IPL 2022: People Know Him As Reluctant Captain, But He's Finding His Feet: Shaun Pollock Hails India Star For Impressive IPL 2022
Published - 25 Apr 2022, 07:12 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 01:08 AM
Other than the arresting challenges and the singular fights for a spot in India’s T20 World Cup crew, the 2022 Indian Premier League (IPL) has likewise offered new captaincy choices for India.
Every one of the new pioneers has been dissected according to their leadership abilities by veterans and analysts, and former South Africa skipper Shaun Pollock has been dazzled with KL Rahul’s captaincy in IPL 2022 for Lucknow Super Giants.
Alongside Gujarat Titans, Lucknow is the other new franchise who have joined IPL in the fifteenth season, and have so have overseen five wins in eight matches to sit fourth on the points table.
KL Rahul Back To His Best
Their captain, Rahul, has been amazing with the bat also, going on with his reliable run in IPL throughout recent years. He has scored 368 runs in eight innings this season to stand second in the Orange Cap list, bound with two centuries and a fifty.
What has additionally been exceptional for Rahul this season has been his strike rate of 147.8, which is well higher than what he has overseen since that remarkable time of 2018 at Punjab Kings.
With captaincy weight and the absence of help from the opposite end, Rahul’s strike rate dwindled during his time at Punjab. In any case, it has huge worked on in Lucknow.
I Think KL Rahul Is Finding His Feet As A Captain: Shaun Pollock
Addressing Cricbuzz after Lucknow’s 36-run win against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Saturday where Rahul scored an unbeaten 103, Shaun Pollock conceded that while individuals in the Indian set-up have generally viewed Rahul as somebody to whom leadership has not worked out easily, he is gradually tracking down the beat.
“A lot of people in the Indian set-up and those who know Indian cricket really well have said that he is bit of a reluctant captain and not a natural leader. But I think he’s finding his feet. And one thing about captaincy is that when you are leading from the front with your performance, you can easily make suggestions because people are in awe of what you are doing out there.
So I have liked him. And you are not there with the gloves, it gives you more time to chat with the bowlers and get everything in place.” Shaun Pollock said.
Lucknow Super Giants will face Punjab Kings in their next game on 29 April at Pune. Shaun Pollock will be once again hoping to see a KL Rahul masterclass in that game.
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