Ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction, KL Rahul is expected to be released by the Lucknow Super Giants according to the trends. Following the confirmation of the retention policies by the IPL Governing Council, teams have been considering the ideal mix between retention, Right-To- Match, and new acquisition at the auction. Considering Rahul’s form last year and his exile from Team India’s T20I side, there has been concern over his future with the Super Giants. Before the retention date, Rahul allegedly did not receive the vote of confidence from LSG officials.
A Times of India story claims that LSG mentor Zaheer Khan and coach Justin Langer examined Rahul’s involvement in the franchise’s defeats from previous season. After careful numerical analysis, it was shown that the number of balls Rahul played in the middle raised the team’s chances of losing.
According to analysis of his data, the LSG management—including coach Justin Langer and mentor Zaheer Khan—has found that the squad practically lost every game in which KL has batted long and scored runs. That suggests his strike rate falls short of game momentum. The Impact Player rule helps the scores to rise. IPL insider told the tabloid you cannot afford someone spending so much time at the top of the order.
The report further states that at LSG, express pacer Mayank Yadav has definite sure-shot retention. Actually, he is probably among the top three players the team keeps on hand.
The find of LSG is Mayank. When no one knew of him, they invested in him; he has proved what kind of influence he can have on a game, the article added.
Additionally said to be retained by the team are uncapped players like Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan.
Should the Delhi Capitals choose to release Rishabh Pant, LSG are also reported to be interested in purchasing him for the leadership position.
