"Lucknow Super Bottlers!" - Fans troll KL Rahul, LSG for missing out on golden opportunity to finish in Top 2 in IPL 2022
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain KL Rahul dished out another disappointing performance against the Rajasthan Royals (RR) this season. The 30-year-old would have been keen to win the game this time as he was dismissed for a golden duck in the reverse fixture.
However, KL Rahul couldn't do much this time around either, scoring just 10 runs off as many as 19 deliveries and that probably went a long way in hampering LSG's chances of chasing down 178.
Fans on Twitter were disappointed to see Rahul fail to lead from the front with the bat in such a crucial game. A win for LSG would have sealed a top-two finish for them but KL Rahul and a number of other batters couldn't quite live up to their expectations.
Some fans also trolled Rahul for his negative approach and the LSG batting for their uncertain middle-order. They also feel Rahul's poor captaincy cost LSG some extra runs. Here are some of the reactions:
Lucknow bottling top 2 position
It looks like GT vs RR in qualifier 1
Ayush Badoni ko Australia jaati Hui flight me bitha to Diya tha, but ab Singapore me jab flight halt tha vaha pe utar diya hai, vo ab Australia nahi jaa payega.
Middle-order musical chairs continue to hurt LSG. Flexibility is one thing, uncertainty is another. And they're clearly erring on the side of the second. They've underutilized Holder all season but it was the final straw tonight with Hooda moved out of 3 #IPL2022 #LSGvRR
KL Rahul this IPL:
vs MI
2 innings 206 runs 170SR
vs other teams:
10 innings 263 runs 117 SR
MI has the worst bowling line up in this tournament .
#LSGvRR
, academy is proud of you, keep it up
#LSGvRR
Well done KL Rahul, epic knocks like 10(19) after being in form is rare🙈, academy is proud of you, keep it up🔥😍 #LSGvRR https://t.co/P53T7zARJE
Great Mr KL Rahul gone for 10 off 19 🙏
Terrible captaincy, meek batting 👎
#RRvsLSG
KL Rahul in the last 5 IPL matches:
6(11) vs PBKS while batting first
77(51) vs DC while batting first
0(0) vs KKR while batting first
8(16) vs GT while chasing 145
10(19) vs RR while chasing 179 today
Most runs by Indian this IPL:
KL Rahul : 469 @ 135
DEEPAK HOODA: 406 @ 134
when will he get the hype
The loss is on KL Rahul.
Whatta terr0rist knock by him
Disappointed to see KL Rahul and Rohit Sharma continuously denying taking the strike when left-arm bowlers open the bowling. If you don't face your fear in the IPL, then when will you?
Gautam Gambhir to KL Rahul
after today's performance.
#LSGvRR https://t.co/XmoxkQ1tyw
Kl rahul n co. are going to get another tight class from Gambhir's side.
Waiting for video🤣🤣🤣
If you remove MI, KL Rahul's season has been very similar to Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma's season.
Not to forget, he has 3 ducks this season like Kohli.
🏻KL Rahul this IPL:
vs MI
2 innings 206 runs 170SR
vs other teams:
10 innings 263 runs 117 SR
minnow MI basher 👏🏻👏🏻
KL RAHUL SCORED BRILLIANT 10 FOR 19 most dependable batsman for India at present and future Captain gone.
Kl rahul in his prime is struggling against Shami and Boult and they call him a good batsman 🤣🤣 #CricketTwitter
KL rahul in this IPL
2 matches against MI-206 runs at 170SR
10 innings against other teams-263 runs at 117 SR.
Also,he never takes strike against left arm pacers.
And this man is in his so called prime and win us world cup!!!?
Out of form Rohit hitting sixes against boult and Shami
Peak Kl Rahul struggling against boult ,shami
MOM/Dream 11 game changer of the match - KL Rahul ❤️
Can't believe how #LSG has manage to win 8 matches under the third class captaincy of @klrahul they simply don't deserve the playoffs.A Khan,J Holder their most economical bowlers and they couldn't complete their full overs quota, what a captaincy @LucknowIPL
#RRvsLSG #IPL2022
Great captaincy from KL Rahul
He saved avesh khan 1 over holder 2 over for next match.
#IPL2022 https://t.co/DPj2fMYeIl
6 years have passed since RCB vs SRH final....
and KL Rahul still finds way to stab RCB in the back.
KL Rahul’s team trying best so Kumble saab’s team wont qualify 😓 https://t.co/6ZLqTjB8Sd
Kl rahul out ho ja bhai aise khelna hai to
KL Rahul is disappointing me so much now not becoz of his failures but becoz of the way he plays despite being capable of absolutely demolish any attack
@klrahul 🤒🤒
- Avesh Khan & Chameera both left with one over each.
- Badoni sent to No 3 against Boult
Peak KL Rahul captaincy.
Two changes needed :
- Manish Pandey for Badoni
- Evin Lewis for Holder or Stoinis.
LUCKNOW SUPER BOTTLERS 💩
Captaincy wont suits you, bruh. Captaincy blunder from KL RAHUL!!.
#RRvsLSG
#KLRahul
#IPL2022
Tell me some knocks of Kl Rahul that he played in pressure situations (T20) and came out victorious.
KL Rahul 10(19) with a SR of 53 😱
both Kane and KL have an IPL orange cap;
Kane scored more runs with a better SR in 2018 than KL's 2020 season;
Kane has more IPL playoffs runs than KL
but but KL is a classy T20 player and Kane is "very very bad T20 player" lmaoo 🤡
Iresponsilbe cricket by #kl rahul why not he play 19 ball 50 runs. Why he so much defensive. Not fit for t20 cricket. A team captains performance .rubish #LSGvRR
Don't know why I feel whenever there is pressure, KL Rahul buckles down. He need to step up. He is great batter, he is one of the established player . He has to make his mark under pressure.
#IPL2022 #CricketTwitter #KLRahul #LSG #PrasidKrishna
@CricCrazyJohns Shreyas Iyer watching test innings of KL Rahul https://t.co/rBNH8pN8x7
GG belt treatment coming
Record it and send it to RCB camp as well @klrahul
There are some ppl who turn stone into milestones!! N then there is KL Rahul who turn talented Stoinis into mere stone!!Need to send him up the order #LSGvRR
Win 1/3 games or not lose all 3 by big margins to qualify.
If there is any team that may not do this. It has to be a side led by KL Rahul.
Really hope he isn’t carrying the Punjab curse and they don’t drop off in an unlikely scenario.
#Ipl2022 #LSG #LSGvsRR
28 required from 5 well on don’t forget KL Rahul’s innings in the PP
#IPL2022 #LSGvRR
LSG dressing room after the match https://t.co/rrFSlDjrMp
Gambhir with LSG Players after the match https://t.co/YN1GOgx5Bt
It will be unfortunate if LSG doesn't qualify top 2 & today's match will be to blame.
No Hetmyer, got Buttler out cheaply & Sanju was back in the hut before 9th over. Inexplicable bowling changes allowed RR to reach 178. And then unjustifiable stat-padding in PP while batting.
The only match I wanted LSG to win ....
10-15 run short thi yahan Rajasthan, ye chase nahi hua LSG se, thoda swing hua ball pehle 1-2 over and that's it. Ghooma bhi nahi hai utna. Just a lackluster batting performance.
LSG mess their line-up once again. What did Hooda do wrong at No. 3, someone please tell me... #IPL2022 #LSGvRR
LSG's issues with the middle order have come up quite late in the tournament for them to make drastic changes. The only other option that they have is Manish Pandey who can come in place of Badoni only.
KL Rahul looked uncomfortable against Trent Boult once again
When the two IPL teams last met, Trent Boult rattled KL Rahul's stumps on the first delivery of the chase. The LSG captain was probably wary of Boult's threat and rather went into a shell.
The wicket of Quinton de Kock and the failed experiment of Ayush Badoni at No.3 also didn't help Rahul's cause. Eventually, Prasidh Krishna got the better of his fellow statesman and LSG were in deep trouble.
However, Krunal Pandya joined Deepak Hooda at the crease and the duo stabilized LSG's chase. Hooda particularly took the attack to arguably RR's best bowler in Yuzvendra Chahal and the chase was nicely poised to a close finish.
Although Pandya was dismissed, it was perhaps a good entry point for Marcus Stoinis. As long as both Stoinis and Hooda were at the crease, LSG were in with a shout. But Chahal once again proved why he is a world-class bowler as he got the big wicket of Hooda.
From there on, LSG just lost their way in the chase and Stoinis was left with much to do once again. RR's win has blown open the race for the second spot as there are multiple teams who can end up on 16 points. LSG will rue the golden opportunity that they had to seal their place in Qualifier 1.
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