An enormous topic of debate amongst followers on social media and within the cricketing fraternity, KL Rahul continues draw consideration. Owing to a string of unimpressive performances on the sphere, Rahul was dropped from India’s taking part in XI for the third Test towards Australia. Away from the Test whites, Rahul arrived on the jersey launch occasion of his Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise, the place his remarks turned a speaking level amongst followers as soon as once more. As the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) unveiled their jersey for the IPL 2023 season, Rahul was requested about his tackle ‘strike-rates’ in T20 cricket.

The opening batter, who had as soon as branded the ‘strike-rate obsession’ overrated, maintained his stance, suggesting, the tempo with which a batter must play relies on the goal.

“I think strike rate is over-rated. But it depends upon the demand, like if you chase 140 – you don’t need to go with 200 strike rate – it depends upon the current situation,” he mentioned on the event.

Gautam Gambhir, who’s the mentor of the Lucknow franchise, was additionally current on the jersey launch occasion. Speaking of Rahul, Gambhir mentioned that the staff is fortunate to have a ‘stable-headed’ captain like him.

“I think strike rate is over-rated. But it depends upon the demand, like if you chase 140 – you don’t need to go with 200 strike rate – it depends upon the current situation,” he mentioned.

Rahul’s place within the Indian staff has been questioned over the previous couple of months, with the Karnataka lad failing to supply constant performances in all three codecs of the sport.

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

Though Rahul has been a constant performer with the bat within the IPL, he hasn’t been in a position to carry the coveted T20 trophy with any of the 4 franchises he has performed for therefore far.

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