IPL franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is more likely to announce its new captain forward of the 2025 season when it holds a particular press convention on the RPSG headquarters in Kolkata on Monday. But the franchise, in its official communication, did not state the character of the matters of the press convention, which is anticipated to be addressed by Sanjiv Goenka, the LSG principal proprietor and Chairman of the RPSG Group. After making the playoffs within the IPL 2022 and 2023 seasons, LSG missed the playoffs for the primary time in 2024, as they completed seventh on the factors desk with a poor internet run charge.
Some franchise officers IANS spoke to have stated both of the 2 issues or each might occur in Monday’s press convention: the announcement of a brand new LSG captain or unveiling of the franchise’s new jersey, contemplating that some gamers of the group are more likely to be in attendance.
In the IPL mega public sale in Jeddah final 12 months, LSG left everybody astonished by roping in India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant for Rs 27 crore, making him the costliest participant ever bought at an IPL public sale. With KL Rahul, their captain for the reason that 2022 season, leaving the franchise forward of the public sale and shifting to Delhi Capitals, LSG is very anticipated to call Pant as their new captain.
Pant had been DC’s captain from 2021 to 2024 editions of the IPL, barring the 2023 season, which he missed as a result of restoration from varied accidents sustained in a automotive accident in December 2022. But forward of the retention deadline, he was launched by DC, ending his nine-year affiliation with them and was picked up by LSG within the mega public sale.
Other captaincy candidates which LSG have of their group are swashbuckling West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran, who was the facet’s prime retained participant for Rs 21 crore and even captained them as soon as in Rahul’s place, in addition to South Africa T20I captain Aiden Markram and Australia T20I skipper Mitchell Marsh.
In a earlier press convention in August final 12 months, LSG unveiled former India left-arm fast-bowler Zaheer Khan because the facet’s new mentor. Zaheer was beforehand related to Mumbai Indians from 2018 to 2022 as director of cricket and head of worldwide growth.
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