LSG will participate in the auction with a remaining portfolio value of INR 61 crore.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) took a brave decision by letting go of most of their big stars like KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis and Deepak Hooda ahead of the IPL 2025 retention deadline.
The franchise only decided to retain explosive Caribbean cricketer Nicholas Pooran and a young Indian core comprising Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan and Ayush Badoni.
They retained Pooran for a whopping INR 21 crore, the second highest amount paid to a player in this retention cycle along with Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) talisman Virat Kohli and only behind Sunrisers’ Heinrich Klaasen Hyderabad (SRH) (INR 23 Crores). .
Mayank and Bishnoi were capped at INR 11 crore each, while Badoni and Mohsin will pocket INR 4 crore each.
While the franchise has maintained a strong core, it will be interesting to see how they fare in the upcoming IPL 2025 auction. Ahead of the much-awaited big event, LSG head coach Justin Langer shed light on the possible strategy.
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Justin Langer reveals LSG’s IPL 2025 auction strategy
The Australian indicated that the management now intends to bring back the previous members of his team during the upcoming IPL 2025 auction.
Speaking in a video posted by LSG on its official social media account on X (formerly Twitter), Langer said:
“We have one more Right To Match (RTM) and we hope to collect as many of our players from last year in the auction as possible. Mr. Goenka has thought a lot about this and, as I said, we have talked over and over again about all the possibilities.”
LSG will now participate in the IPL 2025 auction with a remaining portfolio value of INR 61 crore.
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