Lucknow Super Giants named injured KL Rahul‘s replacement in the squad on Friday. LSG skipper was dominated out of the rest of the IPL 2023 after he sustained a hip flexor harm in the forty third match of the event towards Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Karun Nair has changed Rahul in the group. Nair has to date performed 76 IPL matches and has scored 1496 runs. He has been bagged by LSG for Rs 50 Lakh. “Armed with a wealth of IPL experience spanning across multiple franchises, Karun has 1496 runs to his name in the competition. A technically sound batter, Karun is part of an elite list to have scored a triple hundred in Tests in what was only his 3rd match,” LSG said in the discharge.
Speaking on becoming a member of LSG, Karun mentioned “Really happy to be joining the Super Giants. I wish KL a speedy recovery and hope he comes back stronger. Look forward to meeting my teammates very soon and contributing to the team”.
On the final ball of the second over of the match towards RCB at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow, KL Rahul injured himself whereas defending a 4 close to the boundary rope. He had to exit of the bottom due to a hamstring pressure. Rahul was seen in quite a lot of ache and was seen limping as he was strolling again from the sector with the assistance of group physio and a teammate, who was in the reserve. He was discovering it troublesome to stroll.
Rahul was additionally dominated out of the WTC ultimate set to be performed on June 7 as he’ll endure surgical procedure.
“Absolutely gutted that I won’t be at the Oval next month with Team India. I’ll do everything I can to get back in the blue and help my country. That has always been my focus and priority,” KL Rahul wrote in his Instagram publish.
