The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) made giant strides in the IPL 2025 mega auction. Players went for big bucks and the Super Giants struck the right chords by balancing out the squad evenly with explosive batters, match-winning all-rounders, and some exciting bowlers.
Let us look in-depth into the full squad of the Lucknow Super Giants for the IPL 2025 season.
Lucknow Super Giants Squad IPL 2025
The Lucknow Super Giants retained five players before the deadline for the retention ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction. According to Olympics' official website, the Super Giants retained Nicholas Pooran (INR 21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi and Mayank Yadav (INR 11 crore respectively), Mohsin Khan and Ayush Badoni (INR 4 crore respectively).
LSG has bagged 24 players to represent their squad for the 2025 edition of the IPL.
| Sr No. | Player | Country | Role |
| 1. | Nicholas Pooran (Retained) | West Indies | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| 2. | Ravi Bishnoi (Retained) | India | Bowler |
| 3. | Mayank Yadav (Retained) | India | Bowler |
| 4. | Mohsin Khan (Retained) | India | Bowler |
| 5. | Ayush Badoni (Retained) | India | Batter |
| 6. | David Miller | South Africa | Batter |
| 7. | Aiden Markram | South Africa | Batter |
| 8. | Abdul Samad | India | Batter |
| 9. | Himmat Singh | India | Batter |
| 10. | Matthew Breetzke | South Africa | Batter |
| 11. | Rishabh Pant | India | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| 12. | Aryan Juyal | India | Wicketkeeper-batter |
| 13. | Mitchell Marsh | Australia | All-rounder |
| 14. | Digvesh Singh | India | All-rounder |
| 15. | Yuvraj Chaudhary | India | All-rounder |
| 16. | Arshin Kulkarni | India | All-rounder |
| 17. | Avesh Khan | India | Bowler |
| 18. | Akash Deep | India | Bowler |
| 19. | Manimaran Siddharth | India | Bowler |
| 20. | Shahbaz Ahmed | India | Bowler |
| 21. | Akash Singh | India | Bowler |
| 22. | Shamar Joseph | West Indies | Bowler |
| 23. | Prince Yadav | India | Bowler |
| 24. | Rajvardhan Hangargekar | India | Bowler |
IPL 2025 LSG Squad Indian Players List
The Lucknow Super Giants have bought some big Indian names for the IPL 2025 season. Of the 24 players, 18 Indians are part of the Super Giants squad and four of the five retentions were Indians. Rishabh Pant was not only the Super Giants’ most expensive purchase but also the highest-ever paid player in IPL history when he was sold to the Super Giants for a whopping cash deal of INR 27 crore.
| Sr No. | Player | Capped/Uncapped |
| 1. | Ayush Badoni | Uncapped |
| 2. | Himmat Singh | Uncapped |
| 3. | Aryan Juyal | Uncapped |
| 4. | Rishabh Pant | Capped |
| 5. | Shahbaz Ahmed | Capped |
| 6. | Abdul Samad | Uncapped |
| 7. | RS Hangargekar | Uncapped |
| 8. | Arshin Kulkarni | Uncapped |
| 9. | Yuvraj Chaudhary | Uncapped |
| 10. | Ravi Bishnoi | Capped |
| 11. | Mayank Yadav | Capped |
| 12. | Mohsin Khan | Uncapped |
| 13. | Akash Deep | Capped |
| 14. | Akash Singh | Uncapped |
| 15. | Manimaran Siddharth | Uncapped |
| 16. | Digvesh Singh | Uncapped |
| 17. | Avesh Khan | Capped |
| 18. | Prince Singh | Uncapped |
IPL 2025 LSG Squad Overseas Players List
The Lucknow Super Giants have signed a few match-winning overseas players for the IPL 2025 season. They have bought 5 overseas players in the IPL 2025 mega auction, with Nicholas Pooran being the only overseas retention for LSG.
| Sr No. | Player | Capped/Uncapped |
| 1. | David Miller | Capped |
| 2. | Aiden Markram | Capped |
| 3. | Matthew Breetzke | Capped |
| 4. | Nicholas Pooran | Capped |
| 5. | Mitchell Marsh | Capped |
| 6. | Shamar Joseph | Capped |
LSG Team 2025: Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2025 Auction Buys
The Lucknow Super Giants purchased 19 players in the IPL 2025 mega auction, which comprised 14 Indians and 5 overseas players. According to the Indian Premier League’s official website, Rishabh Pant turned out to be the most expensive buy of the auction as he was signed for INR 27 crore. David Miller was the most expensive overseas buy when he was sold to the LSG for INR 7.50 crore. Abdul Samad was the most expensive uncapped player as he was bought for INR 4.20 crore. The Super Giants used their right-to-match (RTM) option for West Indian pace sensation Shamar Joseph for his base price of INR 75 lakh.
| Sr No. | Player | Base Price | Final Price |
| 1. | Rishabh Pant | INR 2 crore | INR 27 crore |
| 2. | Avesh Khan | INR 2 crore | INR 9.75 crore |
| 3. | Akash Deep | INR 1 crore | INR 8 crore |
| 4. | David Miller | INR 1.50 crore | INR 7.5 crore |
| 5. | Abdul Samad | INR 30 lakhs | INR 4.2 crore |
| 6. | Mitchell Marsh | INR 2 crore | INR 3.4 crore |
| 7. | Shahbaz Ahmed | INR 1 crore | INR 2.4 crore |
| 8. | Aiden Markram | INR 2 crore | INR 2 crore |
| 9. | Matthew Breetzke | INR 75 lakh | INR 75 lakh |
| 10. | Shamar Joseph | INR 75 lakh | INR 75 lakh |
| 11. | Manimaran Siddharth | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 12. | Arshin Kulkarni | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 13. | Rajvardhan Hangargekar | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 14. | Yuvraj Chaudhary | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 15. | Prince Yadav | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 16. | Akash Singh | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 17. | Digvesh Singh | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 18. | Himmat Singh | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| 19. | Aryan Juyal | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
IPL 2025 Auction LSG’s Purse Value
The Lucknow Super Giants spent a total of INR 68.90 crore out of their INR 120 crore purse in the IPL 2025 mega auction. LSG spent INR 51 crore for the retention of five players. The franchise has a balance amount of INR 10 lakhs in its remaining purse.
| Auction Purse | INR 120 crore |
| Retention Spent | INR 51 crore |
| Auction Spent | INR 68.90 crore |
| Purse Remaining | INR 10 lakh |
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FAQs on LSG Squad IPL 2025
A. Ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction, the Lucknow Super Giants retained four Indian players and an overseas player.
A. The Lucknow Super Giants purchased 19 players in the IPL 2025 mega auction, which comprised 14 Indians and 5 overseas players.
A. The Lucknow Super Giants have a squad size of 24 players for IPL 2025.
A. Rishabh Pant was the most expensive buy in IPL auction history, when he was signed for INR 27 crore to the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
A. Lucknow Super Giants have a remaining purse of INR 10 lakhs in the IPL 2025 mega auction.
