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Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul on Monday achieved a milestone by completing 50 half-centuries in the T20 cricket during an IPL match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. Rahul, who became the fifth Indian to get to the milestone, has joined the likes of Virat Kohli (76), Rohit Sharma (69), Shikhar Dhawan (63) and Suresh Raina (53) in the elite list.
Ayush Badoni was batting in the nets and played a superb innovative sweep shot, reminiscent of South Africa legend AB de Villiers. Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul was watching Badoni from a distance. After Badoni played the shot to send the ball over the ropes, KL walked up to him and applauded him, and asked him which cricketer he admires the most. The 22-year-old Badoni said - AB de Villiers. The next day, when the Lucknow Super Giants, who lost their first ever IPL match against the Gujarat Titans, faced defending champions Chennai Super Kings and found themselves in a tough spot, Badoni played a calm and composed cameo to take his team home. Badoni was batting on 5 off 4 balls when he moved across the line and scooped Shivam Dube for a six over deep backward leg. Captain KL had a huge smile on his face watching this young lad from the dugout. Badoni had played out a replay of the shot he played during the net session earlier.
Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul said Ayush Badoni is a strong 360-degree player and an asset for white-ball cricket in India, after the youngster displayed his skills with the bat in a six-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2022on Thursday. Badoni (19 not out in 9 balls), who scored a half-century in the previous game, joined forces with Evin Lewis (55 not out) towards the end to help the Super Giants chase down a mammoth 211-run target.
Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul believes that Ayush Badoni is 'baby AB de Villiers' after the debutant smashed quick-fire 54 against Gujarat Titans on Monday here at the Wankhede Stadium. Fighting knocks from Deepak Hooda and Ayush Badoni guided Lucknow Super Giants to 158/6 in their assigned 20 overs before their fellow IPL debutants Gujarat Titans chased the target with two balls to spare. Lucknow who were at a spot of bother with 29/4 at one time were powered up by Deepak Hooda (55) and youngster Ayush Badoni who scored 54 on his debut. Mohammad Shami was a man on fire for Gujarat Titans as it was his sensational opening spell that yielded three wickets and left LSG in tatters.
Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul talks to TOI about leadership, building a team from scratch and the new IPL season aheadFor someone still growing into his captaincy shoes, KL Rahul is impressively clear-headed about his leadership philosophies. As skipper of the newly-named Lucknow Super Giants franchise, Rahul knows his responsibilities as captain will only grow and as he says, a steep learning curve lies ahead.
KL Rahul’s captaincy of the India side should not be judged yet, according to the former opener and World Cup winner Gautam Gambhir.