IPL 2023: 3 Players who can replace KL Rahul as opener in LSG squad

1. Quinton de Kock

South Africa international Quinton de Kock is the obvious choice at the moment. He has a lot of experience in playing in the Indian conditions and thus, will not take much time to get adjusted to the conditions. Notably, he was expected to partner with KL Rahul ahead of the season but since Kyle Mayers did well in his absence, de Kock never got an option to play.

In the last edition of the tournament, the 30-year-old smashed 508 runs in 15 matches and with that, he managed to finish third in the IPL Orange Cap race. Thus, he will be gunning to get the ground running and once again play a key role in the LSG set-up. His partnership with Mayers can also prove to be very effective as both of these cricketers love to play an attacking brand of cricket.

However, in order to fit de Kock, LSG will have to drop any of their foreigners as either Marcus Stoinis or Nicholas Pooran might face the axe. Thus, it needs to be seen if LSG decides to go with that or choose the other players mentioned above.