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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| League | Indian Premier League | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel | |||
| Captain | Vacant | ||
| Coach | Justin Langer | ||
| Chairman | Sanjiv Goenka | ||
| Owner | |||
| Chief executive | Vinod Bisht | ||
| Manager | Saumyadeep Pyne | ||
| Team information | |||
| City | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||
| Colours | Blue & Orange | ||
| Founded | 2021 | ||
| Home ground | Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India | ||
| Capacity | 50,100 | ||
| Official website | lucknowsupergiants.in | ||
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 2024 Lucknow Super Giants season | |||
Franchise history
editThe 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
editAt 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
edit| 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
editLast 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
editSeason summary
edit| 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
editSource- Cricbuzz[12]
Last updated: 18 May 2024
Home ground
editThe 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
edit| 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
edit- 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 |  |
10 June 1989 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | ₹7.5 crore (US$900,000) | Overseas | ||
| Aiden Markram | |
4 October 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas | ||
| Himmat Singh | |
8 November 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | |||
| Ayush Badoni | |
3 December 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | ₹4 crore (US$480,000) | |||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| Nicholas Pooran |  |
2 October 1995 | Left-handed | ₹21 crore (US$2.5 million) | Overseas | |||
| Rishabh Pant | |
4 October 1997 | Left-handed | ₹27 crore (US$3.2 million) | ||||
| Matthew Breetzke | |
3 November 1998 | Right-handed | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | Overseas | |||
| Aryan Juyal | |
11 November 2001 | Right-handed | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | ||||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| Mitchell Marsh |  |
20 October 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹3.4 crore (US$410,000) | Overseas | ||
| Shahbaz Ahmed | |
11 December 1994 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ₹2.4 crore (US$290,000) | |||
| Yuvraj Chaudhary | |
6 October 2001 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | |||
| Abdul Samad | |
28 October 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ₹4.2 crore (US$500,000) | |||
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | |
10 November 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | |||
| Arshin Kulkarni | |
15 February 2005 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | |||
| Pace bowlers | ||||||||
| Avesh Khan | |
13 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹9.75 crore (US$1.2 million) | |||
| Akash Deep | |
15 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹8 crore (US$960,000) | |||
| Prince Yadav | |
2 January 1998 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | |||
| Mohsin Khan | |
15 July 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ₹4 crore (US$480,000) | |||
| Shamar Joseph |  |
31 August 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | Overseas | ||
| Akash Singh | |
26 April 2002 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | |||
| Mayank Yadav | |
17 June 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | |||
| Spin bowlers | ||||||||
| Manimaran Siddharth | |
3 July 1998 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | |||
| Digvesh Singh | |
15 December 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ₹30 lakh (US$36,000) | |||
| Ravi Bishnoi | |
5 September 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | ₹11 crore (US$1.3 million) | |||
| Source: LSG Squad | ||||||||
Administration and support staff
edit| 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
editNotes
edit- ^ The information in the nationality column is according to ESPNcricinfo. This information may not necessarily reflect the player's birthplace or citizenship.
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sanjiv Goenka's RPSG Group gets Lucknow franchise with Rs 7,090 crore bid: BCCI source". The Economic Times. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "RPSG Sports Business | Businesses". www.rpsg.in. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Abhishek, Aharon. "IPL 2022: 3 litmus tests KL Rahul must pass as LSG captain". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Andy Flower named Lucknow IPL franchise head coach". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "Gautam Gambhir first Indian to be appointed global mentor of a T20 franchise". India Today. 7 October 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Which IPL team has the most fans? CSK becomes first team to hit 16m followers on Instagram | Sporting News India". 21 May 2024.
- ^ "LSG : captains". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 December 2023.
- ^ "Lucknow Super Giants Cricket Team live scores, results". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
- ^ "IPL 2022 to be held in five venues across Maharashtra". The New Indian Express. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Team profile at iplt20.com