The 16th edition of Indian Premiere League has started. Among all the 10 teams, Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is the newest team in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) came into existence in the year 2021.
LSG competed in their first IPL tournament in 2022, finishing third out of ten teams. The team is owned by Sanjeev Goenka and is its principal owner, and the home ground for the team is the BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) bought Nicholas Pooran for INR 16 crore, and he became one of the most expensive players of this season. LSG also invested in Jaydev Unadkat, Yash Thakur, Romario Shepherd, Daniel Sams, and others during the IPL 2023 auction.
KL Rahul Ruled Out of TATA IPL 2023
KL Rahul, captain of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), has been pulled out of the TATA IPL 2023 owing to a medical issue. LSG has now named Karun Nair as KL Rahul’s replacement. Nair is one of the more experienced Indian players who did not sell at the auction, but LSG signed him for INR 50 lakh.
Karun Nair is among the more experienced Indian players who went unsold at the IPL auction. LSG is the third franchise Karun will play for in three seasons. So far, Nair has scored 1496 runs in 76 IPL games.
Lucknow Super Giants Schedule 2023
The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) played their first match of Indian Premier League 2023 on 1st April 2023 against Delhi Capitals in BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow and they won the match by 50 runs.
DATE | TIME | MATCH | Venue |
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1st April 2023 | 7:30 PM | LSG vs DC (Lucknow won by 50 runs) | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
3rd April 2023 | 7:30 PM | LSG vs CSK (Chennai won by 12 runs) | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
7th April 2023 | 7:30 PM | LSG vs SRH (Lucknow won by 7 wickets) | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
10th April 2023 | 7:30 PM | LSG vs RCB (Lucknow won by 1 wicket) | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru |
15th April 2023 | 7:30 PM | LSG vs PBKS (Punjab won by 2 wickets) | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
19th April 2023 | 7:30 PM | LSG vs RR (Lucknow won by 10 runs) | Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur |
22nd April 2023 | 3:30 PM | LSG vs GT (Gujarat won by 7 runs) | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
28th April 2023 | 7:30 PM | LSG vs PBKS (Lucknow won by 56 runs) | Inderjit Singh Bindra Stadium, Mohali |
1st May 2023 | 7:30 PM | LSG vs RCB (Bangalore won by 18 runs) | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
3rd May 2023 | 3:30 PM | LSG vs CSK (match was called off) | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
7th May 2023 | 3:30 PM | LSG vs GT (Lucknow won by 7 wickets) | Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad |
13th May 2023 | 3:30 PM | LSG VS SRH (Lucknow won by 7 wickets) | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad |
16th May 2023 | 7:30 PM | LSG vs MI | BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
20th May 2023 | 7:30 PM | LSG vs KKR | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Captain 2023
KL Rahul is leading the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 2023 Indian Premier League as their captain. Also, KL Rahul is among the most expensive players for the Lucknow Super Giants.
KL Rahul scored 616 runs overall in 15 games during the Indian Premier League’s previous season. KL Rahul, a wicketkeeper and batsman, has been named the captain of LSG for the 2023 IPL, according to an official release by the franchise.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Wicket Keeper 2023
Captain KL Rahul, Quinton De Knok, and Nicolas Pooran are handling the Wicketkeeping duties for Lucknow Super Giants for Indian Premiere League (IPL) 2023.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Squad 2023
Manan Vohra, Manish Pandey, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, Marcus Stoinis, Shahbaz Nadeem, Karan Sharma, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Mayank Yadav, Ankit Rajpoot, Kyle Mayers, Andrew Tye, K Gowtham, Jason Holder and Krunal Pandya.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Players Retained for 2023
Here’s the list of all retained players of IPL 2023 by Lucknow Super Giants: KL Rahul, Evin Lewis, Ayush Badoni, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Manish Pandey, Ravi Bishnoi, Andrew Tye, Avesh Khan, Kyle Mayers, Deepak Hooda, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Dushmantha Chameera and Marcus Stoinis.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Players’ Photos 2023
Here are the pictures of team players of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG): Coaching Staff 2023
Andy Flower (Head Coach): Former Zimbabwean cricket player and coach Andy Flower will lead the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in 2023. He kept wickets for Zimbabwe for more than ten years and is statistically the best batsman the nation has ever produced.
Flower coached the English cricket team from 2009 to 2014 following his retirement. He now serves as the Indian Premier League’s head coach of the Lucknow Super Giants. Additionally, he serves as the Multan Sultans and St. Lucia Kings’ head coach.
He was the first ever Zimbabwean to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame when he received the honour in June 2021.
Vijay Dahiya (Assistant Coach): The former Indian wicketkeeper will serve as LSG’s assistant coach in the 2023 IPL. He currently serves as the cricket team’s coach for Uttar Pradesh.
Right-handed batsman and wicketkeeper Dahiya began competing for Delhi in first-class cricket in the 1993–94 season. Vijay Dahiya debuted for his country in the 2000–01 series against Zimbabwe.
He was hired in December 2019 to serve as the Delhi Capitals‘ IPL team’s head talent scout. Dahiya joined the Lucknow Super Giants in December 2021 as assistant coach and has remained a member of the team ever since (LSG).
Andy Bichel (Bowling Coach): The Lucknow Super Giants’ bowling coach for the IPL 2023 season will be former Australian cricketer Bichel. Bichel was a powerful lower-order batsman in addition to being a right-arm medium-fast bowler.
The 2010 IPL Champions, Chennai Super Kings, hired Andy Bichel as a bowling coach for the team’s young players for the 2011 season. Later, he was appointed coach of Papua New Guinea.
It was announced on November 11th, 2011 that Andy Bichel would be joining the Cricket Australia selection committee.
Richard Halsall (Fielding Coach): Richard Halsall, a former Zimbabwean cricketer, has been appointed fielding coach for the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for the 2023 IPL season. Halsall bowled right-arm fast medium and batted with his right hand.
Halsall was hired as the England cricket team’s first full-time fielding coach in 2007. He then took on the role of fielding coach for the Bangladesh national cricket team for the following two years.
He previously collaborated with Andy Flower as the fielding coach of the Multan Sultans in the PSL, and with the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2022.
FAQs related to Lucknow Super Giants
Ans. KL Rahul will lead the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the 2023 Indian Premier League as their captain.
Ans. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) bought Nicholas Pooran for INR 16 crore, and he became the most expensive players of the season for LSG.
Ans. KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, and Ayush Badoni are top 5 scorers of Lucknow Super Giants.
Ans. Sanjiv Goenka is the owner of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).
Ans. LSG competed in their first IPL tournament in 2022, finishing third out of ten teams and so far has not won any IPL trophy.