The IPL 2025 will be an exciting season as before it begins, the teams will have to go through a mega auction, that is going to take place for the first time since 2022. All eyes will be on Rohit Sharma, as to where he will end up, especially with his reported tiff with the Mumbai Indians after being replaced as captain for IPL 2024 by Hardik Pandya. There have been rumours that Lucknow Super Giants are one of the franchises that are heavily interested in him. Now, LSG fielding coach Jonty Rhodes has dropped a major hint.
In an interaction with News24, Jonty Rhodes said that if Rohit Sharma comes into the auction then LSG are ready to welcome him. He also added that Rohit is such a great player that all teams would be glad to go for him.
"If Rohit Sharma comes into the auction, LSG is ready to welcome him. He's such a great player, every team will be glad to go for him," Rhodes said.
According to a report by AajTak, KL Rahul, who is the current captain of LSG,is set to leave the franchise ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. If this does come true, then Rohit Sharma will be the ideal figure to become the new captain of the franchise.
Rumours of a tiff between KL Rahul and the LSG management have increased ever since the captain had a heated on-field interaction with owner Sanjiv Goenka after a match in the IPL 2024.
In a recent press event, Sanjiv Goenka said that KL Rahul is an important part of the LSG family, and he does not want to comment on speculation.
"KL Rahul is an important and integral part of the Supergiants family. I don’t want to comment on speculation. All I will say is that Rahul is family," he had said.