India opening batter KL Rahul has been receiving numerous flak from the followers and former cricketers for his back-to-back failed performances. The 30-year-old cricketer dissatisfied everybody along with his flop exhibits through the first two Tests in opposition to Australia, which even value him his place of the vice-captain for the remaining two Tests. As the sequence in opposition to Australia goes to finish on March 22, Rahul will probably be gearing up for the upcoming version of the Indian Premier League, the place he will probably be main Lucknow Super Giants.

The Lucknow-based franchise unveiled their new jersey for the upcoming season on Tuesday, the place crew’s mentor and former India batter Gautam Gambhir lavished reward on Rahul and referred to as him a captain with a “balanced head”.

“It starts with the captain. The captain is the flag bearer of the team. It is the captain’s team. All of us in the dressing room are there to support him. No support staff is under as much pressure as the captain. It is the body language of the captain that will decide how we perform,” said Gambhir during the jersey launch.

“We are very fortunate to have someone like KL Rahul, who has a very stable and balanced head. I wish I had it, I did not have that. I was very extreme, but it did work for me. For a franchise like Lucknow, it is important to have someone like KL at the helm. Going forward, this is going to be a massive positive for us,” he added.

As far as IPL goes, Rahul has a formidable report with the bat. In 109 matches within the T20 league, the opening batter has scored 3889 runs at a mean of 48.01 and a strike-rate of 136.22.

Talking about IPL, the sixteenth version of the cash-rich league will kick-start from March 31 with the primary match between the defending champions Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings in Ahmedabad.

Lucknow Super Giants will probably be squaring off in opposition to Delhi Capitals of their first match on April 1 on the Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.

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