One of the keen interests in the auction will be where KL Rahul would end up, especially after not being retained by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). Rahul, who has previously played for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Punjab Kings in the IPL, has said he is always a team-first player.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"All of us as players want to play with freedom, and everyone would think that the way I batted, I'm enjoying playing that. But like I said, my thought process and motivation have always been team first. It doesn't matter what I want to do or what my natural game is.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cWe play a team sport. If I played tennis, it would be different; I could stick to saying, 'This is my natural game.' But in a team sport, it's very different. Each game, you'll have a different role and responsibility given to you to find a way to deliver for the team,\u201d said Rahul to Star Sports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rahul hasn\u2019t played T20Is for India since the 2022 Men\u2019s T20 World Cup in Australia, and he is aiming for IPL 2025, whoever team he plays for, as the start to get back into the national set-up. Rahul has played 72 T20Is for India and amassed 2,265 runs at an average of 37.75 and a strike rate of 139.12, including two centuries and 22 fifties.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\u201cMy aim is to obviously get back into the T20 team. I've always wanted to be an all-format player, and that desire and drive haven't changed over the years. I want to still play for India in all three formats and have done that for many years.\u201d<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Rahul hasn\u2019t played T20Is for India since the 2022 Men\u2019s T20 World Cup in Australia, and he is aiming for IPL 2025, whoever team he plays for, as the start to get back into the national set-up. Rahul has played 72 T20Is for India and amassed 2,265 runs at an average of 37.75 and a strike rate of 139.12, including two centuries and 22 fifties.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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