The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 auction is set to take place next month in Kochi. After a long gap of three years, the home-and-away format will be making its comeback. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had set a deadline of November 15 for franchises to submit their list of retained and released players. Also, the purse of every franchise has been increased by Rs 5 crore. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) were one of the two new franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022, here’s a look at their updated squad.
Released players: Andrew Tye, Ankit Rajpoot, Dushmantha Chameera, Evin Lewis, Jason Holder, Manish Pandey, Shahbaz Nadeem
Retained players: KL Rahul (capt), Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi
Remaining purse: Rs 23.35 Crores
LSG’s run in IPL 2022
In their maiden season, LSG were clear about what they wanted from their squad. Gautam Gambhir executed his plans at the mega auction perfectly and picked up utility players. Their squad looked well-balanced as well. As expected they started off well and despite a few losses at the backend, finished third on the points table with nine wins from 14 games. However, they faltered against Sanju Samson-led Rajasthan Royals (RR) in the second qualifier.
Rahul led from the front with impressive performances with the bat whereas there were a few revelations in the likes of left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan and middle-order batter Ayush Badoni.
