KL Rahul is set to lead Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2024. He has been the skipper of the franchise since its inception ahead of IPL 2022. He led LSG to the playoffs into that season, however, they couldn’t go past the Eliminator after losing to Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by 14 runs. Rahul continued his role as the skipper again in IPL 2023 but suffered an injury during the league stage fixture in Lucknow and was ruled out for the rest of the season. In his absence, Krunal Pandya took over as the skipper for the remaining matches and led the franchise to their second consecutive playoffs. However, LSG lost the eliminator again as Mumbai Indians thrashed them by 81 runs.
Now, KL Rahul is back in the cricketing action and has shown good form in the 2023 Asia Cup and the 2023 ODI World Cup. he will be leading LSG again in IPL 2024 for the third consecutive season.
LSG IPL 2024 Squad
Player Name | Role | Auction Price |
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Marcus Stoinis | All-Rounder | 11 Crore |
Deepak Hooda | All-Rounder | 5.75 crore |
Krunal Pandya | All-Rounder | 8.25 crore |
K Gowtham | All-Rounder | 90 lakh |
Ayush Badoni | All-Rounder | 20 lakh |
Kyle Mayers | All-Rounder | 50 lakh |
Karan Sharma | All-Rounder | 20 lakh |
Daniel Sams | All-Rounder | 75 lakh |
Prerak Mankad | All-Rounder | 20 lakh |
Yudhvir Charak | All-Rounder | 20 lakh |
KL Rahul | Batsman | 15 Crore |
Manan Vohra | Batsman | 20 lakh |
Nicholas Pooran | Batsman/Wicket-keeper | 16 crore |
Quinton De Kock | Batsman/Wicket-keeper | 6.75 crore |
Ravi Bishnoi | Bowler | 4 Crore |
Devdutt Padikkal | Batsman | 7.75 crore |
Mark Wood | Bowler | 7.5 crore |
Mohsin Khan | Bowler | 20 lakh |
Mayank Yadav | Bowler | 20 lakh |
Yash Thakur | Bowler | 45 lakh |
Amit Mishra | Bowler | 50 lakh |
Swapnil Singh | Bowler | 20 lakh |
Naveen ul Haq | Bowler | 50 lakh |
LSG have been consistent in the last couple of seasons by making it into the top four on both occasions. However, they haven’t been able to win a single game in the knockout stages. They will be looking to build a strong squad in the upcoming auction that could make them win their maiden IPL trophy.