The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) skipper KL Rahul has praised South African trio of Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jensen and Rassie van der Dussen and said that they will be desired by every team in the upcoming IPL 2022 mega auction.
Kl Rahul said that any team will be keen to sign up Rabada as their member ahead of the 15th edition of the Indian Premier League.
"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.
Lucknow Super Giants skipper said that the Indian dressing room was discussing how the South African all-rounder, Marco Jensen could be the “next big thing” in international cricket. Jansen played a crucial role in helping Proteas win the Test series 2-1 against India.
Jansen has played 2 matches for Mumbai Indians in IPL 2021. Rahul also mentioned that Rassie van der Dussen’s ability to play spin could attract a lot of IPL teams in the upcoming IPL auction.
"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.
"Van der Dussen has been performing phenomenally and is someone who plays spin really well. That is a 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," he said.
(Sports today inputs)
