Lucknow Super Giants

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Lucknow Super Giants
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League Indian Premier League
Personnel
Captain Rishabh Pant
Coach Justin Langer
Chairman Sanjiv Goenka
Owner
Chief executiveVinod Bisht
ManagerSaumyadeep Pyne
Team information
City Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
ColoursBlue & Orange
Founded2021;3 years ago (2021)
Home ground Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow
Capacity50,100
Official website lucknowsupergiants.in
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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.

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Franchise history

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 billionorUS$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

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

SeasonLeague standingFinal standing
2022 3rd out of 10Playoffs
2023 3rd out of 10Playoffs
2024 7th out of 10League stage

Captains

Last updated: 18 May 2024 [11]

PlayerNationality [a] FromToMatchesWonLostTiedNRWin%Best Result
KL Rahul Flag of India.svg  India 202220243720170054.05Playoffs (2022, 2023)
Krunal Pandya Flag of India.svg  India 202320236320150Stand-In
Nicholas Pooran WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 2024Present11000100Stand-In

Result summary

Season summary

SeasonRoundTable StandingMatches PlayedWonLostTiedNo ResultWin%
2022 Eliminator3rd15960060
2023 Eliminator3rd15860153.33
2024 League7th14770050

By opposition

Source- Cricbuzz [12]

Last updated: 18 May 2024

Home ground

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

YearKit manufacturerShirt sponsor (front)Shirt sponsor (back)Chest branding
2022The Souled StoreMy11CircleDarwin Platform Greenply
2023AlcisShyam Steel
2024Six5Six BKT

Current squad

No.NameNatBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleSigned yearSalaryNotes
Batters
David Miller Flag of South Africa.svg 10 June 1989 (age 35)Left-handedRight-arm off break 7.5 crore (US$900,000)Overseas
Aiden Markram Flag of South Africa.svg 4 October 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2 crore (US$240,000)Overseas
Himmat Singh Flag of India.svg 8 November 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break 30 lakh (US$36,000)
Ayush Badoni Flag of India.svg 3 December 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm off break 4 crore (US$480,000)
Wicket-keepers
Nicholas Pooran Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg 2 October 1995 (age 29)Left-handed21 crore (US$2.5 million)Overseas
Rishabh Pant Flag of India.svg 4 October 1997 (age 27)Left-handed27 crore (US$3.2 million)
Matthew Breetzke Flag of South Africa.svg 3 November 1998 (age 26)Right-handed75 lakh (US$90,000)Overseas
Aryan Juyal Flag of India.svg 11 November 2001 (age 23)Right-handed30 lakh (US$36,000)
All-rounders
Mitchell Marsh Flag of Australia (converted).svg 20 October 1991 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 3.4 crore (US$410,000)Overseas
Shahbaz Ahmed Flag of India.svg 11 December 1994 (age 30)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2.4 crore (US$290,000)
Yuvraj Chaudhary Flag of India.svg 6 October 2001 (age 23)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox 30 lakh (US$36,000)
Abdul Samad Flag of India.svg 28 October 2001 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 4.2 crore (US$500,000)
Rajvardhan Hangargekar Flag of India.svg 10 November 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 30 lakh (US$36,000)
Arshin Kulkarni Flag of India.svg 15 February 2005 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 30 lakh (US$36,000)
Pace bowlers
Avesh Khan Flag of India.svg 13 December 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 9.75 crore (US$1.2 million)
Akash Deep Flag of India.svg 15 December 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 8 crore (US$960,000)
Prince Yadav Flag of India.svg 2 January 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 30 lakh (US$36,000)
Mohsin Khan Flag of India.svg 15 July 1998 (age 26)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 4 crore (US$480,000)
Shamar Joseph Flag of Guyana.svg 31 August 1999 (age 25)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast 75 lakh (US$90,000)Overseas
Akash Singh Flag of India.svg 26 April 2002 (age 22)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 30 lakh (US$36,000)
Mayank Yadav Flag of India.svg 17 June 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 11 crore (US$1.3 million)
Spin bowlers
Manimaran Siddharth Flag of India.svg 3 July 1998 (age 26)Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox 75 lakh (US$90,000)
Digvesh Singh Flag of India.svg 15 December 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 30 lakh (US$36,000)
Ravi Bishnoi Flag of India.svg 5 September 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 11 crore (US$1.3 million)
Source: LSG Squad

Administration and support staff

PositionName
CEOVinod 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
Source: LSG Staff

Super Giant family

Notes

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

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