Lucknow, March 19 -- Lucknow Super Giants began life in the Indian Premier League brightly, reaching the playoffs in 2022 and 2023, but plunged to seventh last year. That has seen a major change with Rishabh Pant taking over as skipper ahead of this season after being bought for an all-time IPL record Rs.27 crore.
The 27-year-old though goes into IPL 2025 with plenty to prove. His leadership apart, the wicketkeeper will also be under some pressure to ramp up his T20 batting, especially after an underwhelming Test tour of Australia. He also sat out India's triumphant Champions Trophy campaign where KL Rahul, the man he has replaced in LSG, was preferred and delivered with the 'keeping gloves and bat.
Nicholas Pooran will be one of the key ...