Veteran commentator Aakash Chopra has named the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) a ‘unique’ team heading into IPL 2025. He said that the franchise might play four overseas batters and an entire Indian bowling lineup as well. LSG retained Nicholas Pooran (₹21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (₹11 crore), Mayank Yadav (₹11 crore), Mohsin Khan (₹4 crore) and Ayush Badoni (₹4 crore) before the IPL auction. They spent ₹68.90 crore to buy 19 more players at the mega auction to assemble a 24-member squad ahead of the upcoming edition of the IPL as well.

In a video shared on his YouTube channel ‘Aakash Chopra’, he said, “They spent ₹27 crore to get Rishabh Pant. They had already bid goodbye to (KL) Rahul. He hadn’t been retained. After that, they got an incredible steal in the form of Mitchell Marsh, just for ₹3.40 crore. They have David (Miller) along with him, and Nicholas Pooran also in the middle. They have an entire Indian fast-bowling department. Lucknow Super Giants are a very unique team. They might be the only team that plays four overseas batters and an entire Indian fast-bowling and spin department.”

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In the same video, Aakash Chopra also stated that the Lucknow Super Giants have a decent Indian attack but highlighted that their pacers are
injury-prone.

“It’s a slightly radical and interesting approach. The Indian bowling attack is looking good but is slightly injury-prone. Mohsin Khan has had an injury history. Mayank Yadav, as Sir (Sanjiv Goenka) himself said, might not play the entire season. Akash Deep is still not proven in the IPL. Of course, they have Avesh Khan as well. I feel both spinners are good. They have Ravi Bishnoi and Shahbaz Ahmed. However, it’s a very interesting mix, all overseas batters on one side and Indian bowlers on the other. I am giving them 8 or 8.5 out of 10,” Aakash Chopra concluded.