Lucknow Mentor Gautam Gambhir select Uthappa, Manish Pandey, Chris Lynn for IPL 2022

IPL 2022 new teams ready to go with mega auction. Before IPL 2022 mega Auction Lucknow franchise mentor Former India opener and two-time IPL-winning captain Gautam Gambhir select Robin Uthappa, Manish Pandey and Chris Lynn for IPL 2022.

Gautam Gambhir has signed up with the Lucknow franchise as their mentor. Gambhir’s appointment is the second major announcement after Andy Flower was appointed as the head coach on Friday by the Sanjiv Goenka-owned RPSG Group. The Kolkata-based group, who previously ran the Rising Pune Supergiant team in 2016 and 2017 IPLs, had bought the rights of Lucknow franchise for a whopping Rs 7,090 crore in October.

“It’s a privilege to be in the contest again. Thanks Dr. Goenka for incl me in #LucknowIPLTeam as its mentor. The fire to win still burns bright inside me, the desire to leave a winner’s legacy still kicks me. I won’t be contesting for a dressing room but for the spirit & soul of UP,” wrote Gambhir on Twitter, confirming his association with the Lucknow team.

Goenka welcomed Gambhir into the yet-to-be named Lucknow team.”Gautam has an impeccable career record. I respect his cricketing mind and look forward to working with him.”Gambhir featured in the IPL since its inception in 2008 till 2018 in which he represented the Delhi Daredevils (now Capitals) and Kolkata Knight Riders in 154 matches, scoring 4217 runs at an average of 31.01, including 36 half-centuries. Gautam Gambhir select 3 players who played under Gambhir in the IPL and could join Lucknow in IPL 2022

Robin Uthappa

Robin Uthappa won the Orange Cap grant in the year when the Kolkata Knight Riders won their second IPL prize under Gautam Gambhir. Uthappa performed splendidly for the Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2021. He could carry much more insight to the Lucknow crew whenever offered an agreement for IPL 2022.

Chris Lynn

Australian hitter Chris Lynn is one more player who came into the spotlight while playing Gautam Gambhir’s captaincy for Kolkata Knight Riders. Lynn played just one match in two seasons for Mumbai Indians. He is back in the closeout pool and Gambhir may hope to carry him to Lucknow. Andy Flower was the coach of the Maratha Arabians squad that won the Abu Dhabi T10 League in 2019.

Australian batter Chris Lynn played a massive role in the Arabians’ success by scoring 371 runs in eight innings of the competition. Lynn was the best batter in that tournament. His batting average was more than 50, while his strike rate was 236.31. The right-handed batter joined Mumbai Indians (MI) in the IPL after that Abu Dhabi T10 League season. However, MI gave him only one match in two seasons.

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Manish Pandey

Another player who assumed a monstrous part in the Gautam Gambhir-drove Kolkata Knight Riders’ prosperity was Manish Pandey. The right-gave player scored a game dominating fifty for the Knight Riders in the IPL 2014 Final. Sunrisers Hyderabad didn’t utilize him appropriately during the last couple of seasons. Pandey could resuscitate his IPL profession by joining Lucknow in 2022.

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Manish Pandey: Manish was let go by the Sunrisers Hyderabad side but he remains a very good T20 player and comes with a dollops of experience in IPL. After all he is the first India batsman to notch up a hundred in the event. Leading Karnataka seemed to have bolstered his confidence and attitude and at No 3 Manish gives a team a solid presence.