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The franchise did not retain its captain KL Rahul for IPL 2025. Due to which Rahul is now a part of the mega auction to be held on 24th and 25th November. Where many franchisees are ready to spend big money on them. Now this team has started thinking about buying him and making him the captain.

Ever since the Lucknow Super Giants team released KL Rahul, reports have been coming that many franchises want to bet on him. One of which includes the name of his old franchise. Yes, we are talking about Punjab Kings owned by Preity Zinta. The team which made KL Rahul the captain for the first time in IPL.

If the news is to be believed then the franchise wanted to retain KL Rahul for the year 2022 also, but at that time Rahul had decided not to stay. Now the new head coach of the franchise, Ricky Ponting wants a big Indian name to take over the captaincy of the team. They want to build a team around that player only. In such a situation, the franchise can spend up to Rs 20 crore on KL Rahul.

KL Rahul bats brilliantly

Till now KL Rahul has played a total of 132 matches in IPL. In which he batted brilliantly and scored 4683 runs. During this period, 4 centuries and 37 half-centuries were also seen from Rahul's bat. Apart from this, he can also guarantee that all the batsmen of the team play freely.

The kind of captain Rahul is, he can be very useful for Punjab Kings. KL Rahul, who has been playing in the IPL since 2013, has had his best seasons with this team. Apart from this, till the time Rahul was playing for this team, his strike was also very good. Which, if IPL continues in 2025, then Preity Zinta's team can lift the trophy for the first time.