The team of Lucknow, who entered the tournament for the first time, looks very strong. The team will have South African legend Quinton de Kock as a substitute in the opening with KS Rahul. The team also managed to rope in all-rounders like Elder Krunal Pandya.
All the teams are ready to enter the 15th season of the Indian Premier League. In the mega auction held on February 12 and 13 in Bangalore, 10 teams participating in the new season bid fiercely on the players of their choice. Lucknow Supergiants, joining the tournament for the first time, have appointed KL Rahul as their captain. Former cricketer Gautam Gambhir has been made the mentor of the team. Lucknow added bowler Avesh Khan with a bid of 10 crores in the auction. He is the most expensive player bought by this team in the auction.
The team of Lucknow, who entered the tournament for the first time, looks very strong. The team will have South African legend Quinton de Kock as a substitute in the opening with KS Rahul. The team also managed to add all-rounders like Jason Holder, Krunal Pandya. Youngsters like Avesh Khan and Ankit Rajput are included in the team.
Players selected before auction:
KL Rahul – Rs 17 crore
Marcus Stoinis – Rs 9.2 crore
Ravi Bishnoi – Rs 4 crore
players selected in the auction:
Quinton de Kock – Rs 6.75 crore
Manish Pandey – Rs 4.6 crore
Jason Holder – Rs 8.75 crore
Deepak Hooda – Rs 5.74 crore
Krunal Pandya – Rs 8.25 crore
Mark Wood – Rs 7.5 crore
Avesh Khan – Rs 10 crore
Ankit Rajput – Rs 50 lakh
K Gautam – Rs 90 lakh
Dushmanta Chameera – Rs 2 crore
Shahbaz Nadeem – Rs 50 lakh
Manan Vohra – Rs 20 lakh
Mohsin Khan – Rs 20 lakh
Ayush Badoni – Rs 20 lakh
Karan Sharma – Rs 20 lakh
Kyle Myers – Rs 20 lakh
Evin Lewis – Rs 2 crore
Mayank Yadav – Rs 20 lakh