New Delhi, May 21 -- Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) are likely to sack head coach Justin Langer after their failure to qualify for the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs for two consecutive seasons with mentor Zaheer Khan expected to take charge. Langer, was appointed as the head coach of Sanjiv Goenka-owned LSG in 2023, replacing Andy Flower.

However, in both the seasons under Langer, LSG failed to qualify for the playoffs. While they finished seventh in IPL 2024, this year, the Rishabh Pant-led side have already been eliminated from the race to the last four with two games left.

Based on sources quoted by Aajkaal.in, Langer himself wants to leave LSG and no longer in talks with some of the senior cricketers in the team. The report also ...