Did Kevin Pietersen destroy KL Rahul on air with his bombastic comment?
Former captain of England cricket team Kevin Pietersen has taken a ruthless dig at the captain of Lucknow super giants KL Rahul in the 16th edition of the Indian Premier League on Wednesday. When Rahul was struggling to free his arms against the bowling attack led by Trent Boult, Kevin launched a surprise attack on the captain of the LSG franchise.
Kevin was unimpressed with Rahul's shot selection and his below-par strike rate. The IPL commentator reportedly explained to the viewers how horribly it is to watch Rahul go about his business in the powerplay. According to multiple reports, Pietersen slammed Rahul while doing the commentary, saying, "Watching KL Rahul bat is the most boring thing I have ever been through."
After this number of tweets, Pietersen's alleged remarks soon became the talk of the town during LSG's match against former champions Rajasthan Royals in the IPL 2023.
Fast bowler Trent Boult made sure that the captain of LSG struggled to get going in the opening powerplay of the recently concluded encounter between Lukcnow and Rajasthan. Rahul failed to open his account in the first six balls as he scored zero runs, and Boult bowled a maiden over to give RR a flying start in match No. 26 of the IPL 2023 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium. Rahul was mercilessly trolled for playing a patient knock in the powerplay.
LSG posted a target of 154 runs at the cost of 7 wickets in 20 overs, whereas RR only managed to score 144 runs at the cost of 6 wickets in 20 overs.