Quinton de Kock

IPL 2023: Former Australia captain Aaron Finch believes KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock will be key for LSG`s performance in the upcoming season.

Finch also spoke on what the weakness of LSG will be, he said, "I see a potential weakness in the Lucknow Super Giants, being their death bowling. Finch also gave his prediction as to where LSG will finish this season, he said, "My season performance prediction, for the Lucknow Super Giants is they will finish around fifth. I think the home ground advantage for the Lucknow Super Giants this year, although their wicket has been a little unpredictable at times, they’ve got a class opening combination in KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock, their middle order power of Stoinis, Nicholas Pooran, and they’ve got a lot of bowling options, Krunal Pandya with the ball, who can also be versatile with the bat. He’s someone who strikes at a good strike rate, particularly in the first 10 balls. So, I think they have got a lot of options to be able to exploit whatever the wicket produces." Speaking exclusively to Star Sports show, Know Your Team, former Australia batsman Aaron Finch spoke on what the biggest strength of the Lucknow Super Giants is, he said, "The big strength of the Lucknow Super Giants is their opening combination, KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock.

New Delhi, Mar 27 (IANS): Former Australia skipper Aaron Finch believes the opening pair of captain K.L Rahul and wicketkeeper-batter Quinton de Kock are ...

But I think, when you look at the combinations, finding good quality four overs of death bowling will be a real challenge for them." I think they've got a lot of options throughout the middle, they've got some good all-rounders. "They've spent a lot of money to get him in the auction. He's someone who strikes at a good strike rate, particularly in the first 10 balls. So, I think they have got a lot of options to be able to exploit whatever the wicket produces," said Finch on the 'Know Your Team' show on Star Sports. Hooda, the off-spin all-rounder, had a brilliant IPL 2022, making 451 runs at a strike rate of 136.66, largely while batting at number three and was in the top ten run-scorers list.

Quinton de Kock is set to miss the first two matches of IPL 2023, Kyle Mayers or Deepak Hooda will open the innings alongside KL Rahul.

"In case of De Kock, the best option is Kyle Mayers, who is also a left-hander and has a decent strike rate of close to 135 in T20Is. Quinton de Kock is set to miss the first two matches of IPL 2023 as the South African wicketkeeper batter will be on national duty. Meanwhile, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will take on Delhi Capitals (DC) in their first match on 1 April.