Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul
has been leading his team front the front. In the ongoing season of IPL, prolific batter Rahul has been
scoring runs at a healthy strike rate of 147.79 by playing copybook cricket. His batting
has impressed legendary Sunil Gavaskar, who is now commentating on IPL.
Gavaskar said Rahul’s batting gives the message that there is no need to play
improvised shots to score quick runs. 

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In IPL 2022, Rahul has been in
outstanding form. The LSG top-order batter is now the second-highest run-scorer
in IPL, just behind Jos Buttler of Rajasthan Royals, with 368 runs in 8 matches. Rahul
has already scored two hundred – both against Mumbai Indians.

“He’s been outstanding. The best part
about KL Rahul’s batting is that nothing is agricultural in his cricketing
shots. Every shot that he plays is a proper textbook stroke. So what he has
actually told you with his shot-making skills is that you don’t have to
manufacture shots. If you’ve got the shots, use them and the selection of his
shots has been outstanding,” Gavaskar said speaking on Cricket Live on Star
Sports.

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Meanwhile, former England captain Kevin
Pietersen
also heaped praise on the Indian batter, stating that one can watch
him bat throughout the day.

“He has a wide range of shots in
his armoury. So he can hit you over back-foot point, he can slice you for a
six. He can hit you over extra-cover, he can hit you down the ground, and he
can pick you over midwicket. So, he really is a 360-degree batter. I mean, he’s
a breath of fresh air. You can switch on the TV and watch him bat all day,”
said Pietersen.

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Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan
said the right-handed batter plays according to the situation. “Lokesh
Rahul is the batsman who can increase or decrease the striker rate according to
the situation. He has the style, the elegance and aggression to build his
innings the way he wants. He has a sound technique and a good temperament. He
is gauging the situations and batting accordingly. Rahul knows very well when
he needs to shift gears,” said Pathan.