LSG will enter the IPL 2025 auction with a remaining purse value of INR 69 crores.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) made a bold decision by releasing several key players such as KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Marcus Stoinis, and Deepak Hooda before the IPL 2025 retention deadline.
The franchise opted to retain the dynamic Caribbean cricketer Nicholas Pooran and a promising young Indian core consisting of Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan, and Ayush Badoni.
Pooran was retained for a substantial INR 21 crore, making him one of the highest-paid players in this retention cycle, alongside Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) Virat Kohli, and behind Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH