Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina include Lucknow playing XI for IPL 2022

IPL 2022 mega auction count down starts. All 10 franchise announced their Retained players. The Lucknow Super Giants picked up KL Rahul Rs 17 crore, Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis Rs 9.2 crore and upcoming legs-spinner Ravi Bishnoi Rs 4 crore ahead of the auction. Faf du Plessis, Suresh Raina include Lucknow playing XI for IPL 2022

Captain of Lucknow Lucknow Super Giants KL Rahul will lead the Lucknow side in IPL 2022, scheduled for a March 27 start. Sanjiv Goenka had made it clear that Rahul, who was released by the Punjab Kings, has been picked with an aim to make him the captain. “KL will be the captain. I have been very impressed by KL’s not only batting and wicketkeeping abilities but his leadership skills.

He is evolving, he is growing, he is maturing as a player, as a leader and he is somebody I would’ve wanted to lead the team,” said Goenka on Star Sports’ show ‘IPL Selection Day’. RPSG Group won the bidding war for 7090 crores (over 932 million USD) to own the Lucknow team. Sanjiv Goenka was a former President of the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) as well as the All India Management Institute (AIMA), and a member of the Prime Minister’s Council on Trade & Industry.

Big Players such as Suresh Raina, Faf du plessis, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are available for the auction. Meanwhile, the Lucknow team is planning to build a well-equipped team under the leadership of KL Rahul. KL Rahul and Faf du plessis will start the innings as openers in Lucknow team. Is wicket Keeper Srikar Bharat playing in the third order.

Suresh Raina will play in fourth down, Shahrukh Khan played in the fifth, while the sixth and seventh position all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and Shivam Dube reserved. While eighth-order spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman. Bhuvneshwar Kumar will play ninth and pacer Trent Boult in the tenth, Ravi Bishnoi will play eleven. If the same team can be bought at auction, the Lucknow team is likely to be the strongest.

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Lucknow Expected Playing XI for IPL 2022

KL Rahul, Faf du Plessis, Srikar Bharat, Suresh Raina, Shahrukh Khan, Marcus Stoinis, Shivam Dube, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Trent Boult and Ravi Bishnoi.