IPL 2023: LSG captain KL Rahul injured, out from fielding against RCB

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain KL Rahul walked off the ground after suffering an injury against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Monday, May 1. IPL 2023: LSG captain KL Rahul injured, out from fielding against RCB. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) playing against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the 43rd match of the IPL 2023.

This match will be played at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. On the last ball of the second over, Rahul tried to stop a boundary off RCB captain Faf du Plessis. Rahul appeared to have tweaked his right thigh muscle while chasing the ball. He looked in immense pain as physios attended him.

LSG physios had brought out the stretcher, but Rahul opted to walk his way back to the dugout, albeit in visible pain. Krunal Pandya took over the captaincy reins for LSG. Rahul is LSG’s second highest scorer in IPL 2023, behind opening partner Kyle Mayers, with 274 runs, but has been criticised for his slow going, having accumulated his runs at a low strikerate of 114.

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In another blow for LSG, the broadcaster also confirmed that left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat had suffered an injury on Sunday. Both Unadkat and Rahul are part of India’s World Test Championship final squad, with the match against Australia slated to begin on June 7 at the Oval in London.