Lucknow has also retained five players. These include Nicholas Puran, Mayank Yadav, Ayush Badoni, Mohsin Khan and Ravi Bishnoi. Puran, Mayank and Bishnoi are capped players, while Mohsin and Badoni are uncapped players. The franchise was not happy with KL Rahul's low strike rate and last year saw an altercation between team owner Sanjiv Goenka and him in the middle of the field. Although some reports have also claimed that the franchise had wanted to retain Rahul, but Rahul himself has decided not to stay. Let us know which players have been retained by the franchise.
Retained players –
Nicholas Pooran – Rs 21 crore
Ravi Bishnoi – Rs 11 crore
Mayank Yadav – Rs 11 crore
Mohsin Khan – Rs 4 crore (uncapped)
Ayush Badoni – Rs 4 crore (Uncapped) LSG has made Caribbean wicketkeeper batsman Nicholas Pooran the first retention. The team will give him Rs 21 crore. This is equal to Virat Kohli. Apart from this, the team has expressed confidence on two uncapped players Mohsin and Badoni. After paying such a huge amount to Puran, now it has to be seen whether he is given the captaincy or a new player is brought in and made the captain.
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