Lucknow Super Giants

Lucknow Super Giants

League	Indian Premier League
Personnel
Captain	KL Rahul
Coach	Justin Langer
Chairman	Sanjiv Goenka
Owner	RPSG Group
Chief executive	Vinod Bisht
Manager	Saumyadeep Pyne
Team information
City	Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Founded	25 October 2021;2 years ago (2021-10-25)
Home ground	Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Capacity	50,100
History
Indian Premier League wins	0
Official website	lucknowsupergiants.in
Regular kit Mohun Bagan Super Giant tribute kit [1]
2024 Lucknow Super Giants season

Lucknow Super Giants(LSG) are 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 BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The team is owned by RPSG Group, who previously owned the Rising Pune Supergiant franchise between 2016 and 2017, and is captained by KL Rahul and coached by Justin Langer. ^[2]

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$1.0 billion in 2023). ^{[3] [4]}

The team launched a competition to decide its name, with Lucknow Super Giants chosen in January 2022. Although it is named after the abbreviation of the owner's name Sanjiv Goenka (SG) as suffix (which can also be seen in the name of his previous IPL franchise Rising Pune Supergiant), and also in the renaming of Mohun Bagan Athletic Club's footballing division to Mohun Bagan Super Giant. ^[5]

Team history

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 fourth place 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 4.6m followers on social media. ^[10]

Seasons

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

Last updated: 18 May 2024 ^[11]

Player	Nationality [lower-alpha 1]	From	To	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	NR	Win%	Best Result
KL Rahul	India	2022	Present	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	2024	1	1	0	0	0	100	Stand-In

Result summary

Season summary

Season	Round	Table Standing	Match 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

Opposition	Played	Won	Lost	No Result	Win%
Chennai Super Kings	5	3	1	1	60
Delhi Capitals	5	3	2	0	60
Gujarat Titans	5	1	4	0	20
Kolkata Knight Riders	5	3	2	0	60
Mumbai Indians	6	5	1	0	83.33
Punjab Kings	4	3	1	0	75
Rajasthan Royals	5	1	4	0	20
Royal Challengers Bengaluru	5	2	3	0	40
Sunrisers Hyderabad	4	3	1	0	75

Source- Cricbuzz ^[12]

Last updated 18 May 2024

Home ground

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 played in Maharashtra. ^[13] These restrictions were removed in 2023 and the side played on the ground during the season.

Current squad

• Source: ESPNcricinfo ^[14]
• Players with international caps are listed in bold.
•  *  denotes a player who was unavailable for rest of the season.

Lucknow Super Giants squad for the 2024 Indian Premier League
No.	Name	Nat	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Signed year	Salary	Notes
Captain
1	KL Rahul		(1992-04-18) 18 April 1992 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022	₹17 crore (US$2.1 million)	Wicket-keeper
Batters
3	Ayush Badoni		(1999-12-03) 3 December 1999 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2022	₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
37	Devdutt Padikkal		(2000-07-07) 7 July 2000 (age 23)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	2023	₹7.75 crore (US$970,000)	Traded [lower-alpha 2]
70	Ashton Turner		(1993-01-25) 25 January 1993 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2023	₹1.00 crore (US$130,000)	Overseas
Wicket-keepers
12	Quinton de Kock		(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31)	Left-handed	—	2022	₹6.75 crore (US$850,000)	Overseas
29	Nicholas Pooran		(1995-10-02) 2 October 1995 (age 28)	Left-handed	Right-arm off break	2023	₹16 crore (US$2.0 million)	Overseas; Vice captain
All-rounders
20	Arshad Khan		(1997-12-20) 20 December 1997 (age 26)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium	2023	₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
33	Arshin Kulkarni		(2005-02-15) 15 February 2005 (age 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2023	₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
—	David Willey		(1990-02-28) 28 February 1990 (age 34)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	2023	₹2 crore (US$250,000)	Overseas; Withdrawn [lower-alpha 3]
7	Krishnappa Gowtham		(1988-10-20) 20 October 1988 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2022	₹90 lakh (US$110,000)
17	Marcus Stoinis		(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022	₹9.2 crore (US$1.2 million)	Overseas
24	Krunal Pandya		(1991-03-24) 24 March 1991 (age 33)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	2022	₹8.25 crore (US$1.0 million)
71	Kyle Mayers		(1992-09-08) 8 September 1992 (age 31)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	2022	₹50 lakh (US$63,000)	Overseas
57	Deepak Hooda		(1995-04-19) 19 April 1995 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2022	₹5.75 crore (US$720,000)
46	Prerak Mankad		(1994-04-23) 23 April 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2023	₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Pace bowlers
33	Mark Wood		(1990-01-11) 11 January 1990 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2023	₹7.5 crore (US$940,000)	Overseas; Withdrawn [lower-alpha 4]
34	Yudhvir Singh		(1997-09-13) 13 September 1997 (age 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2023	₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
47	Mohsin Khan		(1998-07-15) 15 July 1998 (age 25)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	2022	₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
32	Shivam Mavi		(1998-11-26) 26 November 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2024	₹6.40 crore (US$800,000)
9	Yash Thakur		(1998-12-28) 28 December 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2023	₹45 lakh (US$56,000)
78	Naveen-ul-Haq		(1999-09-23) 23 September 1999 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2023	₹50 lakh (US$63,000)	Overseas
8	Mayank Yadav		(2002-06-17) 17 June 2002 (age 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2022	₹20 lakh (US$25,000)	Withdrawn [lower-alpha 5]
21	Matt Henry		(1991-12-14) 14 December 1991 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2024	₹1.25 crore (US$160,000)	Overseas; Replacement [lower-alpha 3]
63	Shamar Joseph		(1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 24)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast	2024	₹3 crore (US$380,000)	Overseas; Replacement [lower-alpha 4]
Spin bowlers
99	Amit Mishra		(1982-11-24) 24 November 1982 (age 41)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	2023	₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
30	Manimaran Siddharth		(1998-07-03) 3 July 1998 (age 25)	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox	2023	₹2.4 crore (US$300,000)
56	Ravi Bishnoi		(2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg spin	2022	₹4 crore (US$500,000)

Administration and support staff

Position	Name
CEO	Vinod Bisht
Team manager	Saumyadeep Pyne
Director - Talent Search and Academies	M. S. K. Prasad
Head coach	Justin Langer
Assistant coach	Lance Klusener
Assistant coach	Sridharan Sriram
Cricket Consultant	Adam Voges
Spin bowling consultant	Pravin Tambe
Bowling coach	Morne Morkel
Fielding coach	Jonty Rhodes

See also

• Rising Pune Supergiant
• Durban's Super Giants
• Mohun Bagan Super Giant

Notes

1. The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.
2. Ahead of the 2024 auction, Devdutt Padikkal was traded from Rajasthan Royals to Lucknow. ^[15]
3. Matt Henry replaced David Willey, after the latter withdrew due to Personal reasons. ^[16]
4. Shamar Joseph replaced Mark Wood, after the latter withdrew due to Workload management. ^[17]
5. Mayank Yadav withdrew due to Injury. ^[18]

References

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. "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.
3. "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.
4. "Sanjiv Goenka's RPSG Group gets Lucknow franchise with Rs 7,090 crore bid: BCCI source". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
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. 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. https://www.sportingnews.com/in/cricket/news/which-ipl-team-most-fans-following/lufw31lwr8gvb5mfaxytcm42
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.
14. "Lucknow Super Giants Squad – Indian Premier League, 2024 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
15. "IPL 2024: List Of Players Traded And Released Ahead Of Mini-Auction". India.com. Retrieved 6 May 2024.
16. "Lucknow Super Giants pick Matt Henry as a replacement for David Willey". Indian Premier League . Retrieved 6 May 2024.
17. "Lucknow Super Giants name Shamar Joseph as replacement for Mark Wood". Indian Premier League . Retrieved 6 May 2024.
18. "Will injured Deepak Chahar, Mayank Yadav miss out on remaining IPL 2024 matches?". mint. 4 May 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

External links

• Official website
• Team profile at iplt20.com