Pooran, Mayank Yadav Retained by LSG Ahead of IPL 2025

Before the start of IPL 2025, all 10 franchises will have to take part in the mega auction and the teams have to submit their respective retention lists. Pooran, along with young pace sensation Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi, Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan has been retained by Lucknow Super Giants.

Lucknow will be one of the sides submitting their retentions where KL Rahul‘s exclusion has indicated that the franchise will be looking for a star Indian batter proved to be a tough one for the team.

Check out the list of Lucknow Super Giants Retained players for IPL 2025.

Along with the LSG retained players, we have also shared the list of released players for the auction.

KL Rahul – Wicketkeeper

Deepak Hooda – All-rounder

Krunal Pandya – All-rounder

Yudhvir Singh – All-rounder

Prerak Mankad – All-rounder

Yash Thakur – Bowler

Amit Mishra – Bowler

Quinton de Kock – Wicketkeeper

Kyle Mayers – All-rounder

Marcus Stoinis – All-rounder

Naveen-ul-Haq – Bowler

K Gowtham – Bowler

Mark Wood – Bowler

Devdutt Padikkal (Traded) – Batter

Shivam Mavi – Bowler

Arshin Kulkarni – All-rounder

M Siddharth – Bowler

Ashton Turner – Batter

David Willey – All-rounder

Mohammed Arshad Khan – Bowler

With a total of INR 51 Crore having been used for the retention, the Lucknow franchise will be moving into the mega auction with a remaining purse value of INR 69 Crore.

With a fresh three-year cycle starting with the IPL 2025 season next year, the upcoming retentions will be crucial for all the teams to adopt new strategies for success.

The IPL 2025 Mega Auction will take place in November or December with BCCI exploring the options of holding the event overseas, Riyadh in the United Arab Emirates has emerged as the frontrunner while Muscat, Doha and Riyadh are also being considered.

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