The IPL 2024 auction at the Coca Cola Arena in Dubai, saw Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) complete six new additions to its squad ahead of the next edition of the tournament.
Indian pacer Shivam Mavi was the most expensive buy on the day for the team. England all-rounder David Willey, who recently retired from International cricket and and Australian batter Ashton Turner were the main foreign additions to the squad.
Tamil Nadu spinner Manimaran Siddarth was snapped up for Rs. 2.40 crore. The team had earlier traded in Devdutt Padikkal from the Rajasthan Royals in place of Avesh Khan.
LSG IPL 2024 probable playing XI: KL Rahul (c), Quinton De Kock (wk), Devdutt Padikkal, Nicolas Pooran, Krunal Pandya, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda/ Ayush Badoni, Shivam Mavi, Mark Wood, Ravi Bishnoi, Mohsin Khan/Yash Thakur.
LSG players bought at IPL 2024 auction: Shivam Mavi (Rs. 6.40 crore), Arshin Kulkarni (Rs. 20 lakh), M. Siddharth (Rs. 2.40 crore), Ashton Turner (Rs. 1 crore), David Willey (Rs. 2 crore), Mohd. Arshad Khan (Rs. 20 lakh).
LSG IPL 2024 SQUAD COMPOSITION
Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock (SA), KL Rahul, Nicolas Pooran (WI).
Batters: Devdutt Padikkal, Ayush Badoni, Ashton Turner (AUS).
All-rounders: Deepak Hooda, K. Gowtham, Krunal Pandya, Kyle Mayers (WI), Marcus Stoinis (AUS), Prerak Mankad, Yudhvir Singh Charak, David Willey (ENG), Arshin Kulkarni, Md. Arshad Khan.
Bowlers: Mark Wood (ENG), Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Yash Thakur, Amit Mishra, Naveen-ul-Haq (AFG), Shivam Mavi, Manimaran Siddarth.
