Cheteshwar Pujara heaped reward on KL Rahul for his constant performances with the bat for Delhi Capitals (DC) within the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. After being roped in by DC within the mega public sale final 12 months, the wicketkeeper-batter has slammed 323 runs in simply seven innings at a mean of 64.60 and a strike price of 153.81. He’s the main run-getter for the Axar Patel-led facet this season and in addition turned the quickest to 5000 runs in IPL historical past. Rahul achieved the feat in his a hundred and thirtieth innings.
On Tuesday, April 22, Rahul scored an unbeaten 57 off 42 balls to assist DC register a complete eight-wicket win towards his former IPL franchise, Lucknow Tremendous Giants (LSG), on the Ekana Cricket Stadium. After the match, Pujara lauded his former India teammate for not dwelling on the previous and attempting to take pleasure in his batting.
“Simply transfer on, do not carry any baggage from the previous. That is factor. KL is a mature participant. Over the past couple of years, he is been batting properly throughout codecs. He would not wish to take into consideration the previous and simply desires to take pleasure in his batting and keep in his zone,” Pujara stated whereas talking on ESPNcricinfo’s TimeOut.
Rahul’s stint with LSG ended on a bitter notice, however shifting base to Delhi has paid dividends for the 33-year-old cricketer. Pujara feels that transferring on from the previous has benefited the Mangaluru-born.
“It is good to maneuver on, which may even assist him carry out properly for DC and even for the Indian crew,” Pujara added. “He appears much more mature now and understands his recreation very properly. We have seen a unique KL Rahul this season. When he began [against LSG], he did not look that fluid, however he nonetheless picked it up.”
Delhi Capitals return to successful methods
Delhi Capitals went one other step nearer to securing qualification for the playoffs after they defeated LSG on Tuesday. They’ve registered six wins from eight matches and are positioned at No. 2 on the factors desk. Axar and Co. will return to motion on April 27 once they tackle Royal Challengers Bengaluru on the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
In the meantime, Lucknow Tremendous Giants, who misplaced by eight wickets on Tuesday, have 5 wins and 4 losses from 9 video games. They discover themselves at No. 5 on the factors desk. LSG will tackle the Mumbai Indians on April 27 on the Wankhede Stadium.
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