On Day 1 of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction in Jeddah, Lucknow Super Giants made some record breaking buys. This time too they splurged INR 27 crores buying a wicketkeeper batter and making Rishabh Pant the costliest acquisition by any IPL franchise. It broke Mitchell Starc's record paid at the former of INR 24.75 crores. LSG had a clear strategy to build a strong leadership group by keeping Nicholas Pooran ahead of KL Rahul. The team has added experienced international players in the form of David Miller, Mitchell Marsh, and Aiden Markram. All these players have some valuable captaincy experience in their respective countries. LSG strengthened its bowling lineup by acquiring pacer Avesh Khan for INR 9.75 crore. They included big-hitting Abdul Samad and Aryan Juyal, among the promising young talent for the squad. Going into Day 2 of the auction, LSG had six slots left to fill. They were left with their purse amounting to INR 14.85 crore. The owner, Sanjiv Goenka, had earlier said the focus of the team will be on bolstering their death-over batting and spin options. With one Right to Match card in hand, LSG was supposed to make smart inroads on the second day. Day 2 Started with the signing of Akash Deep, an Indian Pacer for INR 8 crore. LSG picked uncapped players who would increase the depth in the team. They picked the talented all-rounder Shahbaz Ahmed at a good price and used their RTM card to get back West Indian pacer Shamar Joseph. By the end of the auction, LSG had a strong and balanced team ready to face the new season. Also Read | IPL 2025: Full Squad List of All 10 Teams After Mega Auction Lucknow Super Giants Squad for IPL 2025 No. Players Role Nation Price (in INR) 1 Rishabh Pant Batter India 27 crore 2 Nicholas Pooran Batter West Indies 21 crore 3 Mayank Yadav Bowler India 11 crore 4 Ravi Bishnoi Bowler India 11 crore 5 Avesh Khan Bowler India 9.75 crore 6 Akash Deep Bowler India 8 crore 7 David Miller Batter South Africa 7.50 crore 8 Abdul Samad All Rounder India 4.20 crore 9 Mohsin Khan Bowler India 4 crore 10 Ayush Badoni Batter India 4 crore 11 Mitchell Marsh Batting all-rounder Australia 3.40 crore 12 Shahbaz Ahmed Bowling all-rounder India 2.40 crore 13 Aiden Markram Batter South Africa 2 crore 14 M Siddharth Bowler India 75 lakh 15 Shamar Joseph Bowler West Indies 75 lakh 16 Matthew Breetzke Batter South Africa 75 lakh 17 Aryan Juyal Wicketkeeper-batter India 30 lakh 18 Himmat Singh Batter India 30 lakh 19 Digvesh Singh Bowler India 30 lakh 20 Akash Singh Bowler India 30 lakh 21 Prince Yadav Bowler India 30 lakh 22 Yuvraj Chaudhary Batting all-rounder India 30 lakh 23 Rajvardhan Hangargekar All Rounder India 30 lakh 24 Arshin Kulkarni Batting All-rounder India 30 lakh Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) built their squad for IPL 2025 with a total of 24 players (18 Indian players and 6 overseas players) and they had just ₹0.10 lakh left in their purse at the end of Day 2. They made the costliest purchase in the history of IPL which deducted 27 crore straightaway from their purse. Probable Playing XI of Lucknow Super Giants for IPL 2025 View this post on Instagram A post shared by CricketGully (@cricketgullyofficial) Strongest XI of LSG for IPL 2025: Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant (c/wk), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Shahbaz Ahmed, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi Impact Subs: Abdul Samad, Akash Deep