With the addition of two additional franchises, Lucknow and Ahmedabad, the IPL 2022 will be a ten-team game. The showpiece tournament’s 15th edition would be exclusively played behind closed doors in India for two months, from the final week of March to the end of May, according to reports.
Lucknow Owned by RPSG
Bengaluru will host the big auction on February 12 and 13. Lucknow, on the other hand, has officially announced the name of the squad barely weeks before the much-anticipated event. The team owner, as well as the Chairman of RPSG Group, took to Twitter to announce the new name of the franchise: “Lucknow Super Giants.”
Lucknow, which is owned by the RPSG group, took the first step and named their squad Lucknow Super Giants on Monday. The suffix was also used by RPSG’s former Pune franchise during their two-year tenure, and it will be carried over to Lucknow with Kl Rahul as captain.
The RPSG Group previously controlled the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant (RPS) for two seasons in 2016 and 2017, during which the inaugural edition’s finalists Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals were given a two-year suspension for their alleged involvement in the infamous spot-fixing scam.
Naming the Team
The fans of the Lucknow franchise have been requested to choose a name for their squad. The process began a few weeks ago, and according to available information, thousands of fans have offered names for the KL Rahul-led team in the IPL 2022.
Dr Sanjiv Goenka, the team’s owner, stated that the franchise had gotten an enormous reaction, with the most popular name being ‘Lucknow Super Giants.’
While speaking Backstage with Boria hosted by renowned sports journalist Boria Majumdar, Goenka said: “We conducted a poll to decide the name of the franchise. We received an overwhelming response and the most popular name that came out was Lucknow Supergiants.”
About Lucknow Coach
Gautam Gambhir, a former Indian cricketer, has been named the mentor of the team. Andy Flower, a former Zimbabwean cricket coach, has been named head coach of the Lucknow Super Giants for the IPL 2022 season. He will visit Uttar Pradesh in the new year.
He is the favourite to take over as head coach of the Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL in 2022. Additionally, the team has sought Ashish Nehra and Gary Kirsten to serve as its head coach and consultant, respectively, for the 2022 season.
About the Team Players
Lucknow Super Giants can select a maximum of three players from the IPL 2022 Auction pool before the auction date, according to BCCI rules. The Lucknow Super Giants’ draft players are as follows: KL Rahul (17 cr) Marcus Stoinis (9.2 cr) Ravi Bishnoi (4 cr).
For IPL 2022, KL Rahul is expected to head the Lucknow team. After the IPL 2022 Auction, the captain of the Lucknow team will be announced.
Team Logo and Jersey
In this cash-rich competition, each team will have their logo to represent them. Once the Lucknow IPL team has been officially revealed, the logo will be changed here. To represent them in IPL matches, each team will have a distinctive shirt with unique colour combinations.
