The name of the new Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise based in Lucknow, has finally revealed their official name, and they now are termed as Lucknow Super Giants on Monday. The announcement was made by the owner of the franchise, Sanjiv Goenka. The official IPL team of Lucknow, owned by RPSG Group decided to crowdsource its name from its fans.
The consumer engagement campaign was launched on social media on 3rd January 2022. On Monday, Sanjiv Goenka shared the team name and thanked all the fans who participated.
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For the last few days, advice was sought from the fans on the website of the Lucknow-based franchise regarding the name of this team and finally, the fans have stamped the name of Lucknow Supergiants.
And here it is,
Our identity,
Our name…. 🤩🙌#NaamBanaoNaamKamao #LucknowSuperGiants @BCCI @IPL @GautamGambhir @klrahul11 pic.twitter.com/OVQaw39l3A— Lucknow Super Giants (@TeamLucknowIPL) January 24, 2022
Owned by RP Sanjiv Goenka Group, the Lucknow-based franchised has picked KL Rahul as their captain and also roped in Australia all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi.
Sanjiv Goenka, the chairperson of the RPSG Group, announced the 3 new signings on Friday after India’s ODI series defeat to South Africa in Paarl. Lucknow picked KL Rahul for INR 17 crore while Marcus Stoinis was picked for INR 9.2 crores. On the other hand, former Punjab Kings leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi was picked for INR 4 crore.
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Lucknow draft picks for IPL 2022
- KL Rahul – INR 17 crore
- Marcus Stoinis – INR 9.2 crore
- Ravi Bishnoi – INR 4 crore
Purse left for IPL 2022 auction: INR 58 crore
The IPL 2022 auction is expected to be taking place on February 12 and 13. The 8 existing franchises announced a maximum of 4 retained players each last year as the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) gave the 2 new franchises time until January last week to finalize their 3 draft signings.
