Lucknow Super Giants do not depend on KL Rahul to score runs this season, feels former India batter Aakash Chopra. Speaking ahead of Lucknow’s match vs Punjab Kings, Chopra spoke on the form issues of KL Rahul and said that it was a good thing that Lucknow have the firepower to ignore Rahul’s poor start to the season. The batter has scored 81 runs from the first four matches of the tournament, at a strike rate of 100.
“Lucknow has come after winning cliffhangers. KL Rahul hasn’t scored any runs till now but no one is depending on him at all. I see Quinton de Kock playing in this match and Kyle Mayers sitting out,” Chopra said.
“Marcus Stoinis has done well. Nicholas Pooran has already done well. Deepak Hooda and KL Rahul have both not done well till now but they have still won three of their four games, which means they are in a good space. Ayush Badoni is also playing well,” he further added.
“So you can see KL Rahul opening alongside Quinton de Kock. Hooda can come at No. 3 once again, Stoinis at No.4, Nicholas Pooran at No. 5 and then Ayush Badoni and Krunal Pandya, that’s your batting order,” Chopra said after the game.
Lucknow are currently at the top hald of the table, and have won three out of their four matches. They will face Shikhar Dhawan’s Punjab Kings on Saturday, 15 April evening in Lucknow
