Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are one of the most recently founded sides in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They started competing in the IPL in 2022 and have reached the IP playoffs stage twice (2022, 2023), as of May 2025. Under Justin Langer's coaching and Rishabh Pant's captaincy, the franchise team are aiming to reach their first-ever IPL final and also lift their maiden IPL title in the IPL 2025.
LSG made giant strides in the IPL 2025 auction as they bought Pant for a staggering INR 27 crore, which is the highest fee for a player in IPL auction history. The team also balanced out their squad by purchasing explosive batters, match-winning all-rounders, and exciting bowlers.
Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2025 Squad
LSG retained five players before the deadline for retention ahead of the IPL 2025 auction. LSG retained Nicholas Pooran for INR 21 crore, Ravi Bishnoi for INR 11 crore, Mayank Yadav for INR 11 crore, Mohsin Khan for INR 4 crore, and Ayush Badoni for INR 4 crore. LSG has 24 players to represent their team for the 2025 edition of the IPL.
| Player | Country | Role |
| Nicholas Pooran (Retained) | West Indies | Wicket-keeper/Batter |
| Ravi Bishnoi (Retained) | India | Bowler |
| Shardul Thakur (Replacement for Mohsin Khan) | India | Bowler |
| Ayush Badoni (Retained) | India | Batter |
| David Miller | South Africa | Batter |
| Aiden Markram | South Africa | Batter |
| Abdul Samad | India | Batter |
| Himmat Singh | India | Batter |
| Matthew Breetzke | South Africa | Batter |
| Rishabh Pant | India | Wicket-keeper/Batter |
| Aryan Juyal | India | Wicket-keeper/Batter |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia | All-rounder |
| Digvesh Singh | India | All-rounder |
| Yuvraj Chaudhary | India | All-rounder |
| Arshin Kulkarni | India | All-rounder |
| Avesh Khan | India | Bowler |
| Akash Deep | India | Bowler |
| Manimaran Siddharth | India | Bowler |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | India | Bowler |
| Akash Singh | India | Bowler |
| Shamar Joseph* | West Indies | Bowler |
| Prince Yadav | India | Bowler |
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | India | Bowler |
| William O'Rourke (Mayank Yadav's Replacement) | New Zealand | Bowler |
- Shamar Joseph will not be available for the rest of the IPL 2025 games (after resumption of the league from May 17, 2025)
Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2025 Indian Players List
| Player | Capped/Uncapped |
| Ayush Badoni | Uncapped |
| Himmat Singh | Uncapped |
| Aryan Juyal | Uncapped |
| Rishabh Pant | Capped |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | Capped |
| Abdul Samad | Uncapped |
| RS Hangargekar | Uncapped |
| Arshin Kulkarni | Uncapped |
| Yuvraj Chaudhary | Uncapped |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Capped |
| Shardul Thakur | Capped |
| Akash Deep | Capped |
| Akash Singh | Uncapped |
| Manimaran Siddharth | Uncapped |
| Digvesh Singh | Uncapped |
| Avesh Khan | Capped |
| Prince Singh | Uncapped |
Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2025 Overseas Players List
| Player | Capped/Uncapped |
| David Miller | Capped |
| Aiden Markram | Capped |
| Matthew Breetzke | Capped |
| Nicholas Pooran | Capped |
| Mitchell Marsh | Capped |
| Shamar Joseph | Capped |
| William O'Rourke | Capped |
Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2025 Auction Buys
LSG purchased 19 cricketers, including 14 Indian stars and five overseas players, in the IPL 2025 auction. Rishabh Pant was the most expensive buy of the auction as he was purchased for INR 27 crore. David Miller was the most expensive overseas acquisition as he was bought for INR 7.5 crore. Abdul Samad, on the other hand, was the most expensive uncapped player as he was bought for INR 4.2 crore.
| Player | Base Price | Winning Bid |
| Rishabh Pant | INR 2 crore | INR 27 crore |
| Avesh Khan | INR 2 crore | INR 9.75 crore |
| Akash Deep | INR 1 crore | INR 8 crore |
| David Miller | INR 1.5 crore | INR 7.5 crore |
| Abdul Samad | INR 30 lakh | INR 4.2 crore |
| Mitchell Marsh | INR 2 crore | INR 3.4 crore |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | INR 1 crore | INR 2.4 crore |
| Aiden Markram | INR 2 crore | INR 2 crore |
| Matthew Breetzke | INR 75 lakh | INR 75 lakh |
| Shamar Joseph | INR 75 lakh | INR 75 lakh |
| Manimaran Siddharth | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| Arshin Kulkarni | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| Yuvraj Chaudhary | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| Prince Yadav | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| Akash Singh | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| Digvesh Singh | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| Himmat Singh | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
| Aryan Juyal | INR 30 lakh | INR 30 lakh |
LSG Replacements
Shardul Thakur came in as an injury replacement for Mohsin Khan, who left LSG after suffering an injury, for INR 2 crore. William O'Rourke was also purcased for INR 3 crore to replace Mayank Yadav, who was ruled out of the IPL 2025 following a back injury.
NOTE: Aiden Markram will leave LSG after May 27 due to the 2025 World Test Championship (WTC) final.
Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2025 Auction Purse Value
LSG spent a total of INR 68.9 crore out of their INR 120 crore purse in the IPL 2025 auction. LSG spent INR 51 crore on the retention of five players. The franchise team have INR 10 lakh in their remaining purse.
| Franchise | Purse Balance | Retention Spent | Auction Spent | Purse Remaining |
| Lucknow Super Giants | INR 120 crore | INR 51 crore | INR 68.9 crore | INR 10 lakh |
FAQs on LSG
A. LSG retained four Indian stars and one overseas player ahead of the IPL 2025 auction.
A. LSG purchased 19 players, comprising 14 Indians and five overseas players, in the IPL 2025 auction.
A. LSG have a squad of 24 players for the IPL 2025.
A. Rishabh Pant was the most expensive acquisition (INR 27 crore) by LSG in the IPL 2025 auction.
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