Lucknow Super Giants. (Source -IPL/BCCI)
Franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) made headlines on Day 1 of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025) Mega Auction in Jeddah, shattering records with their historic INR 27 crore acquisition of the ravishing wicketkeeper-batter, Rishabh Pant. This highest bid in IPL history, surpassed Mitchell Starc’s previous record of INR 24.75 crore.
The franchise, already consisting of Nicholas Pooran as one of their retained players, showed clear interest in building a leadership core. LSG’s purchases continued with the acquisition of international talents David Miller, Mitchell Marsh, and Aiden Markram, all bringing valuable captaincy experience to the table.
The side also secured fast bowler Avesh Khan for INR 9.75 crore, while also adding big hitter Abdul Samad and young talent Aryan Juyal to their roster. Looking ahead to Day 2, LSG entered with a remaining purse of INR 14.85 crore and a minimum of six slots to fill. Owner Sanjiv Goenka had earlier indicated the team’s focus will be on strengthening their death overs batting and spin department. With one Right to Match (RTM) card still in hand and multiple slots to fill, LSG will look to make good use of it.
Day 2 of the auction began with LSG acquiring the services of Indian pacer Akash Deep for a whopping INR 8 Crore. With this Deep will bolster Lucknow’s bowling attack. The side enlarged their shopping bag by getting some uncapped players. Later the side also chose to get the hands of talented all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed for a good price tag. Super Giants also use the Right-to-Match Card to get back the services of West Indian pacer Shamar Joseph.
Lucknow Super Giants Final Squad:
Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Mitchell Marsh, Avesh Khan, Abdul Samad, Aryan Juyal, Akash Deep, Himmat Singh, M Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akash Singh, Shamar Joseph, Prince Yadav
LSG Squad 2025, Retained Players List, Roles & Price Details:
LSG Retained players:
PLAYER | ROLE | PRICE |
Nicholas Pooran (c) | Batter | 21 crore |
Mayank Yadav | Bowler | 11 crore |
Ravi Bishnoi | Bowler | 11 crore |
Mohsin Khan | Bowler | 4 crore |
Ayush Badoni | Batter | 4 crore |
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Team 2025 players list:
PLAYER | ROLE | PRICE |
Rishabh Pant | Batter | 27.00 crore |
Nicholas Pooran | Batter | 21.00 crore |
Mayank Yadav | Bowler | 11.00 crore |
Ravi Bishnoi | Bowler | 11.00 crore |
Avesh Khan | Bowler | 9.75 crore |
Akash Deep | Bowler | 8.00 crore |
David Miller | Batter | 7.50 crore |
Abdul Samad | All Rounder | 4.20 crore |
Mohsin Khan | Bowler | 4.00 crore |
Ayush Badoni | Batter | 4 crore |
Mitchell Marsh | Batting all-rounder | 3.40 crore |
Shahbaz Ahmed | Bowling all-rounder | 2.40 crore |
Aiden Markram | Batter | 2.00 crore |
M Siddharth | Bowler | 75 lakh |
Shamar Joseph | Bowler | 75 lakh |
Matthew Breetzke | Batter | 75 lakh |
Aryan Juyal | Wicketkeeper-batter | 30 lakh |
Himmat Singh | Batter | 30 lakh |
Digvesh Singh | Bowler | 30 lakh |
Akash Singh | Bowler | 30 lakh |
Prince Yadav | Bowler | 30 lakh |
Yuvraj Chaudhary | Batting all-rounder | 30 lakh |
Raj Hangargekar | All Rounder | 30 lakh |
Arshin Kulkarni | Batting All-rounder | 30 lakh |
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Squad Strength and Purse Remaining for IPL 2025
Squad Strength | Purse Remaining |
24 (Indian: 18, Overseas: 6) | INR 0.10 crore |
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