KL Rahul, the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), suffered an injury during the match against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on Monday, May 1. He will likely miss the remainder of the IPL 2023 season. During the second over of the first innings against RCB, the captain was chasing a ball in the outfield when he hurt his right leg.
Following the game on May 3 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Rahul will fly to Mumbai for scans at a designated BCCI medical facility. No scans have been performed yet, according to a top BCCI source, who also said that the BCCI will handle the situation.
Regardless of the severity of the injury, the top cricket body may decide to keep Rahul out of action so that he may heal in time for the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final. The batter is a member of the red-ball team that will compete at The Oval in London beginning on June 7 against arch rivals Australia.
In the absense of KL Rahul, Krunal Pandya will lead for the remainder of the season for LSG.