Rajkot on February 15.