Vikrant Shekhawat : Aug 27, 2024, 07:00 AM
IPL 2025: A mega auction is set to be held ahead of IPL 2025, and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to announce the official retention policy. Despite this, all the teams have started showing proactiveness regarding their preparations. Recently, reports of KL Rahul leaving Lucknow Super Giants had surfaced, but now an important update has come to light.KL Rahul's meeting with Lucknow Super GiantsAccording to a Cricbuzz report, Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul recently had an hour-long meeting with team owner Sanjiv Goenka in Kolkata. During this meeting, retention possibilities were discussed. According to sources, the Lucknow franchise is keen to retain KL Rahul in their team, ensuring future stability in their team.Royal Challengers Bangalore possibilityKL Rahul has played three seasons for Lucknow Super Giants so far and has been the captain in all of them. There has been speculation for some time that he might join Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) next season. However, the recent meeting between Sanjiv Goenka and KL Rahul has slightly dampened this possibility. RCB has been his old franchise, and the reports of his return have now subsided.Controversy from last seasonOne of the reasons for the strained relationship between KL Rahul and Sanjiv Goenka was also an incident from last season. After the defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad on May 8, Goenka had a long discussion with Rahul near the dugout, which became a subject of criticism. After this, Goenka organized a dinner for Rahul, which was seen as an attempt to resolve the dispute.KL Rahul's IPL careerKL Rahul's IPL career has been extremely successful so far. He has scored 4683 runs in 132 matches. Last season, he scored 520 runs in 14 matches and scored four half-centuries. Rahul has been playing IPL since 2013 and has scored more than 500 runs in six seasons during this period.In the times to come, it will be interesting to see which team KL Rahul's future lies with in IPL 2025 and how the strategy of Lucknow Super Giants takes shape.