Lucknow, Mar 17 (UNI) Ahead of the highly anticipated IPL 2025 season, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) team, accompanied by team owner Sanjiv Goenka and captain Rishabh Pant, paid a courtesy visit to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Monday.

During the meeting, the CM extended his best wishes to the players, coaching staff, and senior management, commending them for their dedication and efforts ahead of the tournament.

He praised LSG for their remarkable performances in previous seasons, highlighting the team as a symbol of talent, discipline and sportsmanship.

Yogi expressed confidence that the players would again showcase their skills and strive to bring home the IPL trophy.

Addressing the team, he emphasised that UP is ushering in a new era in sports. "The government has taken significant steps to foster a thriving sports culture in the state, enabling young athletes to excel on national and international platforms," he said.

Encouraging the players to uphold perseverance, discipline and sportsmanship, he urged them to inspire the youth through their dedication.

The CM expressed his optimism and stated that LSG would deliver an outstanding performance this season and clinch the championship.

The LSG team, in turn, appreciated the government's continuous efforts to promote sports culture in UP. They acknowledged that these initiatives have contributed to a growing number of athletes from the state excelling in various national and international sporting events.

In this meeting, Rishabh Pant (Captain), Aryan Juyal, Himmat Singh, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuvraj Chaudhary, HR Suhas, Arshin Kulkarni, Ayush Badoni, Siddharth M, Digvesh Rathi, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Shardul Thakur, Shivam Mavi, David Miller, Aiden Markram, Matthew Paul, Nicholas Pooran, Shamar Malvern were present.

Mentor Zaheer Khan, Justin Langer, Vijay Dahiya, Lance Klusener. LSG COO Vinay Chopra and team manager Soumyadeep were also present during the meeting with the CM. UNI AB SSP