Lucknow Super Giants

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Lore & Background

The Governing Council of the Indian Premier League issued an invitation to tender for two new teams in August 2021. A total of 22 companies declared an interest, but with a high base price for the new teams, there were no more than six serious bidders. The Sanjiv Goenka-owned RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group won the rights to operate the Lucknow franchise with a bid of ₹7,090 crore (equivalent to ₹80 billion or US$830 million in 2023). The team launched a competition to decide its name, with Lucknow Super Giants chosen in January 2022. At the February 2022 mega auction, the franchise purchased its first set of players. Notable players signed included KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Mark Wood and Marcus Stoinis. Later in the year, the franchise named Rahul as the captain of the team and former Zimbabwean cricketer Andy Flower as head coach. Additionally, former Indian cricketer Gautam Gambhir was appointed as the team mentor. In the 2022 season, the franchise finished third in the group stage and qualified for the playoffs. They faced the fourth placed Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Eliminator match and were knocked out at that stage. The 2023 season saw the team again finishing 3rd and losing the eliminator, this time to Mumbai Indians. In 2024, the franchise finished 7th in the league stage winning 7 out of their 14 matches. Ahead of mega auction, Lucknow Super Giants retained Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi and Mayank Yadav. Notable releases included their former captain KL Rahul, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Quinton de Kock and others. They bought the most expensive player, their new captain, Rishabh Pant for ₹27 crores in the auction. Zaheer Khan was appointed as the mentor. On February 24, 2026, the Lucknow Super Giants officially presented a new logo for the franchise ahead of the 2026 IPL season. The redesigned emblem contains three powerful symbols in one logo featuring the demigod Garuda, a crown, and an elephant, symbolizing courage, honor, and strength to mark a new and bigger era for the franchise.

In Their Own Story

The Lucknow Super Giants became one of the 10 most popular cricket clubs from India. As of April 2025, the club had 5.1 million followers on social media. During its first season, the team was unable to play any matches at the ground due to restrictions put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19 in India; all of the 2022 league stage matches were hosted in Maharashtra. These restrictions were removed in 2023 and the team played on the ground during the season.

Reader's Guide

The Lucknow Super Giants compete in the Indian Premier League as a professional Twenty20 cricket team. Their home ground is Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The franchise is owned by RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group. As of 2026, the team is coached by Justin Langer. The team has never reached an IPL final, making them the only active team with that distinction. They have reached the playoffs twice, in 2022 and 2023, losing the Eliminator both times. In 2024 and 2025, they finished 7th in the points table. The franchise also has sister teams: Durban's Super Giants, Mohun Bagan Super Giant, and Manchester Super Giants.

Did You Know?

• The RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group won the rights to operate the Lucknow franchise with a bid of ₹7,090 crore (equivalent to ₹80 billion or US$830 million in 2023).
• LSG are the only active IPL team to have never reached an IPL final.
• In the 2022 mega auction, the franchise purchased its first set of players including KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Mark Wood and Marcus Stoinis.
• Ahead of the mega auction, LSG retained Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi and Mayank Yadav, and bought Rishabh Pant for ₹27 crores, making him the most expensive player in that auction.
• On February 24, 2026, LSG unveiled a new logo featuring the demigod Garuda, a crown, and an elephant, symbolizing courage, honor, and strength.