Lucknow Super giants will play their first match in the Indian Premier League against Rajasthan Royals on March 24 in Jaipur. The team has to play four matches in the first two weeks.
Captain KL Rahul has become fit and joined the team's training camp a day earlier. He was rehabbing at NCA (National Cricket Academy). Fast bowler Mark Wood has withdrawn from the Indian League due to workload management. In his place, West Indies' young fast bowler Shamar Joseph has joined the team.
KL Rahul (captain), Quinton de Kock, Devdutt Padikkal, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya, Nicholas Pooran, Marcus Stoinis, Shivam Mavi, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph, Mohsin Khan.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Impact Player: Ayush Badoni.
In the last auction, Lucknow franchise had bought 6 players. These include two foreigners and three uncapped. Lucknow's batting has become stronger this season. Names like KL Rahul, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Quinton de Kock and Nicholas Pooran are already present in the team. Now David Willey, Ashton Turner, Arshad Khan, Arshin Kulkarni and Shivam Mavi have also joined.
In place of Wood in bowling, there are players like Shamar Joseph, Amit Mishra and Ravi Bishnoi.
Top-middle Order: Many options Lucknow's top and middle order batting is excellent. It has names like Devdutt Padikkal, Kyle Mayers and KL Rahul. Stoinis had scored more than 400 runs in the last season.
Depth in Batting: Batting till number-8. After the last auction, there has been depth in the team's batting. Captain Rahul will play in the middle order. After the arrival of Mavi, the team's batting has now become stronger at number 8. All-round options have also increased.
Finishing stronger than before: Pooran-Stoinis: Lucknow's finishing stronger than before. Both are experts in playing big shots.
Fitness of captain KL Rahul: Lucknow captain Rahul was injured in the middle of the tournament last season. He is returning from injury. In such a situation, his form and fitness is a matter of concern.
Wood Out, Joseph as backup: No fast bowler Mark Wood has withdrawn from the Indian League due to workload management. In such a situation, fast bowling will be affected, although the franchise has included young West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph in the team, but he does not have the experience of bowling in this T20 league and on Indian pitches. Indian pacers are also new.
Not able to cross the playoff hurdle: The team has been entering the playoffs for the last two seasons, but is not able to cross the playoff hurdle. There will be pressure on such players to progress from the playoffs.
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