KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants, who are just two seasons old in the IPL, released as many as eight players ahead of the auction and it included some interesting names like Daniel Sams and Jaydev Unadkat.
Also, LSG saw a big change in its coaching staff as mentor Gautam Gambhir left the side to join his old franchise Kolkata Knight Riders, and head coach Andy Flower also left the team. LSG also traded out Avesh Khan for Devdutt Padikkal from Rajasthan Royals.
The team had the lowest purse at the auction, with a tad above 13 Crore available to them. Despite having Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Yash Thakur and Naveen-ul-Haq, LSG needed some more bowling power in their lineup and for that, they picked players like Shivam Mavi, M. Siddharth and all-rounder Arshin Kulkarni, who many are dubbing the next Hardik Pandya.
Let's take a look at LSG's complete IPL squad for 2024:
Players released by LSG ahead of IPL auction
Arpit Guleria, Daniel Sams, Jaydev Unadkat, Karan Sharma, Karun Nair, Manan Vohra, Suryansh Shegde, Swapnil Singh
Retained players by LSG ahead of the IPL auction
Amit Mishra, Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, Devdutt Padikkal (Traded), K. Gowtham, KL Rahul, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Naveen Ul Haq, Nicholas Pooran, Prerak Mankad, Quinton De Kock, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Yudhvir Charak
Players traded in by LSG
Devdutt Padikkal
Players bought by LSG during the IPL 2024 auction
Shivam Mavi - Rs 6.4 crore
M. Siddharth - Rs 2.4 crore
David Willey - Rs 2 crore
Ashton Turner - Rs 1 crore
Arshin Kulkarni- Rs 20 lakh
Mohd. Arshad Khan - Rs 20 lakh
Purse remaining with LSG - INR 95 Lakh
Lucknow Super Giants complete squad for IPL 2024
KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Nicholas Pooran, Devdutt Padikkal (Traded in from RR), Ayush Badoni, Deepak Hooda, K Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers, Marcus Stoinis, Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh, Mark Wood, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq, Shivam Mavi, M Siddarth, Arshin Kulkarni