The Lucknow Super Giants had a forgettable night in the IPL on Wednesday. They were defeated by 10 wickets when SunRisers Hyderabad batsmen Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma launched an attack never seen before. They chased down a target of 166 in just 58 balls. This was the fastest and most successful chase for any target over 100 in the IPL. Head finished with 89* off 30 balls at a strike rate of 296.67, while Sharma finished with 75* off 28 balls at a strike rate of 267.86. Compared to them, there was another senior batsman in the rival camp who looked quite subdued.
The veteran Indian batsman, who was not selected for the 2024 T20 World Cup, scored 29 off 33 balls. In IPL 2024, KL Rahul scored 460 in 12 matches at an average of 38.33.
In a discussion about ESPN Cricinfo, After the SRH vs LSG game, former West Indies pacer Ian Bishop suggested that Rahul play with more freedom.
“It’s just loosening the shackles on your mind, being really prepared. I think he has to be prepared to say well, we might lose some games, we might get knocked down, like Pat Cummins said. resources and that’s another thing, you need to have resources to play like that,” said Ian Bishop.
“You have to select well and be brave because that is how the game has gone on most occasions. There are times at Wankhede, another night, you will have a pitch that requires a little more caution, for example. The way the game has developed in this IPL, you need to be able to play freely, have the resources to go out there and play freely.”
Former Mumbai Indians pacer Mitchell McClenaghan was also part of this discussion and said, “I think if this doesn’t awaken KL to the style of cricket he needs to play in the future to be successful and continue to play for India, you You know I don’t know what will happen.”
“For sure he can do it. I think he has to come through, much like what we saw with Virat (Kohli), you know how you are the only person who can score runs and he has to deliver, I need to score runs and if I’m going to lose, that’s okay, trusting the other guys to do the job is what it looks like, it feels like he’s carrying the whole team on his shoulders, thinking that if you don’t get the innings right, you won’t get one. score and if he leaves they will be way behind where they need to be.
“It will take very good structural management coaching to give him the message that we are not going to abandon him, even a message from the top. I don’t see any harm in Dravid (Rahul), Rohit (Sharma) and people like that saying we won’t drop you if you have that intention all along. If they can unlock that, he’s one of the best players on the market and he’ll bounce back from this,” he added.
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