Lucknow Super Giants made their move early, trading Avesh Khan to Rajasthan Royals in exchange for batter Devdutt Padikkal. Other than that, LSG maintained much of their core squad for the Indian Premier League 2024
have done their business early. Days before the auction for the season, LSG have traded out Romario Shepherd to Mumbai Indians for cash and Avesh Khan to Rajasthan Royals for Devdutt Padikkal. Moreover, LSG coach Gautam Gambhir, too, has left the team to return to his former side Kolkata Knight Riders, with reports claiming that India head coach Rahul Dravid might be his replacement in the LSG dugout. (IND Vs AUS Blog | IPL Trading Highlights)
On trade deadline day, Lucknow, as a result, refrained from making any big moves. The Super Giants retained most of their squad, including KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, and Marcus Stonis, among others, and were left with merely 13.15 crores to spend in the upcoming auction.
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Lucknow Super Giants, meanwhile, released Jaydev Unadkat into the pool of to-be-auctioned-off players, while also cutting the likes of Daniel Sams and Manan Vohra from their roster.
Full list of players retained by LSG
KL Rahul (c), Quinton de Kock, Devdutt Padikkal, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Kyle Mayers, Ravi Bishnoi, Krunal Pandya, Naveen-ul-Haq, Mark Wood, Mohsin Khan, Yudhvir Singh, Ayush Badoni, Prerak Mankad, Yash Thakur, Mayank Yadav
Full list of players released by LSG
Jaydev Unadkat, Daniel Sams, Manan Vohra, Swapnil Singh, Karan Sharma, Karun Nair, Arpit Guleria, Suyash Shedge
Purse remaining
INR 13.15 crores
The IPL 2024 mini-auction will take place on December 19, 2023, with the tournament expected to be played in the early summer months of 2024.