Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar feels the inclusion of South African wicket-keeper batsman Quinton de Kock will help new franchise Lucknow Super Giants in the team building process. After playing for Delhi Capitals, Royal Challengers Bangalore and Mumbai Indians in the past, de Kock joined Lucknow this season for Rs 6.75 crore. The Proteas batsman is a seasoned campaigner in the IPL as he has played 77 matches in the cash-rich league where he has scored 2256 runs at an average of 31.33.
Gavaskar talked about what de Kock will bring to debutant LSG and said that his past experience of captaincy for South Africa is going to help the franchise.
“The best thing about Quinton de Kock is that he has captaincy experience as well. He has been the captain of South Africa and knows all the formats of the game. He knows what team building is because we are talking about a different team right now. He will be very keen to contribute to the team building process,” Gavaskar said during the gameplan episode aired on Star Sports.
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De Kock, who opened the innings with Rohit Sharma for Mumbai Indians in the past, will find a new opening partner in Lucknow in the form of KL Rahul. Gavaskar claims that the right hand-left hand opening pair will work well for Lucknow.
“The right hand and left hand combination of KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock make for a devastating opening pair and they can get the team off to a good start,” he added.
Meanwhile, it will also be a new journey for Rahul as he has been named the captain for Lucknow in the inaugural season of the IPL. The charismatic batsman had earlier led Punjab Kings in the last few seasons, but he failed to guide them to the playoffs.
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Gavaskar feels that Rahul was busy in Punjab as he did not get the XI he wanted there but things will change in the new franchise and his first target will be to take him to the playoffs this season.
“When he was the captain of Punjab Kings, he seemed busy, maybe he was not getting the 11 that he wanted. The new franchise Lucknow Super Giants is going to be a different challenge for KL and if he can bat the way he did last season and take the team to the knockouts, if not the final, he will be a big step forward. Increase. As far as his own cricket career is concerned,” he said.
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