IPL 2023: KL Rahul Hilariously Responds to Being Hit by a Throw from His Teammate

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain KL Rahul came up with a hilarious response to a question about getting hurt after being hit by a throw from one of his fielders. He stated that he was clearly doing something wrong as captain. However, LSG beat the Rajasthan Royals (RR) by 10 runs in the 26th match of the Indian Premier League 2023 (IPL 2023) at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Wednesday, April 19.

Batting first after losing the toss, LSG managed 154/7 and then restricted Rajasthan Royals to 144/6. At the post-match presentation, host Sanjay Manjrekar asked about KL Rahul getting hit on the hand. The LSG captain cheekily replied: “I got hit by one of the throws from my own teammates. I am doing something wrong as a captain clearly.”

Meanwhile, on a serious note, he said that the track was not at all easy to bat on, sharing that 160 was a good score on it. KL Rahul stated:

“In the 10 over mark, the message me and Kyle [Mayers] sent out was 160 would be a good total on this track, they have some good bowlers as well who exploited the conditions. We fell 10 short but made up with the ball. And there was no dew so made it fair for both teams.”

“We came in here yesterday [Tuesday] and saw 180 would be a par score, but the first over from [Trent] Boult, me and Kyle had a chat and realised this isn’t a 180 wicket. The ball was keeping a bit low, so we gave ourselves time in the powerplay. Maybe if we played a bit better, we might have got 170 as well,” he expressed.

“Run-out, and two wickets falling back-to-back” – KL Rahul on the turning point of the match

Kyle Mayers and KL Rahul added 82 runs for the first wicket in 10.4 overs. While the LSG captain was dismissed for 39 off 32 balls, Mayers top-scored with 51 off 42 balls. Cameos from Marcus Stoinis (21 off 16) and Nicholas Pooran (29 off 20) helped LSG score past the 150-run mark.

While he was asked what he felt was the turning point of the match, KL Rahul said that the run-out of Sanju Samson by Amit Mishra and the wickets of Jos Buttler and Shimron Hetmyer fell in quick succession as well. Notably, Avesh Khan (3/25) and Marcus Stoinis (2/28) starred with the ball as LSG restricted RR to 144, defending a total of 154 also.

“I think that run-out from the impact player (Mishra), and two wickets falling back-to-back gives the team a good chance and lets them come back into the game. We know with Rajasthan their strength is their top four, so we needed to have our plans in place to get them out,” KL Rahul concluded.