IPL 2024: Will KL Rahul really lose his captaincy? An official of Lucknow team clarified

KL Rahul: The position of Lucknow Super Giants looks weak in the IPL 2024 season. After the defeat of Lucknow Supergiants against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Wednesday, questions are being raised on the captaincy of KL Rahul. Some reports have claimed that after this shameful defeat, KL Rahul will now step down from the captaincy. Nicholas Pooran can be given the captaincy for other matches.

But now all these news have been called false by a senior official of Lucknow Team Management. He said that we are not thinking at all about removing the Captain right now. We still have a chance to make it to the playoffs. Focusing on this.

There is no question of change in captaincy

The officer said, 'Why would we ask our captain to step down and what is the need to do so? We are thinking about our next match. There is no question of change in captaincy. He said, 'Look, many teams are at 10th and 9th position but they are not thinking of changing the captaincy. So why should we think about this? We still have a chance for the playoffs because we are at number six. Every team has a bad day or the captaincy may go bad. This does not mean that the leadership itself should be changed.

Will Rahul leave the captaincy?

According to information received from sources, there is a break of 5 days before the next match against Delhi Capitals. No decision has been taken yet but it is understood that if Rahul focuses only on his batting in the remaining two matches then the management will not face any problem. Rahul can leave the captaincy before the next match.

KL Rahul joined the Lucknow team in the 2022 season with a contract of Rs 17 crore. This was the first season of this team. But now it is being claimed that the franchise can release KL Rahul before the 2025 IPL mega auction.

LSG team owner Sanjeev also looked worried

In the match against Lucknow on Wednesday, Sunrisers opener Travis Head scored 89 runs on 30 balls and Abhishek Sharma scored 75 runs on 28 balls. Due to which the target of 166 runs was achieved in 58 balls. After this defeat, a video of Lucknow franchise owner Sanjeev Goenka talking angrily to Rahul went viral on social media.