Lucknow Super Giants
| File:Lucknow Super Giants logo.png | ||
| League | Indian Premier League | |
|---|---|---|
| Personnel | ||
| Captain | KL Rahul | |
| Coach | Andy Flower | |
| Fielding coach | Richard Halsall | |
| Owner | RPSG Group | |
| Chief executive | Raghu Iyer | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
| Founded | 25 October 2021 | |
| Home ground | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow | |
| Capacity | 50,000 | |
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 Lucknow Super Giants in 2022 | ||
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are a franchise cricket team based in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. They play in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2021, the team will play its home matches at the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The team is captained by KL Rahul and coached by Andy Flower.[1]
The team is owned by RPSG Group who previously owned the Rising Pune Supergiant franchise between 2016 and 2017.
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 Board of Control for Cricket in India allowed a consortium of three companies or individuals to bid for each franchise. The Sanjiv Goenka-owned RPSG Group won the rights to operate the Lucknow franchise with a bid of ₹7,090 crore.[2][3]
The team launched a competition to decide its name, from which the name Lucknow Super Giants was chosen in January 2022.[4] Ahead of the IPL 2022 mega auction, the franchise drafted KL Rahul as their captain for ₹17 crore, making him the joint highest paid player in the league. The franchise also bought Marcus Stoinis and Ravi Bishnoi.[5] The team unveiled their jersey for IPL 2022.[6]
Home ground
The home ground of the side will be the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. The stadium was renamed from Ekana Cricket Stadium in honor of the late Atal Bihari Vajpayee, a former Indian Prime Minister.[7][8][9] It was established in 2017. On 6 November 2018, the stadium hosted its first international match, a Twenty20 International (T20I) between India and the West Indies,[10] becoming the 52nd stadium in India to host an international cricket match.[11]
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
| Year | Kit manufacturer | Shirt sponsor (front) | Shirt sponsor (back) | Chest Branding |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Souled Store | My11Circle | Darwin Platform | Greenply |
Current squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | |||||||
| 1 | KL Rahul |  India |
18 April 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | Captain |
| Batters | |||||||
| 21 | Manish Pandey | India
|
10 September 1989 | Right-handed | – | 2022 | |
| 117 | Evin Lewis |  West Indies
|
27 December 1991 (age 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | Overseas |
| 19 | Manan Vohra | India
|
18 July 1993 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | |
| 11 | Ayush Badoni | India |
3 December 1999 (age 22 years) | Right-handed | Right-arm off spin | 2022 | |
| All-rounders | |||||||
| 17 | Marcus Stoinis |  Australia |
16 August 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | Overseas |
| 98 | Jason Holder | West Indies |
5 November 1991 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | Overseas |
| 25 | Krunal Pandya | India |
24 March 1991 (age 30 years) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2022 | |
| 57 | Deepak Hooda | India |
19 April 1995 (age 26 years) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | |
| 7 | Krishnappa Gowtham | India |
20 October 1988 (age 33 years) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2022 | |
| Kyle Mayers | West Indies |
8 September 1992 (age 29 years) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | Overseas | |
| Karan Sharma | India |
31 October 1998 (age 23 years) | Right handed | Right-arm offbreak | 2022 | ||
| Wicket-keepers | |||||||
| 12 | Quinton de Kock |  South Africa
|
17 December 1992 | Left-handed | – | 2022 | Overseas |
| Spin Bowlers | |||||||
| 56 | Ravi Bishnoi | India |
5 September 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | |
| Shahbaz Nadeem | India |
12 August 1989 | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ||
| Pace Bowlers | |||||||
| Mark Wood |  England |
11 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | Overseas | |
| 68 | Andrew Tye | Australia |
12 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium fast | 2022 | Overseas |
| 5 | Dushmantha Chameera |  Sri Lanka |
11 January 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | Overseas |
| 6 | Avesh Khan | India |
13 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | |
| 9 | Ankit Rajpoot | India |
4 December 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| 47 | Mohsin Khan | India |
15 July 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
| Mayank Yadav | India |
17 June 2002 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2022 | ||
| Source: LSG Players | |||||||
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner | Sanjiv Goenka |
| CEO | Raghu Iyer |
| Team manager | Vacant |
| Head coach | Andy Flower |
| Assistant coach | Vijay Dahiya |
| Mentor | Gautam Gambhir |
| Bowling coach | Andy Bichel |
| Fielding coach | Richard Halsall |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Warren Andrews |
References
- ^ "IPL 2022: Lucknow Super Giants unveil team logo". mid-day.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Industrialist Sanjiv Goenka wins IPL's new Lucknow franchise with bid of over Rs 7,000 crore". The Print. 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.
- ^ "IPL: New Lucknow Franchise Named As Lucknow Super Giants". Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "Lucknow makes KL Rahul joint-highest-paid player in IPL history". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ "Lucknow Super Giants Release Theme Song Featuring Badshah and Official Jersey Ahead of IPL 2022 (Watch Video)". LatestLY. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
- ^ "Ekana stadium named after Atal Bihari Vajpayee". United News of India. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Lucknow stadium renamed in honour of Atal Bihari Vajpayee ahead of India-West Indies T20I". India Today. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "Day before Ind vs WI 2nd T20 match, newly built Ekana Stadium in Lucknow renamed after Atal Bihari Vajpayee". News Nation. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "India, West Indies top orders in focus in Lucknow's international return". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 November 2018.
- ^ Sarangi, Y. b. (5 November 2018). "Ekana stadium adds a new chapter to Lucknow". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
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