Lucknow Super Giants
Lucknow Super Giants is a professional IPL franchise established in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India which competes every year in the Indian Premier League tournament to win the championship title since 2022.
Lucknow Super Giants is owned by the RPSG Group, a multinational conglomerate company based in Kolkata, India, the company was founded by an Indian businessman named Sanjiv Goenka in 2011 which is responsible for the franchise’s financial backing, decision-making, team building, and community management.
Lucknow Super Giants will be captained by Rishabh Pant and coached by Justin Langer, a former Australian batsman for the IPL 2025 tournament. Lucknow Super Giants play their home matches at the stadium, Ekana Cricket Stadium.
| Captain | Rishabh Pant |
|---|---|
| Coach | Justin Langer |
| Home ground | BR SABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow |
| IPL titles | 0 |
| Owners | RPSG Group |
History
The team’s Lucknow Super Giants real history began after the announcement of the IPL’s Governing Council for the addition of two new franchises in August 2021. Around 22 companies showed interest in owning the Lucknow Super Giants franchise but with the highest bid of ₹7,090 crore (approximately US$920 million), RPSG Group owned by Sanjiv Goenka won the right to own the team.
In 2016 and 2017, when Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were banned for two years from the IPL, RPSG Group operated a temporary IPL franchise Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) for two seasons (2016 and 2017) and Durban’s Super Giants, South African professional franchise purchased in SA20 league in September 2022.
The RPSG Group’s chairman decided to involve the Lucknow people in the selection of the LSG logo and identity. After the fan poll “Naam Banao, Naam Kamao”, fans submitted name suggestions among the Lucknow people, the name “Lucknow Super Giants” was officially selected, and announced by Sanjiv Goenka, chairman of RPSG Group in January 2022.
Team Captaincy and Coaching
The team, Lucknow Super Giants was initially captained by KL Rahul, and coached by Andy Flower, a former Zimbabwean cricketer in 2022 but after Justin Langer became the head coach of the Lucknow Super Giants in 2023 and LSG decided that KL Rahul will no longer the part of their team before the IPL 2025 auction and chose Rishabh Pant to be the new Lucknow captain.
Current Squad
Here is current Lucknow super giants full squad for TATA IPL 2025 with new players and lsg coaching staff.
Wicket Keepers
Rishabh Pant
( Wicket Keeper )
Nicholas Pooran
( Wicket Keeper )
Aryan Juyal
( Wicket Keeper )
Batters
Abdul Samad
( All Rounder )
Ayush Badoni
( All Rounder )
David Miller
( All Rounder )
Himmat Singh
( All Rounder )
Matthew Breetzke
( All Rounder )
All Rounders
Aiden Markram
( All Rounder )
Arshin Kulkarni
( All Rounder )
Mitchell Marsh
( All Rounder )
Rajvardhan Hangargekar
( All Rounder )
Shahbaz Ahmed
( All Rounder )
Yuvraj Chaudhary
( All Rounder )
Bowlers
Akash Deep
( Bowler )
Akash Singh
( Bowler )
Avesh Khan
( Bowler )
Jayant Yadav
( Bowler )
M Siddharth
( Bowler )
Mayank Yadav
( Bowler )
Mohsin Khan
( Bowler )
Prince Yadav
( Bowler )
Ravi Bishnoi
( Bowler )
Shamar Joseph
( Bowler )
Support Staff
Zaheer Khan
( Mentor )
Justin Langer
( Head Coach )
Lance Klusener
( Assistant Coach )
Sridharan Sriram
( Assistant Coach )
Jonty Rhodes
(Assistant Coach)
Pravin Tambe
( Assistant Coach )
Adam Voges
(Cricket Consultant)
Records and Achievements
Lucknow Super Giants played their debut season in 2022 and achieved Several records and achievements in the IPL T20 tournament till now:
LSG Home Ground
Lucknow Super Giants play their home matches at the stadium, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, often called just Ekana Cricket Stadium. This is an International Cricket Stadium in Lucknow with an approximate capacity to accommodate 50,000 spectators at the time and hosted several International Cricket matches. Some general information related to the lsg home ground is given in the table.
| Full Name | Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India |
| Established | 2017 |
| Seating Capacity | Around 50,000 spectators |
| Owned By | Ekana Sportz City |
| Operated By | Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association (UPCA) |
| Architect | Skyline Architectural Consultants |
| End Names | North End and South End |
| Pitch Type | Balanced for both batting and bowling but generally considered as swing-friendly |
Management and Ownership
When the IPL Governing Council wished to add two more franchises to the Indian Premier League, more than 20 biggest companies tried be become the franchise’s right owner but because of the high competition in bidding for the team, an Indian billionaire, Sanjiv Goenka bid the biggest amount of ₹7,090 crore to win the Lucknow Super Giants ownership and thus Sanjiv Goenka became the Lucknow Super Giants owner.
Sanjiv Goenka is an Indian billionaire businessman has a total net worth of $4.9 Billion, he is the founder and chairman of RPSG Group, Sanjiv Goenka spent a lot of money on this franchise to bring this to the next level. Since 2022, Sanjiv Goenka has been the right LSG owner which is managed by his conglomerate company named RPSG Group.