KL Rahul Unlikely To Captain Lucknow Super Giants In IPL 2025 – Reports

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According to a report, 32-year-old Rahul, who joined LSG ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction, wants to quit captaincy and is looking to contribute more with the bat.

Star Indian batter KL Rahul is all set to be retained by the Indian Premier League franchise Lucknow Super Giants ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, but it has been reported that the 32-year-old is unlikely to captain the Lucknow-based franchise in the next edition of the world’s richest franchise cricket league.

According to a report in news agency IANS on Tuesday (August 27), Rahul, who is the all-time leading run scorer for LSG in the IPL, himself wants to step down as captain to focus more on his batting. Rahul, who joined LSG from Punjab Kings ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction for Rs 17 crore, met with LSG owner Sanjeev Goenka in Kolkata on Monday.

“The meeting was official with the CEO Sanjiv Goenka on Monday; the captaincy and retention topics were discussed. However, Rahul is unlikely to captain the side in the upcoming edition as he wants to explore himself more as a batter. Goenka has full confidence in Rahul, and he will be retained as a player but will not be seen captaining the side,” a source was quoted as saying by IANS.

As per source, former West Indies captain Nicholas Pooran and Indian all-rounder Krunal Pandya are in the race to succeed Rahul for the top job.

“We are still exploring the captaincy option, but with BCCI agreeing on player retention conditions, we have two players (Krunal Pandya and Nicholas Pooran) in the race,” he added.

Krunal and Pooran both have a experience of leading LSG in the IPL. Krunal was appointed as LSG skipper in the 2023 edition after Rahul was ruled out due to an injury, whereas Pooran captained the side in one match of the 2024 season.

Rahul’s record in IPL

Rahul made his IPL debut for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the 2013 edition and then played in a couple of seasons for Sunrisers Hyderabad. He was signed by the Punjab Kings in the 2018 mega auction, and during his four-year stint with the Mohali-based franchise, he scored 2548 runs in 55 matches. He also led the Preity Zinta co-owned side in the 2020 and 2021 editions of the IPL before leaving it to join LSG.