KL Rahul Stripped Of Lucknow Super Giants Captaincy Amid IPL 2024? LSG Skipper Reportedly Misses Flight To Delhi

New Delhi: All is not well in the Lucknow Super Giants camp after captain KL Rahul reportedly didn’t travel to the National Capital to play their game against Delhi Capitals in the ongoing IPL 2024. Rahul was at the receiver’s end of LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka’s public outburst following their humiliating defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad by 10 wickets. It was a major setback for the LSG as they dropped down in terms of net run-rate.

While it is still unsure whether Rahul will be directly joining the team on the match day (May 14), his absence on the travel day raised quite a few eyebrows. Rahul’s absence was visible when the right-handed batter was nowhere to be seen in a video put up by the franchise on their official Instagram profile.

Meanwhile, the heated exchange has surely had an impact in the interiors of LSG. It is learnt that the players were advised to refrain from posting anything on social media. Even, the franchise themselves posted just once on May 12 since the incident on May 8. Notably, Goenka too restricted his comments section on Instagram following that incident, since he received all the backlash from social media.

Speculations are rife that Rahul may step down as captain or perhaps he will do his duties for the remaining two games before leaving LSG. In either case, the India batter would look to answer with his bat and end things on a high.

Rahul hasn’t been in the best of form and it’s not only cost him a place in India’s T20 squad but also left LSG at the seventh spot with 12 points with RCB and DC, who are fifth and sixth respectively. Five days is a lot of time to introspect and Rahul and Co. will look to come out all guns blazing when they face Delhi Capitals, who are also on 12 points and are coming into the match after a loss against RCB.

Meanwhile, LSG assistant coach Lance Klusner finally broke his silence on the particular episode with the former South African international stating ‘it’s normal’. “I see no problem in a robust discussion between two cricket lovers. For us, it is a storm in a teacup. It’s not a big thing for us,” he was quoted by PTI.