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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