India's batting legend Sunil Gavaskar believes that Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper KL Rahul can be the best finisher in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022. Lavishing praise on KL Rahul, Gavaskar said he has all the attributes and clean cricketing shots in his armoury.
Stylish right-hand batter, KL Rahul, is currently opening the innings alongside Quinton De Kock. Even before joining LSG, he was the opening batter for the Punjab Kings as well.
However, the former India captain thinks otherwise of Rahul. According to Gavaskar, the LSG skipper has the potential to finish off the games.
While speaking on Star Sports, batting great Sunil Gavaskar said, "KL Rahul is such an integral part of any team. He opens the batting and gets to bat 20 overs, and sets the pace for his team. I believe he has the ability to be the finisher as well.
The former skipper also praised his ability to hit cracking big sixes across all corners of the ground in the death overs.
"He's not just somebody who can begin the innings and get the team off to a good start. He has all the shots in the book to finish it off as well. So if he gets going till the 15th-16th over, then LSG can post 200-plus on the board, Gavaskar added.
The 72-year old former cricketer is not completely wrong in his assessment. Because there was one instant when Rahul smashed his maiden T20I century against the West Indies in 2016, batting in the middle-order, notably, he bats at number 4 for India in the ODI format.
The Karnataka batter has batted in the middle order in the previous seasons of IPL as well. He used to bat at number 4 or 5 during his time with the Royal Challengers Bangalore. However, he has been opening since his departure to Punjab.