
IPL: Fans were eagerly waiting that under what name the teams of Ahmedabad and Lucknow will enter the IPL. However, the Lucknow team has put an end to this wait by announcing its name.
- Big announcement of Lucknow team
- New team will come with this name
- Big announcement made on Monday
New Delhi: How big a bang IPL 2022 is going to be, can be gauged from the fact that not 8 but 10 teams are going to participate in this season. Both these teams were named after Lucknow and Ahmedabad. But every team has a different name in the IPL and the fans were eagerly waiting that under what name the teams of Ahmedabad and Lucknow will enter the IPL. However, the Lucknow team has put an end to this wait by announcing its name.
- Lucknow announced the name
The team of Lucknow is going to enter the IPL this year with a special name. The team of Lucknow has named itself as Lucknow Super Giants. The ownership of this team is with RP Sanjeev Goenka Group. The Lucknow franchise made the official announcement of its name on Monday.
- KL Rahul will be the captain
The Lucknow Super Giants have already announced their captain. KL Rahul will be the captain in IPL 2022. Lucknow had included Rahul in his team by giving a hefty amount of 17 crores. Earlier this player was the captain of Punjab Kings. Not only this, Rahul also became the most expensive player of this league. However, Rahul’s record as a captain has not been much special. This player also failed to take Punjab to the playoffs every season.
- Auction will be held on this date
Actually, recently a new news was revealed that IPL Mega Auction is going to be held on 11, 12 and 13 February. According to media reports, some source of BCCI itself has cleared this thing. Let us tell you that this decision was taken only after confirming the new franchisee from Ahmedabad and Lucknow.