IPL 2022 Mega Auction: Kagiso Rabada on radar of Lucknow franchise- With the IPL 2022 Mega Auction now days ahead, teams are eager to acquire the services of South African star pacer, Kagiso Rabada. KL Rahul, the captain of the new team based out of Lucknow, Lucknow Super Giants have praised Rabada for his bowling prowess and it looks certain that the 26-year-old pacer is sought by the Lucknow franchise. Follow IPL 2022 & IPL Auction LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
IPL 2022 Mega Auction: South Africa star Kagiso Rabada on radar of Lucknow franchise, confirms KL Rahul- check details
IPL 2022 Mega Auction: Kagiso Rabada on radar of Lucknow franchise- The IPL 2022 Mega Auction is scheduled to take place in Bangalore on 12th and 13th February while the main competition is tentatively assumed to commence from 27th March. Indian batter KL Rahul believes that a player of Rabada’s quality would want every team to buy the player.
Kagiso Rabada is sought by many teams including Lucknow Super GiantsIPL 2022 Mega Auction: South Africa star Kagiso Rabada on radar of Lucknow franchise, confirms KL Rahul- check details
KL Rahul believes that Rabada is an important player owing to certain key important characteristics of the player. Rabada is an incredibly fast bowler and can consistently bowl at high speeds throughout the game. Apart from being an incredible fast bowler, Rabada is also an intelligent bowler, who knows how to adapt to different situations of the game. Rabada being a clever bowler knows how to better the batsman by deceiving the batter with a variety of deliveries. Lastly, Rabada is an excellent disciplined bowler, who knows how to produce good balls in every delivery.
IPL 2022 Mega Auction: South Africa star Kagiso Rabada on radar of Lucknow franchise, confirms KL Rahul- check details
Such important traits make Rabada an important player and thus they are rightly sought by the Lucknow Super Giants. Rahul said, “We have seen Rabada being a key bowler for the Delhi Capitals and played a huge part in their success. Every team would want a player like Kagiso Rabada. Come on, he bowls over 145kph and is a very smart cricketer. Everyone would want someone like that.”
IPL 2022 Mega Auction: South Africa star Kagiso Rabada on radar of Lucknow franchise, confirms KL Rahul- check details
The comments of KL Rahul come in the wake of India’s disastrous loss against South Africa in both the test and ODI series.
Rabada has been performing well in the IPL over the years. His best stint came in IPL 2020 where he bagged 30 wickets in 17 wickets with an innings of 18.26. In IPL 2021 he picked 15 wickets in equal innings with an average of 30.40. Previously Rabada had a salary of 4.20 Cr, however this season it is bound to rise after the player set his base price of 2 Cr. It is highly likely that a bidding war take place for Rabada.
IPL 2022 Mega Auction: South Africa star Kagiso Rabada on radar of Lucknow franchise, confirms KL Rahul- check details