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Rating LSG’s IPL auction 2025 squad: Sanjiv Goenka’s team is 6/10, bowling unit vulnerable

Rating LSG’s IPL auction 2025 squad: Sanjiv Goenka’s team is 6/10, bowling unit vulnerable

LSG Squad Ranking: Despite bagging Rishabh Pant, Lucknow has visible shortcomings in the bowling unit.

LSG had a mixed bag at the IPL 2025 Auction, where they broke the bank for Rishabh Pant, to make him the most expensive player at ever at 27 Cr. But their auction wasn’t just about the India keeper but a lot of smart buys as well, that will headline their campaign at IPL 2025. After a rather poor 2024 season, they let go KL Rahul, and will most probably get Rishabh as the skipper, that more than solves their problems.

Of course, the team will be selected around the Delhi lad, but some excellent picks will only mean, they will have to do a deliberation to come up with a perfect XI for the actual competition.

LSG Auction Picks

Apart from Rishabh, LSG went big for David Miller, Avesh Khan and even Akash Deep. Some late picks at the IPL Auction — in the form of Arshin Kulkarni and M Siddharth give them some options that will be relatively unknown to the oppositions. Similar would be the case with speedster Rajvardhan Hangargekar.

LSG Retained Players

Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Ayush Badoni.

LSG Strongest XI

1. Rishabh Pant, 2. Nicholas Pooran, 3. Mitchell Marsh, 4. Ravi Bishnoi, 5. Mayank Yadav, 6. Mohsin Khan, 7. David Miller, 8. Ayush Badoni, 9. Avesh Khan, 10. Shahbaz Ahmed, 11. Abdul Samad.

LSG Full Squad for IPL 2025

PlayerPrice
Rishabh Pant 27 Cr
Nicholas Pooran21 Cr
Ravi Bishnoi11 Cr
Mayank Yadav11 Cr
Mohsin Khan4 Cr
Ayush Badoni4 Cr
David Miller7.50 Cr
Aiden Markram2 Cr
Mitchell Marsh3.40 Cr
Avesh Khan9.75 Cr
Abdul Samad4.20 Cr
Aryan Juyal30 L
Akash Deep8 Cr
Himmat Singh30 L
Digvesh Singh30 L
M Siddharth75 L
Shahbaz Ahmed2.40 Cr
Shamar Joseph75 L
Rajvardhan Hangargekar30 L
Arshin Kulkarni30 L
Matthew Breetzke75 L
Yuvraj Chaudhary30 L
Prince Yadav30 L
Akash Singh30 L

Hits at IPL Auction 2025

If Mitch Marsh remains fit for the entire IPL 2025, then he could prove to be a game-changer for Sanjiv Goenka’s team. Aiden Markram, the South Africa T20 captain is a real steal at 2 Cr, and could pair well with his countryman David Miller, who is a sure-shot starter.

Misses at IPL Auction 2025

Truth be told, their batting is the stronger suit and have a few gaps in their bowling department. They have bowlers who are injury-prone — be it spinners or pacers. They retained Mayank and Mohsin, who might not sustain the rigours of a full season. In spinners their most experienced bet is Ravi Bishnoi — their most experienced overall.

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