IPL 2022: SWOT Analysis of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Standing in their maiden season, franchise Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) were the only team to utilize their full purse at the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 mega auction. The franchise went into the mega auction with an amount of INR 59.98 crore after signing KL Rahul (INR 17 crore), Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis (INR 9.2 crore) and leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi (INR 4 crore) in the draft. Led by mentor Gautam Gambhir, the franchise made some smart buys in the auction including South African star batsman Quinton de Kock (INR 6.75 crore), Manish Pandey (INR 4.6 crore) and Evin Lewis (INR 2 crore). LSG also purchased a number of allrounders including Jason Holder (INR 8.75 crore), Krunal Pandya (INR 8.25 crore) and Deepak Hooda (5.75 crore) among others. In bowling department, pacer Avesh Khan (INR 10 crore), who has raised through the ranks in past IPL seasons and even making it to the national squad, will be given the responsibility with the new cherry. England express pacer Mark Wood (INR 7.5 crore) and Sri Lankan fast bowler Dushmanta Chameera (INR 2 crore) will be among the choice to open the bowling attack alongside Khan. Here’s the full Lucknow Super Giants squad: KL Rahul (c), Ravi Bishnoi, Marcus Stoinis, Deepak Hooda, Jason Holder, Manish Pandey, Quinton de Kock (wk), Krunal Pandya, Mark Wood, Avesh Khan, Ankit Singh Rajpoot, Krishnappa Gowtham, Dushmanta Chameera, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Kyle Mayers, Karan Sharma, Evin Lewis, Mayank Yadav. Here’s a SWOT Analysis of the LSG squad for IPL 2022: Strengths: Well rounded bowling options Jason Holder. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) Going in the tournament, LSG have a very well balanced bowling line-up. While, pacers Mark Wood, Avesh Khan and Jason Holder will be handling the fast-bowling department and provide early breakthroughs during the field restrictions. Pacer Avesh Khan and Dushmanta Chameera can also play a vital role to plug the flow of runs during the death overs. The franchise also holds a very aggressive spin-bowling department. To be led by wrist-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, who has performed extremely well for the Punjab Kings in the past seasons, LSG holds a variety of finger spinners in the form of K Gowtham and Krunal Pandya. It would be interesting to see if skipper Rahul decides to use his finger spin options during the powerplay overs and save overs of his pace bowlers to have an extra cushion during the death overs. Weakness: Lack of experienced Indian batters Manish Pandey. (photo source: IPL/BCCI) Though the franchise has an explosive opening batting duo in the form of KL Rahul and Quinton de Kock, the lack of another experienced Indian batter may hurt them. LSG has also purchased Manish Pandey as their No 3 option for the batting order. However, he didn’t have a good time in IPL 2021 while Manan Vohra, with sporadic appearances in the tournament, hasn’t shined on a consistent basis. LSG do have a formidable list of power hitters in the form of Hooda, Stoinis, Gowtham and Krunal. However, the franchise somewhat lacks a batter who can stick throughout the innings and play an anchor role for the team. The onus will on skipper Rahul and De Kock to play that part. Opportunity: Power hitters can prove their mettle Marcus Stoinis. (Photo Source: IPL/BCCI) LSG has a total of five allrounder options including Krunal Pandya, Stoinis, Holder, Hooda and Gowtham. All these five batters have shown in the past that they hit lusty blows especially at the back end of innings to provide a perfect finish for the franchise. With ICC T20 World Cup slated to get underway this year in October, this year’s IPL will be a perfect opportunity for LSG all-rounders to make their case for the selection especially Indian players. The Men in Blue are in search of few power hitters down the order as they have already tried several options including Venkatesh Iyer, Shardul Thakur and even Hooda in their ongoing home season. This might be the perfect opportunity for LSG all-rounders to prove their mettle and put their name forward for the national squad. Threat: Too many foreign options Evin Lewis of Mumbai Indians in action. (Photo by IANS) Skipper Rahul and mentor Gambhir will have their task cut out as they will look finalize four foreign players for the playing XI. While all-rounder Stoinis and wicketkeeper-batter De Kock are likely to walk into the team. LSG have too many options to select their next two foreign players. LSG will have to make a choice between Jason Holder and his countrymen Kyle Mayers and Evin Lewis. Similarly, it would be a toss up between pacer Chameera and Wood to partner with Avesh Khan to take the responsibility for the pace attack.

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IPL 2022: SWOT Analysis of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Led by mentor Gautam Gambhir, the franchise made some smart buys in the auction.

Weakness: Lack of experienced Indian batters

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