Lucknow, Mar 17 (UNI) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will aim to make a fresh start under newly appointed captain Rishabh Pant in the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025.
Under mentor Zaheer Khan and head coach Justin Langer, they will look to bounce back after narrowly missing out on a playoff spot last season due to an inferior net run rate (NRR) and
finished seventh in the league phase with 14 points from 14 matches.
Having previously finished third in 2022 and 2023, they are determined to clinch their maiden IPL
title this season under the leadership of Rishabh Pant.
Ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, they were retained their five players - Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan and Ayush Badoni.
Their flamboyant West Indies batter Nicky P (₹21 crore), young pacer Mayank Yadav (₹11 crore) and star leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi (₹11 crore) were their capped retained players while fast bowler Mohsin Khan (₹4 crore) and talented batter Ayush Badoni (₹4 crore) were uncapped picks.
Later at the Mega Auction, they roped in their captain Rishabh Pant for ₹27 crore as he became the most expensive player in IPL history.
They strengthened their overseas contingent by acquiring services of South African trio of David Miller (₹7.5 crore), Aiden Markram (₹2 crore), Matthew Breetzke (₹75 lakh), Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh (₹3.4 crore) and West Indies speedster Shamar Joseph (₹75 lakh).
Akash Deep (₹8 crore), Shahbaz Ahmed (₹2.4 crore), Manimaran Siddharth (₹75 lakh), Himmat
Singh (₹30 lakh), Digvesh Singh, (₹30 lakh), Akash Singh (₹30 lakh), Prince Yadav (₹30 lakh),
Yuvraj Chaudhary (₹30 lakh), Rajvardhan Hangargekar (₹30 lakh), and Arshin Kulkarni (₹30
lakh) were some of the Indians stars they signed at the IPL 2025 Mega Auction.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) squad for IPL 2025:
Batters: Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke
Wicket-keepers: Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Aryan Juyal
All-rounders: Aiden Markram, Arshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuvraj Chaudhary
Bowlers: Akash Deep, Akash Singh, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh, M Siddharth, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Prince Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph
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