Bengaluru, May 15: Former Indian leg-spinner Piyush Chawla reckons Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain KL Rahul is taking a leaf out of team's mentor Gautam Gambhir's book and making aggressive captaincy moves in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022.

The Karnataka cricketer has marshalled his troops well in IPL 2022 season which is why the Super Giants look title favourites.

Chawla - who was a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders side under Gautam Gambhir's captaincy - claims the India batter is learning the captaincy skills from the World Cup-winning former Indian opener.

Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, the official broadcaster of IPL 2022, Chawla said, "The way he's leading the side is thrilling to watch. He is leading the Super Giants brilliantly. It's good to see him going for the kill. He's placing slip fielders in the 11th-12th overs and looking to finish the game early. This is something which he's learning well from mentor Gautam Gambhir who was like this during his stint as IPL captain."

LSG is taking on Rajasthan Royals in Match 63 of IPL in the weekend double header on Sunday.

Rahul, the tournament's second most prolific batter with 459 runs from 12 matches, has been in impressive form with two centuries and as many half centuries.

His opening partner Quinton de Kock too has been impressive, scoring three half centuries to accumulate 355 runs from 12 outings.

Deepak Hooda is another batter who is in form with 347 runs and three half centuries, and he has the ability to make a difference.

For LSG, bowling is the weaker department and the likes of Avesh Khan and Jason Holder will have to step up to restrict Buttler and other RR batters.

Both were among wickets against the Titans while Mohsin Khan was economical with figures of 1/18 in four overs.

The Royals will rely heavily on England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler, who has scored 625 runs from 12 matches with the help of three centuries and as many half centuries. His team-mates though have not been in the best of form.

Captain Sanju Samson has, again, failed to realise his full potential though he has not done bad either.

Harbhajan praises Rahul

Meanwhile, former Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh also lauded KL Rahul for showing a lot of calmness and leading the IPL newbies by example.

Speaking on the same show Cricket Live on Star Sports, Harbhajan said, "The biggest propellant for this team's good show has been the way KL Rahul has led them from the front. He has been the leading run-getter for the side.

"His performance has encouraged other players to do better. He has shown a lot of calmness as a captain, which is always required in tournaments like these. Also, the management of this team has been very active since the beginning of the league. They picked the right team, picked the right coach and followed the right strategy."

The pre-match show of LSG vs RR begins at 6.30pm on the Star Sports Network and Hotstar. The match begins at 7.30pm IST.