India’s experienced batsman KL Rahul has been in business talks with Kolkata Knight Riders for quite some time. However, they could not offer anything that could tempt Delhi Capitals to release their marquee player from last season.
IPL has been continuously updating the things related to the trade window in IPL. The retention lists are to be announced on November 15, and all the teams are looking to finalize some trades with the teams before the mini-auction.,
Kolkata Knight Riders are once again expecting a change in their leadership and hence have cited the replacement of Ajinkya Rahane,
There will not be a large pool of players to choose from in the mini-auction; Hence, such is his frustration with pre-season trades,
KKR proposed three swap deals for KL Rahul
Kolkata Knight Riders have held several informal meetings with Delhi Capitals batsman KL Rahul. It is reported that three such combinations have been proposed to Delhi Capitals by Kolkata Knight Riders.
The first direct swap involved Sunil Narine, as the Capitals tried to get a player of similar stature to KL Rahul in the swap deal. However, the Capitals refused such an offer. The second was the combination of youngster Angkrish Raghuvanshi and his middle-order batsman Rinku Singh.
The third such partnership included Indian batting specialist Harshit Rana and young Angkrish Raghuvanshi. However, they have not agreed to any such deal with the three-time IPL champions.
Delhi Capitals close to formalizing Tristan Stubbs deal with Rajasthan Royals
Ever since Abhishek Nair took power, other thoughts have started coming to his mind. For KKR, both Rinku Singh and Harshit Rana are their homegrown players, and they want to see many years with both of them.
Delhi Capitals have started the process of bringing in Tristan Stubbs and another uncapped player, who is yet to be named, in exchange for Sanju Samson from Rajasthan Royals. This will bring about a massive change in the team dynamics of the Capitals.
However, the Royals will improve their problems with middle-order batting as well as a spinner in the lower order who can provide strong finishes.
How will Sanju Samson and KL Rahul fit in the same playing eleven?
If Sanju Samson’s deal is finalized and he moves to the Delhi Capitals camp, the presence of two veteran Indian players will increase the value of the team. After this, the Indian national team will have players like Sanju Samson, KL Rahul, Akshar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav.
KL Rahul was their best inclusion and their top scorer last season. However, where do Rahul and Samson fit in the same playing XI? If Samson opens the innings with Abhishek Porel, Rahul will be demoted to the middle order, which will hurt him a lot.
While Sanju Samson, who has been promoted to number 1. 3, also fails to be very promising. The only option would be to promote Abhishek Porel to the lower order and let the two Indian batsmen bat at the top.
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