Team India batters KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer (AFP Image)
The newly appointed KKR captain also called Rahul his favourite captain for giving him three overs of bowling which none of the skippers had done so far.
After being ruled out from the last season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to a shoulder injury, Shreyas Iyer is all set to make a comeback to the tournament with a new team. The right-hander was signed by the Kolkata Knight Riders at the mega auction for a hefty pay cheque of Rs 12.25 crore and was soon appointed the captain of the team. Iyer’s performance in the recent series against Sri Lanka will surely boost his confidence going into the IPL and so will these words by Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul.
Talking about Iyer’s batting strength during an interaction in Red Bull Cricket Room on Clubhouse, Rahul lauded his ability to take on spin bowling. “He is a really good player of spin. He is one of the players who doesn’t really step out too much, he is a tall boy so has a long reach. He just stands and hits them out of the park,” Rahul stated whereas including that Iyer’s type places the bowler and the opposition skipper below loads of stress.
Meanwhile, Iyer additionally showered loads of praises and referred to as Rahul his ‘favourite captain’. Stating that the Karnataka-born cricketer had the power to anticipate match conditions very effectively, Iyer stated that Rahul introduced loads of confidence to the group camp.
The newly appointed KKR captain additionally referred to as Rahul his favorite captain for giving him three overs of bowling which not one of the skippers had executed to this point.
Iyer had performed three matches below the management of Rahul in the course of the South Africa tour earlier this 12 months. While the collection didn’t go very effectively for Iyer as a batter, he bought an opportunity to ship a bowling spell for the primary time in his worldwide profession since 2019. He bowled a complete of three.1 over conceding a complete of twenty-two runs.
The Lucknow Super Giants led by Rahul and Iyer-led Kolkata Knight Riders are slated to conflict in IPL 15 on May 18 at DY Patil Stadium, Mumbai. IPL 15 will start on March 26 with the opening match between Chennai Super Kings and KKR.
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