IPL 2025: Top 3 players LSG might release ahead of the mega-auction

2. Quinton de Kock

Quinton de Kock is one of the biggest names as far as T20 cricket is concerned and any team would love to have him in the squad. He has done well for Lucknow in 2022, scoring 508 runs in 15 matches but interestingly, the franchise trusted Kyle Mayers over him in 2023. The South Africa international played just four games and scored 143 runs.

In 2024, he was picked as the first-choice opener but he had a poor season. The Southpaw made 250 runs in 11 matches but soon after that, de Kock wreaked havoc in the T20 World Cup. It might influence Lucknow to retain him but again, Pooran and Stonis are likely to be the players that get the preference.

On top of that, Lucknow might let him go keeping the conditions in mind. The surface in Lucknow is generally slow and may not help Quinton score quickly. That might be one of the reasons behind Lucknow letting him go.