KL Rahul and Rashid Khan to be suspended from IPL 2022? Read here

On the eve of the player retention deadline day for IPL 2022, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Punjab Kings have reached out to the Board of Cricket Control of India (BCCI) alleging ‘pursuing and poaching’ by the Lucknow franchise with regards to Rashid Khan and KL Rahul.

The final IPL 2022 retention lists are set to be revealed later today with all eight franchises mandated to submit their retentions by the November 30 deadline. Several reports have emerged regarding last moment negotiations that are on with franchises wanting to ensure they make the best use of their retention kitty amid the mega auction likely to take place later in December or in early January next year.

As per one report, star Indian batsman KL Rahul and Afghan spinner Rashid Khan are at risk of being banned for a year due to issues with alleged negotiations with another franchise. SRH and PBKS have raised the issue with BCCI, complaining that the Lucknow franchise is ‘pursuing & poaching’ their star players Rashid Khan and KL Rahul, according to InsideSport.in.

As per the report, BCCI is now looking into the complaints from PBKS and SRH. InsideSport quoted a senior official with BCCI as saying, “We haven’t received any letter but we have received a verbal complaint from two franchises about players poaching by Lucknow team. We are looking into it, and we will take appropriate action if it proves to be true. We don’t want to disturb the balance. You cannot avoid such things when there is fierce competition. But it’s not fair to the existing teams when they are trying to balance everything.”