The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), who reached the playoffs in their inaugural Indian Premier League (IPL) season in 2022, bought ten players in the IPL 2023 auction in Kochi on Friday, December 23. Their most expensive acquisition was West Indies keeper-batter Nicholas Pooran. Despite his dismal IPL record, LSG paid 16 crore for the southpaw.
In addition to Pooran, the KL Rahul-led side franchise selected Indian pacer Jaydev Unadkat (50 lakh), Yash Thakur (45 lakh), West Indies all-rounder Romario Shepherd (50 lakh), Australian all-rounder Daniel Sams (75 lakh), veteran Indian leggie Amit Mishra (50 lakh), and Afghan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq (50 lakh).
Lucknow announced their retention list ahead of the IPL 2023 auction, releasing up to seven players. Along with Dushmantha Chameera, Evin Lewis, Andrew Tye, Shahbaz Nadeem, and Ankit Rajpoot, their released players list includes major names like West Indies all-rounder Jason Holder and veteran Indian batter Manish Pandey.
Lucknow Super Giants squad: Yudhvir Charak (INR 20 lakh), Naveen-ul-Haq (INR 50 lakh), Swapnil Singh (INR 20 lakh), Prerak Mankad (INR 20 lakh), Amit Mishra (INR 50 lakh), Daniel Sams (INR 75 lakh), Romario Shepherd (INR 50 lakh), Yash Thakur (INR 45 lakh), Jaydev Unadkat (INR 50 lakh), Nicholas Pooran (INR 16 crore), KL Rahul (c), 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.
Lucknow Super Giants(LSG) Full Players List in IPL 2023:
| Player Name |
Country |
Age |
Role |
Auction Price |
| KL Rahul (Captain) |
India |
30 years |
WK-Batsman |
INR 17 Crores(R) |
| Ayush Badoni |
India |
23 years |
All-rounder |
INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Karan Sharma |
India |
35 years |
All-rounder |
INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Manan Vohra |
India |
29 years |
Batsman |
INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Quinton de Kock |
South Africa |
30 years |
WK-Batsman |
INR 6.75 Crores(R) |
| Marcus Stoinis |
Australia |
33 years |
All-rounder |
INR 9.2 Crores(R) |
| Krishnappa Gowtham |
Indian |
34 years |
All-rounder |
INR 90 Lakhs(R) |
| Deepak Hooda |
India |
27 years |
All-rounder |
INR 5.75 Crores(R) |
| Kyle Mayers |
West Indies |
30 years |
All-rounder |
INR 50 Lakhs(R) |
| Krunal Pandya |
India |
31 years |
All-rounder |
INR 8.25 Crores(R) |
| Avesh Khan |
India |
26 years |
Bowler |
INR 10 Crores(R) |
| Mohsin Khan |
India |
31 years |
Bowler |
INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Mark Wood |
British |
32 years |
Bowler |
INR 7.5 Crores(R) |
| Mayank Yadav |
India |
20 years |
Bowler |
INR 20 Lakhs(R) |
| Ravi Bishnoi |
India |
22 years |
Bowler |
INR 4 Crores(R) |
| Nicholas Pooran |
West Indies |
27 years |
Batter |
INR 16 Crores(R) |
| Jaydev Unadkat |
India |
31 years |
Bowler |
INR 50 Lakhs(R) |
| Yash Thakur |
India |
23 years |
Bowler |
INR 45 Lakhs |
| Romario Shepherd |
West Indies |
28 years |
All-rounder |
INR 50 Lakhs |
| Daniel Sams |
Australia |
30 years |
All-rounder |
INR 75 Lakhs |
| Amit Mishra |
India |
40 years |
Bowler |
INR 50 Lakhs |
| Prerak Mankad |
India |
28 years |
All-rounder |
INR 20 Lakhs |
| Swapnil Singh |
India |
31 years |
Bowler |
INR 20 Lakhs |
| Naveen ul Haq |
Afghanistan |
23 years |
Bowler |
INR 50 Lakhs |
| Yudhvir Charak |
India |
25 years |
Bowler |
INR 20 Lakhs |
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