KL Rahul ruled out of #TATAIPL 2023 due to injury, Karun Nair to replace him at Lucknow Super Giants. “Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) on Friday named Karun Nair as a replacement for the injured KL Rahul for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023,” the IPL said in a statement.
Karun will join the franchise for Rs 50 lakh.
Rahul was on Friday ruled out of the IPL as well as the World Test Championship final in which India will take on Australia at The Oval in London from June 7. In a statement, the batter said will undergo a thigh surgery on the advice of the medical team.
Rahul, the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants franchise, sustained the injury during a game against Royal Challengers Bangalore earlier this week.