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Lucknow Super Giants

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Lucknow Super Giants
LeagueIndian Premier League
Personnel
CaptainVacant
CoachJustin Langer
ChairmanSanjiv Goenka
Owner
Chief executiveVinod Bisht
ManagerSaumyadeep Pyne
Team information
CityLucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
ColoursBlue & Orange
Founded2021; 3 years ago (2021)
Home groundEkana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Capacity50,100
Official websitelucknowsupergiants.in

Regular kit

2024 Lucknow Super Giants season
Seasons

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is a professional franchise cricket team based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2021, the team plays its home matches at the Ekana Cricket Stadium. The team is owned by RPSG Group.

Franchise history

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The Governing Council of the Indian Premier League issued an invitation to tender for two new sides in August 2021. A total of 22 companies declared an interest, but with a high base price for the new teams, there were no more than six serious bidders. The Sanjiv Goenka-owned RPSG Group won the rights to operate the Lucknow franchise with a bid of ₹7,090 crore (equivalent to ₹80 billion or US$950 million in 2023).[2][3]

The team launched a competition to decide its name, with Lucknow Super Giants chosen in January 2022. which can also be seen in the name of his previous IPL franchise Rising Pune Supergiant, South African Franchise Durban's Super Giant[4]s and also in the renaming of Mohun Bagan Athletic Club's footballing division to Mohun Bagan Super Giant.[5]

Team history

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Main articles: Lucknow Super Giants in 2022 and Lucknow Super Giants in 2023

At the February 2022 mega auction, the franchise purchased its first set of players. Notable players signed included KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Mark Wood and Marcus Stoinis. Later in the year, the franchise named Rahul as the captain of the team and former Zimbabwean cricketer Andy Flower as head coach.[6][7] Additionally, former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir was appointed as the team mentor.[8]

In the 2022 season, the franchise finished third in the group stage and qualified for the playoffs. They faced the fourth placed Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator match and were knocked out at that stage.[9] The 2023 season saw the side again finishing 3rd and losing the eliminator, this time to Mumbai Indians.

The Lucknow Super Giants became one of the 10 most popular cricket clubs from India. As of March 2024, the club had 4.6 million followers on social media.[10]

Seasons

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Season League standing Final standing
2022 3rd out of 10 Playoffs
2023 3rd out of 10 Playoffs
2024 7th out of 10 League stage

Captains

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Last updated: 18 May 2024 [11]

Player Nationality[a] From To Matches Won Lost Tied NR Win% Best Result
KL Rahul  India 2022 2024 37 20 17 0 0 54.05 Playoffs (2022, 2023)
Krunal Pandya  India 2023 2023 6 3 2 0 1 50 Stand-In
Nicholas Pooran  West Indies 2024 Present 1 1 0 0 0 100 Stand-In

Result summary

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Season summary

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Season Round Table Standing Matches Played Won Lost Tied No Result Win%
2022 Eliminator 3rd 15 9 6 0 0 60
2023 Eliminator 3rd 15 8 6 0 1 53.33
2024 League 7th 14 7 7 0 0 50

By opposition

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Source- Cricbuzz[12]

Last updated: 18 May 2024

Home ground

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Main article: Ekana Cricket Stadium

The team's home ground is the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. During its first season, the team was unable to play any matches at the ground due to restrictions put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19 in India; all of the 2022 league stage matches were hosted in Maharashtra.[13] These restrictions were removed in 2023 and the side played on the ground during the season.

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

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Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding
2022 The Souled Store My11Circle Darwin Platform Greenply
2023 Alcis Shyam Steel
2024 Six5Six BKT

Current squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary Notes
Batters
David Miller South Africa (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35) Left-handed Right-arm off break ₹7.5 crore (US$900,000) Overseas
Aiden Markram South Africa (1994-10-04) 4 October 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm off break ₹2 crore (US$240,000) Overseas
Himmat Singh India (1996-11-08) 8 November 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break ₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Ayush Badoni India (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break ₹4 crore (US$480,000)
Wicket-keepers
Nicholas Pooran Trinidad and Tobago (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 29) Left-handed ₹21 crore (US$2.5 million) Overseas
Rishabh Pant India (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 27) Left-handed ₹27 crore (US$3.2 million)
Aryan Juyal India (2001-11-11) 11 November 2001 (age 23) Right-handed ₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
All-rounders
Mitchell Marsh Australia (1991-10-20) 20 October 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast ₹3.4 crore (US$410,000) Overseas
Shahbaz Ahmed India (1994-12-11) 11 December 1994 (age 29) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox ₹2.4 crore (US$290,000)
Yuvraj Chaudhary India (2001-10-06) 6 October 2001 (age 23) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox ₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Abdul Samad India (2001-10-28) 28 October 2001 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg break ₹4.2 crore (US$500,000)
Rajvardhan Hangargekar India (2002-11-10) 10 November 2002 (age 22) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast ₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Arshin Kulkarni India (2005-02-15) 15 February 2005 (age 19) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast ₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Pace bowlers
Ishant Sharma India (1988-09-02) 2 September 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast ₹75 lakh (US$90,000)
Kulwant Khejroliya India (1992-03-13) 13 March 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Left-arm medium-fast ₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Mohammed Siraj India (1994-03-13) 13 March 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast ₹12.25 crore (US$1.5 million)
Kagiso Rabada South Africa (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast ₹10.75 crore (US$1.3 million) Overseas
Prasidh Krishna India (1996-02-19) 19 February 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast ₹9.5 crore (US$1.1 million)
Gurnoor Brar India (2000-05-25) 25 May 2000 (age 24) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast ₹1.3 crore (US$160,000)
Spin bowlers
Jayant Yadav India (1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break ₹75 lakh (US$90,000)
Sai Kishore India (1996-11-06) 6 November 1996 (age 28) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox ₹2 crore (US$240,000)
Manav Suthar India (2002-08-03) 3 August 2002 (age 22) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox ₹30 lakh (US$36,000)
Source: GT Squad

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
CEO Vinod Bisht
Team manager Saumyadeep Pyne
Director - Talent Search and Academies M. S. K. Prasad
Head coach Justin Langer
Mentor Zaheer Khan
Assistant coach Lance Klusener
Assistant coach Vijay Dahiya
Cricket Consultant Adam Voges
Spin bowling consultant Pravin Tambe
Fielding coach Jonty Rhodes

Super Giant family

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Notes

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  1. ^ The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.

References

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  1. ^ "Mohun Bagan or Lucknow Super Giants? LSGs New Jersey For KKR Game in IPL 2024 Get Fans Reacting!". www.india.com. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Industrialist Sanjiv Goenka wins IPL's new Lucknow franchise with bid of over Rs 7,000 crore". The Print. 25 October 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Sanjiv Goenka's RPSG Group gets Lucknow franchise with Rs 7,090 crore bid: BCCI source". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  4. ^ "RPSG Sports Business | Businesses". www.rpsg.in. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  5. ^ "ATK removed, it's Mohun Bagan Super Giant from June 1". The Times of India. 17 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  6. ^ Abhishek, Aharon. "IPL 2022: 3 litmus tests KL Rahul must pass as LSG captain". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Andy Flower named Lucknow IPL franchise head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  8. ^ "Gautam Gambhir first Indian to be appointed global mentor of a T20 franchise". India Today. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  9. ^ Gupta, Rajarshi (26 May 2022). "IPL 2022 Eliminator LSG vs RCB: Royal Challengers Bangalore storm into Qualifier 2, Lucknow Super Giants knocked out". India Today. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Which IPL team has the most fans? CSK becomes first team to hit 16m followers on Instagram | Sporting News India". 21 May 2024.
  11. ^ "LSG : captains". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
  12. ^ "Lucknow Super Giants Cricket Team live scores, results". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  13. ^ "IPL 2022 to be held in five venues across Maharashtra". The New Indian Express. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
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