Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant lamented the defeat, pointing to the extra runs conceded as the decisive factor in their loss to Delhi Capitals, who chased down 142 with relative comfort after early hiccups, winning the match by six wickets.“When you score 140, you try too much… if they play normal cricket, they win. A few extra wickets in the Power-play could have put them under pressure,” said Pant after the match.The strategy of LSG revolved around the …
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New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) enter their fifth Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season with a grand makeover – a logo change, jersey colours and design refurbished, and support staff having fresh faces in Bharat Arun, Carl Crowe, and Tom Moody.Having reached the playoffs in each of their first two years before back-to-back seventh-place finishes, LSG responded with an aggressive off-season strategy — trading in Mohammad Shami, acquiring Anrich Nortje at auction, and r…
New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Former Indian cricketer Irfan Pathan has picked his playing 12 for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), which is set to commence on March 28. LSG, which finished in seventh position last season, made a lot of changes to their squad ahead of IPL 2026. LSG improved their bowling, which was under attack in IPL 2025, by adding Mohammad Shami and Arjun Tendulkar through trade and purchasing Wanindu Hasaranga and Anrich Nortje in the Auction. Despite repor…
New Delhi, March 13 (IANS) Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant shared a pep talk with the new joinees in the franchise ahead of the IPL 2026, saying that “let’s take whatever we can from all these gentlemen here and try to build something for this season.” During the mini auction held last December, LSG signed six players; Sri Lankan sensation Wanindu Hasaranga, South African Anrich Nortje, Mukul Choudhary, local boy Naman Tiwari, Akshat Raghuwanshi and Josh Inglis, to complete their squad…