IPL 2025: Rishabh Pant or Nicholas Pooran? Lucknow Super Giants to announce new captain on...

Lucknow Super Giants is all set to announce their captain for the IPL 2025. As per the various media reports, it is learned that the franchise will be announcing the new skipper on Monday (21st January) through a special press conference. 

The owner of the franchise, Sanjiv Goenka, will be holding the presser and will be announcing the new captain. The media interaction will be taking place at the RPSG headquarters in Kolkata and it will be one of the biggest things for the team, considering the next cycle of the IPL. 

Lucknow Super Giants have ample options in the team to take over the charge. The top choices being Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram and Mitchell Marsh. This comes after KL Rahul left the franchise and was picked by Delhi Capitals in the league. 

Lucknow Super Giants likely will be announcing Rishabh Pant as the captain

It is likely that Lucknow Super Giants will be announcing Rishabh Pant as the captain because of the price tag that they brought him for. The keeper-batter became the costliest buy in the history of the league after he was acquired by the franchise for INR 27 crore. 

Rishabh Pant also has a great amount of leadership experience. He was captain of Delhi Capitals in the league and did a great job for the team. The keeper-batter, if given the opportunity, would want to make sure that he helps his team and takes them to the title win in the very first season. 

On the other hand, Nicholas Pooran was the top retention for the team ahead of the auction. The keeper-batter was the vice-captain of the team last and even captained the team in the absence of KL Rahul. He also has been leading various franchises and would be keen to get the role. 

Lucknow Super Giants also can turn towards Aiden Markram, who is captain of South Africa and Mitchell Marsh, who is T20I captain. The franchise would want to go a few steps ahead and win the title. They qualified for playoffs for the first two seasons, and the last year finished in the lower half of the table.

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