Kagiso Rabada was a key bowler for Delhi Capitals, every team would want a player like him: KL Rahul

Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises would be busy brainstorming with the mega auction for the 2022 event being around the corner. The bidding event would see several teams going under revamps and hence, franchises must come up with précised strategies. Meanwhile, IPL 2022 will be a 10-team event with two new teams – Lucknow Super Giants and Ahmedabad – coming in the picture.

Former Punjab Kings captain KL Rahul will lead the Super Giants and expectations are sky high from him. Alongside the dasher, Lucknow have picked Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and uncapped leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi in the draft. With INR 58 crore in the bank, the Super Giants would like to bag some more marquee players in the auction event.

Kagiso Rabada is a very smart cricketer: KL Rahul

Speaking of the mega auction, KL Rahul said the South African trio of Kagiso Rabada, Marco Jansen and Rassie van der Dussen would be sought after in the bidding event.

“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,” Rahul was quoted as saying by India Today. Rahul also revealed that Indian dressing was talking about Jansen being the “next big thing” in international cricket.

“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,” equipped the 29-year-old.

“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,” he added.