Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) IPL 2025 Retention: Full List of Players Retained And Released
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Lucknow Super Giants will be making a number of changes in the squad as they've announced the names of the retained players on 31st October, 2024 for the IPL 2025 season before the Mega Auction, which is scheduled to take place on November in Saudi Arabia as per reports.
KL Rahul, the captain of the LSG team for the last two seasons will be in the auction pool as he doesn't want to be retained due to personal reasons as per a report by ESPNCricinfo.
"At the moment, there are four franchises who have expressed their interest in him - Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Gujarat Titans, Rajasthan Royals and the Chennai Super Kings. Expect all four to go hard for him in the auction," a source told TOI.
The likes of Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan are the players retained for the Lucknow-based franchise.
A total of 69 crores is left with LSG. The IPL teams will start of with 120 crores each and in that amount, they have to look after the retentions as well as the signings.
Lucknow Super Giants made their debut in IPL 022 and in the last three seasons, LSG finished 3rd in the standings but lost in the Eliminator round. In the 2023 edition, they once again lost in the Eliminator and finished 3rd in the table. Last season, they finished 7th and failed to qualify for the play-offs.
They would be looking for a title in the next season and will definitely strive for a competitive team.
Full List Of Retained And Released Players By Lucknow Super Giants
Retained Players : Nicholas Pooran (21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (11 crore), Mayanak Yadav (11 crore), Mohsin Khan (4 crore), Ayush Badoni (4 crore)
Released Players : KL Rahul, Devdutt Padikkal, Ashton Turner, Quinton de Kock, Arshin Kulkarni, Krishnappa Gowtham, Marcus Stoinis, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Deepak Mankad, Prerak Mankad, Mark Wood, Yudhvir Singh, Shivam Mavi, Yash Thakur, Naveen-ul-Haq, Matt Henry, Shamar Joseph, Amit Mishra, Manimaran Siddharth.
Auction Purse Left : 69 crore
RTMS left : 1, One capped player eligible for RTM.
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