Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain KL Rahul used superb glovework to remove Rajasthan Royals (RR) opener Jos Buttler in the current Indian Premier League (IPL 2024) match in Jaipur on Sunday.
Buttler began with two boundaries from Naveen-ul-Haq’s bowling in the second over of the match, after RR chose to bat first. However, the star hitter left on the last ball in the same over.
He died while attempting to drive a full-length delivery beyond the off-stump. Buttler just managed an edge, and keeper KL Rahul made a brilliant low catch to return the hitter to the pavilion after 11 runs off nine balls.
Watch the footage of KL Rahul’s catch below:
Rahul’s wicketkeeping abilities will face scrutiny as he strives to rejoin India’s T20I squad before the 2024 T20 World Cup. His batting and glovework impressed during the 2023 ODI World Cup.
Rahul will have to battle alongside Sanju Samson, Jitesh Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Dhruv Jurel, and the returning Rishabh Pant for a spot in India’s T20 World Cup roster.
“Injury has become my best friend over the last couple of years” – KL Rahul on his cricketing return
A string of injuries has proven a major hurdle in the career of KL Rahul. Notably, he secured a thigh injury while renewing the sanitary equipment last season on LSG’s second league match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), which qualified the player for the rest of the season.
With his remarkable form in international cricket since coming back out to play last year, he looked in wonderful shape. Nevertheless, his dream form coaching respectively the Indian national team dream took-took a severe blow in the 5-match home Test series against England during the quad bicep tendon.
Rahul revealed his delight about his comeback at the toss before the LSG’s IPL 2024 opener against RR. He said:
“I’m happy to be back on the field, injury has become my best friend over the last couple of years, but it makes you hungry and perform much better when you’re back.”
KL Rahul
LSG finished third in the IPL 2023 points standings. In the Eliminator, they were defeated by the Mumbai Indians (MI) by an innings and 81 runs.
