The Super Giants were performing well as they reached the domestic leg of IPL 2024 and were contenders for the playoffs, but before that they lost four of their last five matches, hampering their progress.
In the midst of this disastrous run, franchise owner Sajiv Goenka publicly expressed his displeasure inside the ground after an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Klusener declined to comment on the Goekna-Rahul incident, saying that KL has performed well as a batsman but he did not get enough support from others.
“I think he's probably a little disappointed with his performance in the tournament. I think at times we've lost wickets around him, he's got to rebuild.We have not allowed him to play his natural game. So it's easy to just sit back and think, 'Oh, okay, he didn't have a very good tournament.' "Got the respect of the cricketer and the group," Klusener said at the pre-match press conference ahead of his team's clash with Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday.
That match will probably end LSG's campaign in IPL 2024 unless a miracle happens and they somehow reach the playoffs.
Klusener praised Rahul for his captaincy and the way he handled things in the middle."So in terms of his captaincy, I think it's been excellent. His respect among the group is excellent. As I said, I think if he looks back, he'll be a little disappointed with the amount of runs Could, I think, have scored points.
Klusener said, "But if you look at the conditions, he has had to rebuild a lot of the time while batting. So, I think the batting group around him also has not helped him much.,
So far, Rahul has scored 465 runs in 13 matches at an average of 35.7 and strike rate of 136.36. He scored three fifties and his highest score was 82.
In the midst of this disastrous run, franchise owner Sajiv Goenka publicly expressed his displeasure inside the ground after an embarrassing 10-wicket defeat against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Klusener declined to comment on the Goekna-Rahul incident, saying that KL has performed well as a batsman but he did not get enough support from others.
“I think he's probably a little disappointed with his performance in the tournament. I think at times we've lost wickets around him, he's got to rebuild.We have not allowed him to play his natural game. So it's easy to just sit back and think, 'Oh, okay, he didn't have a very good tournament.' "Got the respect of the cricketer and the group," Klusener said at the pre-match press conference ahead of his team's clash with Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Friday.
That match will probably end LSG's campaign in IPL 2024 unless a miracle happens and they somehow reach the playoffs.
Klusener praised Rahul for his captaincy and the way he handled things in the middle."So in terms of his captaincy, I think it's been excellent. His respect among the group is excellent. As I said, I think if he looks back, he'll be a little disappointed with the amount of runs Could, I think, have scored points.
Klusener said, "But if you look at the conditions, he has had to rebuild a lot of the time while batting. So, I think the batting group around him also has not helped him much.,
So far, Rahul has scored 465 runs in 13 matches at an average of 35.7 and strike rate of 136.36. He scored three fifties and his highest score was 82.
