IPL 2022: KL Rahul said that any team would want Rabada in their squad
Xtra Time Web Desk: KL Rahul recently announced as captain for the Lucknow franchise, Lucknow Super Giants was all praise for South Africa trio Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen, and Rassie van der Dussen. Specially inclined towards Rabada, Rahul said that any team would be keen to sign up a bowler like Rabada.
"We have seen Rabada being a key bowler for the Delhi Capitals and played a huge part in their success. Every team would want a player like Kagiso Rabada. Come on, he bowls over 145kph and is a very smart cricketer. Everyone would want someone like that," said Rahul about the South African pace spearhead.
Rahul revealed that the all rounder Marco Jansen swept in into the conversation in the Indian Dressing Room as Jansen is the next big thing in the international cricket after he played a key role in the Proteas winning the Test series by 2-1. Jansen played two matches for Mumbai Indians in 2021 and was making his international debut in the Test series. Rahul also said that Rassie van der Dussen's ability to play spin would make him an attractive option for a lot of IPL teams.
"Marco Jansen played a few games for Mumbai Indians but he has come of his own now. He had a really good series with the red ball and that makes a little bit of a difference with how people see him. He is someone who will do really well in international cricket with the red ball. We all spoke about it after the series as well that he is going to be the next big thing in international cricket," said Rahul.
He further added, "Van der Dussen has been performing phenomenally and is someone who plays spin really well. That is key and a very important thing that a franchise looks at when you are picking a foreign batter. We play the IPL in India and teams tend to use a lot of spinners in the middle overs so you need to be a good player of spin to get into an IPL team."
