IPL 2022: PBKS needed to retain KL Rahul however respect his determination to enter public sale, says Anil Kumble

Legendary leg-spinner and Punjab Kings coach Anil Kumble on Tuesday mentioned the previous finalists needed to retain their former captain KL Rahul however they respect his determination to enter the public sale pool forward of IPL 2022.

Punjab Kings introduced solely 2 gamers for retention on the November 30 deadline and KL Rahul’s absence was actually a shock. PBKS retained Mayank Agarwal for Rs 14 crore and uncapped left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh for Rs 4 crore.Speculation was rife that PBKS had been negotiating with Rahul however the India opener needed to maneuver away from the franchise forward of the mega public sale.IPL 2022 Retention: Highlights | Full ListKL Rahul will be picked by one of many two new groups because the Ahmedabad and Lucknow franchises have time till December 25 to call their selection of three gamers every. If Rahul doesn’t get picked by the 2 new groups, he’ll head to the mega public sale whereby he can be a sizzling decide.“Of course, the major challenge for us was Rahul. Obviously, we wanted to retain him. That’s one of the reasons we chose him as captain 2 years ago, so he could be the core of the team. But he decided to go into the auction, we respect that decision. It’s the players’ prerogative,” Anil Kumble mentioned.Rahul has been a constant performer within the IPL, scoring greater than 600 runs in three of the final 4 seasons of IPL. However, Rahul was not capable of lead PBKS to the play-offs with the remainder of the staff failing to again their captain’s efforts with the bat on the sector.KUMBLE HINTS MAYANK COULD BE THE NEW PBKS CAPTAINMeanwhile, Kumble hinted that Mayank Agarwal would possibly lead PBKS in IPL 2022 and heaped reward on younger Arshdeep Singh, saying the left-arm pacer’s skill to deal with stress in crunch conditions compelled the franchise to retain him.“I think when it comes to Mayank, the last 3 to 4 years, he has been with us, he has done exceptionally well for us. In the two years, I have been involved with the franchise, he has been very, very successful. Of course, he is again a potential leader. He has been around the IPL and international cricket for a long time,” Kumble added.“Regarding Arshdeep Singh, he has someone who has come up in the last two years I have been involved in Punjab. He is only 21, to show that kind of maturity and temperament, we wanted to ensure he stayed with the franchise for a long period of time,” he added.PBKS will head into the mega public sale with the largest purse of Rs 72 crore after retaining solely 2 gamers earlier than the deadline.