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Lucknow Super Giants
File:Lucknow Super Giants IPL Logo.svg
LeagueIndian Premier League
Personnel
CaptainKL Rahul
CoachJustin Langer
ChairmanSanjiv Goenka
OwnerRPSG Group
Chief executiveVinod Bisht
Team information
CityLucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Founded25 October 2021; 2 years ago (2021-10-25)
Home groundBharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Capacity50,000
Official websiteLucknow Super Giants

Regular kit

Mohun Bagan tribute kit

2023
Seasons

Lucknow Super Giants is a franchise cricket team based in |Sanjeev Goenka. They play in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Lucknow franchise formed in 2021. Sanjiv Goenka is its principal owner. The team is captained by KL Rahul and coached by Andy Flower.[1] The team mentor is Gautam Gambhir. In its debut season, Lucknow Super Giants qualified for the play-offs.

The team is owned by RPSG Group, who previously owned the Rising Pune Supergiant franchise between 2016 and 2017. This team is expected to play its home matches at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow.

Franchise history[edit]

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 Board of Control for Cricket in India allowed a consortium of three companies or individuals to bid for each franchise. The Sanjiv Goenka-owned RPSG Group won the rights to operate the Lucknow franchise with a bid of ₹7,090 crores.[2][3]

The team launched a competition to decide its name, from which the name Lucknow Super Giants was chosen in January 2022.[4] Ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction, the franchise drafted KL Rahul as their captain for ₹17 crore, making him the joint highest paid player in the league. The franchise also bought Marcus Stoinis and Ravi Bishnoi.[5] The team unveiled their jersey on 23 March 2022 for the upcoming season.[6]

Team history[edit]

2022 IPL Season: debut season of the team[edit]

Main article: Lucknow Super Giants in 2022

At the mega auction which was held in February 2022, the team brought many players in which the all-rounders were more in numbers. The franchise brought various big international players such as Quinton de Kock, Mark Wood, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis. Later the franchise named KL Rahul as the captain of the team and the old Zimbabwean cricketer Andy Flower as the head coach for the upcoming season.[7][8] Franchise also appointed Gautam Gambhir as the mentor of the team.[9] In the initial phase of the season all-rounder Marcus Stoinis was not available due to ongoing Australian series in another country.[10] Before the start of the season, it was confirmed that the English pace bowler Mark Wood will not be able to join the team because of injury so, the franchise drafted Australian bowler Andrew Tye in the place of Mark to fill the requirement of pace bowler in the team in the first season.[11]

In its first season of IPL, LSG finished third in the table which meant they qualified for the playoffs. They faced fourth place Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator Match and were knocked out by them at that stage.[12]

Seasons[edit]

The team had its excellent inaugural season of Indian Premier League. The team finished on the third place in the points table and hence qualified for the playoffs.[13]

Season Points Table Standing Final Standing
2022 3rd out of 10 Playoffs
2023 TBD TBD

Result Summary[edit]

Season summary[edit]

Season Round Table Standing Match Played Won Lost Tied No Result Win%
2022 Eliminator 3rd 15 9 6 0 0 60.0
2023 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

By Opposition[edit]

Opposition Played Won Lost Tied No Result Win%
Chennai Super Kings 2 1 1 0 0 50
Delhi Capitals 2 2 0 0 0 100
Gujarat Titans 2 0 2 0 0 0.0
Kolkata Knight Riders 2 2 0 0 0 100
Mumbai Indians 2 2 0 0 0 100
Punjab Kings 1 1 0 0 0 100
Rajasthan Royals 2 0 2 0 0 0.0
Royal Challengers Bangalore 2 0 2 0 0 0.0
Sunrisers Hyderabad 2 2 0 0 0 100

Source- Cricbuzz[14]

Home ground[edit]

Main article: Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium

The home ground of the team is the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. The stadium was renamed from Ekana Cricket Stadium in honor of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a former Indian Prime Minister.[15][16][17] It was established in 2017. It is a stadium under public-private partnership. With a seating capacity of 50,000, it became the fifth largest international cricket stadium in India. On 6 November 2018, the stadium hosted its first international match, a Twenty20 International (T20I) between India and the West Indies,[18] becoming the 52nd stadium in India to host an international cricket match.[19]

In its debut season, the team was unable to play any of the matches at its home ground due to COVID-19 outbreak in India so all the league stage matches of the tournament were hosted by the Maharashtra in 2022 season.[20] The team is yet to play any of its match on home ground but on 22 September 2022, BCCI confirmed that the old home and away format is going to back in the league from 2023 season.[21] So, it is expected that the team will be playing its home matches at this cricket stadium.

Inside view of the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium during Legends League match in September 2022.

Kit manufacturers and sponsors[edit]

Year Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (front) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding
2022 T10 Sports My11Circle Darwin Platform Greenply
2023 Alcis Shyam Steel

Current squad[edit]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary Notes
Batters
3 Ayush Badoni  India (1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
37 Devdutt Padikkal  India (2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 23) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2023 ₹7.75 crore (US$1.1 million) Traded from Rajasthan Royals in exchange for Avesh Khan
70 Ashton Turner  Australia (1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2023 ₹1.00 crore (US$140,000) Overseas
Wicket-keepers
1 KL Rahul  India (1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022 ₹17 crore (US$2.4 million) Captain
12 Quinton de Kock  South Africa (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31) Left-handed 2022 ₹6.75 crore (US$950,000) Overseas
29 Nicholas Pooran  West Indies (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 28) Left-handed Right-arm off break 2023 ₹16 crore (US$2.2 million) Overseas
All-rounders
Arshad Khan  India 20 December 1997 (age 26) Left-handed Left-arm medium 2023 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Arshin Kulkarni  India February 15 2005 (age 18) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
David Willey  England 28 February 1990 (age 33) Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2023 ₹2 crore (US$250,000) Overseas
7 Krishnappa Gowtham  India (1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022 ₹90 lakh (US$130,000)
17 Marcus Stoinis  Australia (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022 ₹9.2 crore (US$1.3 million) Overseas
25 Krunal Pandya  India (1991-03-24) 24 March 1991 (age 32) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2022 ₹8.25 crore (US$1.2 million) Vice Captain
71 Kyle Mayers  West Indies (1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2022 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) Overseas
57 Deepak Hooda  India (1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2022 ₹5.75 crore (US$810,000)
46 Prerak Mankad  India (1994-04-23) 23 April 1994 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Pace bowlers
33 Mark Wood  England (1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2023 ₹7.5 crore (US$1.1 million) Overseas
34 Yudhvir Singh  India (1997-09-13) 13 September 1997 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2023 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
47 Mohsin Khan  India (1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 25) Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 2022 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
32 Shivam Mavi  India (1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2023 ₹6.40 crore (US$900,000)
9 Yash Thakur  India (1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 ₹45 lakh (US$63,000)
78 Naveen-ul-Haq  Afghanistan (1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 24) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) Overseas
8 Mayank Yadav  India (2002-06-17) 17 June 2002 (age 21) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2022 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Spin bowlers
99 Amit Mishra  India (1982-11-24) 24 November 1982 (age 41) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 2023 ₹50 lakh (US$70,000)
Manimaran Siddharth  India 3 July 1998 (age 25) Right-handed Slow left arm orthodox 2023 ₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
56 Ravi Bishnoi  India (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 23) Right-handed Right-arm leg spin 2022 ₹4 crore (US$560,000)

Administration and support staff[edit]

Position Name
CEO Vinod Bisht
Team manager Avinash Vaidya
Strategic consultant M. S. K. Prasad
Mentor NIL
Head coach Justin Langer
Assistant coach Sridharan Sriram
Spin bowling consultant Pravin Tambe
Fast bowling coach Morne Morkel
Fielding coach Jonty Rhodes

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants unveil team logo". mid-day.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Industrialist Sanjiv Goenka wins IPL's new Lucknow franchise with bid of over Rs 7,000 crore". The Print. 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. ↑ "IPL: New Lucknow Franchise Named As Lucknow Super Giants". Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Lucknow makes KL Rahul joint-highest-paid player in IPL history". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Lucknow Super Giants Release Theme Song Featuring Badshah and Official Jersey Ahead of IPL 2022 (Watch Video)". LatestLY. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  7. ↑ Abhishek, Aharon. "IPL 2022: 3 litmus tests KL Rahul must pass as LSG captain". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  8. ↑ "Andy Flower named Lucknow IPL franchise head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Gautam Gambhir first Indian to be appointed global mentor of a T20 franchise". India Today. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Aussies' late start for IPL season confirmed". cricket.com.au. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  11. ↑ "Andrew Tye replaces injured Mark Wood at LSG". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  12. ↑ 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.
  13. ↑ "Lucknow Super Giants Cricket Team live scores, results". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  14. ↑ "Lucknow Super Giants Cricket Team live scores, results". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  15. ↑ "Ekana stadium named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee". United News of India. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  16. ↑ "Lucknow stadium renamed in honour of Atal Bihari Vajpayee ahead of India-West Indies T20I". India Today. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  17. ↑ "Day before Ind vs WI 2nd T20 match, newly built Ekana Stadium in Lucknow renamed after Atal Bihari Vajpayee". News Nation. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  18. ↑ "India, West Indies top orders in focus in Lucknow's international return". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
  19. ↑ Sarangi, Y. b. (5 November 2018). "Ekana stadium adds a new chapter to Lucknow". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
  20. ↑ "IPL 2022 to be held in five venues across Maharashtra". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  21. ↑ "Home-away format to make a return in IPL 2023, confirms BCCI | News". www.cricket.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.

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