Lucknow Supergiants reached the play-offs of their maiden Indian Premier League look however 2023 season might be a bit trickier for them. The franchise nonetheless does not know whether or not they would get left-arm speedster Mohsin Khan, who has suffered an elbow surgical procedure and the rehab might be a troublesome one. However not going for any of the all-rounders and getting Nicholas Pooran as a finisher is as baffling because it will get. Pooran (Rs 16 crore) and Daniel Sams (Rs 75 lakh) have been two of their costliest buys.
As Scott Styris, one of many analysts on Jio Cinema put it, “For that kind of price, he has to put in more consistent performances.” Also with Quinton de Kock within the line-up, will probably be fascinating as to who dons the large gloves. Among franchises with cheap purse, LSG’s Pooran appears to be the worst purchase.
In 2021, he scored 85 runs in 11 innings and in 2022, it was higher with 306 runs from 13 knocks at 144 strike-rate however with solely two fifty plus knocks for Sunisers Hyderabad.
Lucknow Supergiants full squad: Players Bought in IPL 2023 public sale – Yudhvir Charak (INR 20 lakh), Naveen-ul-Haq (INR 50 lakh), Swapnil Singh (INR 20 lakh), Prerak Mankad (INR 20 lakh), Amit Mishra (INR 50 lakh), Daniel Sams (INR 75 lakh), Romario Shepherd (INR 50 lakh), Yash Thakur (INR 45 lakh), Jaydev Unadkat (INR 50 lakh), Nicholas Pooran (INR 16 crore),
Player retained: KL Rahul (c), Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Manan Vohra, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi.
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