LSG add six players at the auction to bolster the squad ahead of IPL 2024
Adding to the already well-settled squad for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League, the Lucknow Super Giants acquired six more players at the IPL 2024 Auction in Dubai.
LSG’s first and most expensive buy was fast Uttar Pradesh bowler Shivam Mavi. The pacer was purchased for INR 6.4 crore. Arshad Khan of Madhya Pradesh was the other fast bowler added to the squad for INR 20 lakh. Manimaran Siddharth, who was bought for INR 2.4 Crore will add to the team’s spin bowling department.
The fourth Indian player LSG picked at the auction was all-rounder Arshin Kulkarni, who was purchased at his base price of INR 20 lakh
LSG had two excellent overseas signings in Australia’s Ashton Turner (INR 1 Crore) and England’s David Wiley (INR 2 Crore), who was a part of the squad that won the T20 World Cup in 2022.
With a squad now balanced in all aspects, LSG goes into the third season of the IPL on the back of two consecutive playoff appearances. The team would continue to be led by KL Rahul, and Justin Langer has taken over as the head coach.
Full Squad:
KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock (wk), Kyle Mayers, Devdutt Padikkal. Nicholas Pooran (wk), Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Ashton Turner, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Prerak Mankad, Arshin Kulkarni, David Willey, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Yash Thakur, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mayank Yadav, Yudhvir Singh, Shivam Mavi, Arshad Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Amit Mishra, M Siddharth
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