Being able to build a team from scratch reason I moved to LSG: KL Rahul

KL Rahul has revealed why he decided to move to a new team in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Rahul, who led Punjab Kings (PBKS) last couple of seasons was one of the players bought by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) LSG ahead of the IPL 2022 auction.

Rahul says the prospect of building a team from scratch pushed him to move away from Punjab.

"I mean whatever little time that I have gotten with Lucknow Super Giants obviously has been a very new experience for me because I have never sat in meetings where we are discussing each and every player about how we want to set up the franchise and what we need to, what our core needs to be, there is so much happening including the auction, before the auction, the retention part, you know there's so much that has happened and all that was very new to me," Rahul said on Red Bull cricket room on Clubhouse.

"It was such a fun experience and I'm so glad to get this opportunity to be you know, be part of a new team, be part of a new franchise and build it from scratch and that's what really excited me and that's why I made the move to a new team because I wanted to be a part of something like this and learn along the way and this is something that would be good for me in my journey and it'll help me grow as a person and grow as a cricketer as well.

"So yes, it's exciting and I am really looking ahead and looking forward to what's in store for all of us," he added.

LSG begin their IPL 2022 campaign against fellow newcomers Gujarat Titans (GT) on March 26 at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai.