IPL 2022: KL Rahul Finally break the silence after out from Punjab Kings
KL Rahul Former Punjab king Skipper finally break the silent and reacted after parting ways with Punjab Kings ahead of IPL 2022. Rahul, who had captained PBKS in the last two editions of the IPL, decided to go in the auction pool despite the Punjab-based franchise expressing their desires of retaining him.
According to the IPL retention rules, a franchise cannot force retention on a player. It has to happen with mutual consent but in this case, former India captain and current PBKS head coach Ani Kumble clarified that it was Rahul’s decision to go into the auction and the franchise respected that.
Anil Kumble said PBKS had appointed Rahul as their leader ahead of IPL 2020 after Ravichandran Ashwin went to the Delhi Capitals, keeping their future in mind. “We had chosen Rahul as the captain of the team so that he can become the fulcrum of the team but he decided to go into the auction. We respect that. It’s a player’s prerogative,” Kumble said during the IPL retention on Tuesday.
After come out from Punjab Kings Rahul posted a photo Twitter account on Wednesday with the caption: “It was a good ride, thank you for the love see you on the other side.”
KL Rahul was picked up by PBKS for a whopping 11 crore by PBKS ahead of IPL 2018 when he was surprisingly released by Royal Challengers. In his four seasons with the franchise, Rahul returned as one of their most consistent performers with the bat.
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Punjab Kings announced their Retain player list on 30 November. They Retained Punjab Kings Kl Rahul opening partner Karnataka player Mayank Agarwa INR 12 Crore and fast Bowler Arshadeep Singh INR 4 Crore.
Check here all retained player List:
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Virat Kohli – INR 15 Crore
Glenn Maxwell – INR 11 Crore
Mohammed Siraj – INR 7 Crore
Mumbai Indians:
Rohit Sharma—INR 16 Crore
Jasprit Bumrah—INR 12 Crore
Surya Kumar Yadav—INR 8 Crore
Kieron Pollard — 6 crore
Punjab Kings:
Mayank Agarwa—INR 12 Crore
Arshadeep Singh—INR 4 Crore
SunRises Hyderabad:
Kane Williamson–INR 14 Crore
Samad–4 Crore
Umran Mallik–4 Crore
Chennai Super Kings:
Ravindra Jadeja—INR 16 Crore
MS Dhoni—INR 12 Crore
Ruturaj Gaikwad—INR 8 Crore
Moeen Ali—INR 6 Crore
Delhi Capitals:
Rishabh Pant—INR 16 Crore
Axar Patel—INR 12 Crore
Prithvi Shaw—INR 8 Crore
Andre Nortje—INR 6 Crore
Kolkata Knight Riders:
Andre Russell—INR 12 Crore
Varun Chakravarthy—INR 8 Crore
Venkatesh Iyer—INR 8 Crore
Sunil Narine—INR 6 Crore
Rajasthan Royals:
Sanju Samson—INR 14 Crore
Jos Buttler—INR 10 Crore
Yashswi Jaiswal—INR 4 Crore.
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