The Indian Premier League (IPL) two new groups – – Ahmedabad and Lucknow on Friday (January 22) authoritatively named their draft picks in front of the impending super closeout for the IPL 2022 season.
The RPSG bunch claimed Lucknow establishment marked KL Rahul for Rs 17 crore, Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis for Rs 9.2 crore, and uncapped leg spinner Ravi Bishnoi for Rs 4 crore. They will make the remainder of their crew at the super closeout planned for Bengaluru on February 12 and 13.
Outstandingly, the arrangement implies that KL Rahul is presently the joint-most generously compensated player in the IPL across seasons, alongside Royal Challengers Bangalore’s Virat Kohli, who has recently finished the paperwork for Rs 17 crore by Royal Challengers in 2018.
Nonetheless, Kohli has been held for Rs 15 crore by RCB in front of the IPL 2022 closeout which implies that Rahul is presently the most costly IPL player and he will even acquire more than CSK captain MS Dhoni, who has been held for Rs 12 crore by the establishment.
We wanted the best and we didn't settle for less. 💪🤩#TeamLucknow #IPL2022 @klrahul11 @MStoinis @bishnoi0056 pic.twitter.com/p9oM8M9tHy
— Official Lucknow IPL Team (@TeamLucknowIPL) January 21, 2022
29-year-old Rahul has been one of the most steady players in the IPL starting around 2018. The opener drove Punjab Kings in the last two seasons however he needed a change and was in this manner delivered by the administration.
Likewise, Rahul, who has up until this point played 94 matches in IPL and has 3,273 hurries to his name at a normal of the north of 41, will lead the Lucknow establishment while previous India hitter Gautam Gambhir will fill in as the coach of the group. Andy Flower has effectively been named the mentor of the Lucknow establishment, which will enter the following month’s uber sell-off with Rs 59.89 crore in their satchel.
Team owner, Dr. Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman @rpsggroup welcomes the 3️⃣ drafted picks for #TeamLucknow! 👏😇@klrahul11 @MStoinis @bishnoi0056 #IPL2022 pic.twitter.com/AbbURvQC5Q
— Official Lucknow IPL Team (@TeamLucknowIPL) January 21, 2022
In the interim, the CVC Capital, proprietors of Ahmedabad picked Hardik Pandya (Rs 15 crore), Rashid Khan (Rs 15 crore), and Shubman Gill (Rs 8 crore) in their group. All-rounder Hardik, who was delivered by Mumbai Indians, will likewise lead the group in this IPL season.
