Rishabh Pant became the most expensive player in IPL history after Lucknow Super Giants splurged INR 27 crore for him at the IPL 2025 mega auction. Justin Langer, who has been on the receiving end of Pant's assault in the past as Australian coach, is happy to be in the same corner as wicketkeeper.
Rishabh Pant became the apple of the eye for Lucknow Super Giants as they made an offer that Delhi Capitals were forced to refuse, Rs 27 crore, the highest for a player for a season in IPL history at the mega auction. Pant has a big responsibility to now justify that price tag as LSG aim for title.
Lucknow Super Giants invested a massive amount of Rs 27 crore on Rishabh Pant and are most likely to make him the captain as well. They secured a lot more top players at the mega auction. Here's LSG's full squad for IPL 2025 after the mega auction.
Lucknow Super Giants released their captain KL Rahul ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auctions. Rahul led LSG in their first three seasons from 2022 onwards. The former LSG skipper has opened up on his time with the Lucknow franchise and his departure from the team.
Lucknow Super Giants retained five players and still have an uncapped RTM left but it seems like KL Rahul's three-year journey might have come to an end with the franchise. Rahul led the Super Giants to playoffs in 2022 and 2023 before one of the two new teams faltered in the third season.
Lucknow Super Giants had a tricky decision to make ahead of the retentions announcement regarding KL Rahul. The public outrage after how the owner Sanjiv Goenka had reacted while talking to Rahul last season might have some role to play as the former captain hasn't been retained.
All 10 teams are set to announce their list of retained players on October 31 ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. Meanwhile, it has been reported that Lucknow Super Giants have finalised their retentions and skipper KL Rahul is not a part of the list.
KL Rahul boasts an impressive record with 1410 runs in just three IPL editions with Lucknow Super Giants but has struggled for consistency in international cricket lately. LSG finished seventh with just seven wins in 14 games under KL Rahul's leadership last season.
The retention rules ahead of the 2025 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) are confirmed and each franchise will be zeroing in on its options. The deadline to confirm the player retention list is October 31 and we are taking a look at Lucknow Super Giants retention options.
In an exclusive interaction with India TV, South Delhi Superstarz captain Ayush Badoni spoke about captaincy, expectations before the Delhi Premier League season, the tournament he has had, the IPL auction and much more. Badoni's South Delhi side has already qualified for the DPL 2024 playoffs.
Lucknow Super Giants announced the appointment of Zaheer Khan as a new mentor for the Indian Premier League 2025. The franchise owner Sanjiv Goenka also talked about the team captaincy and player retentions ahead of the IPL 2025 season.
Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka held a press conference on Wednesday (August 28) to make the special announcement. Zaheer Khan was earlier with Mumbai Indians till 2022 and is marking his return to the IPL fold after a gap of two years.
KL Rahul's meeting with Lucknow Super Giants franchise owner Sanjiv Goenka has taken centre stage even as the retention rules are yet to be confirmed. Rahul's T20 form and his pace of scoring runs have been under the scanner for quite some time now and we delve deep into his possible future.
Former India pacer Zaheer Khan has been in demand among franchises for a senior role and Lucknow Super Giants are seemingly the top contender to snap him up as their mentor. The Super Giants have been without a mentor since Gautam Gambhir left the franchise in 2023.
"We had a couple of injuries obviously, which happens every season to every team, but those injuries and the guys that went away really dented us a little bit, and we didn't play well enough collectively," KL Rahul said after LSG's win over MI on Friday.
Mumbai Indians had a poor season overall with just four wins in 14 games in IPL 2024. LSG ended their season on a high note after beating MI in the final game of both teams. This is MI's joint-worst performance in an IPL.
MI vs LSG IPL 2024: Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians will target a consolation win when they take on playoff hopefuls Lucknow Super Giants at Wankhede Stadium in their last match of the IPL 2024 season on Friday.
MI vs LSG pitch report: Hardik Pandya's Mumbai Indians are already knocked out from the IPL 2024 playoff race with just four wins in their 13 matches and can also end Lucknow Super Giants' campaign with a win at Wankhede Stadium on Friday.
MI vs LSG Dream11 Prediction: KL Rahul's Lucknow Super Giants suffered heavy losses in their last two games but remain alive in the playoff qualification race with 12 points in six matches while Mumbai Indians struggle at the bottom with eight points.
Arshad Khan was a bright positive that emerged out of Lucknow Super Giants' 19-run loss against Delhi Capitals (DC) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The bowling allrounder displayed his range with the willow in hand after an average outing with the ball in hand.
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