Nicholas Puran will not be the captain of LSG even after paying 21 crores, this veteran will take over the chair of KL Rahul

IPL 2025: Lucknow Super Giants team has released its official retention list for IPL 2025. During this time, the team has made the first retention of the team by paying Rs 21 crore to West Indies star player Nicholas Pooran. After the release of KL Rahul, it was being said that Nicholas could be the new captain of the team. However, some fans are expressing the possibility that the star cricketer of Team India can be seen leading Lucknow in IPL 2025.

This player will be the captain of LSG in IPL 2025

Lucknow Super Giants team has also released its captain KL Rahul for the mega auction of IPL 2025. After which it is being said that the dashing Nicholas Puran can be seen captaining Lucknow. However, some fans say that the Lucknow team can buy Indian team's star player Shreyas Iyer, who is participating in the mega auction, in the mega auction and make him the captain of the team.

This player is a great choice for captaincy

Shreyas Iyer can be a great option for captaincy for Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025. In the last edition, it was under his captaincy that Kolkata Knight Riders won the Indian Premier League title after ten years. Apart from this, under the captaincy of Shreyas, Delhi Capitals had reached the finals in IPL 2020.

Had an amazing career

If we look at the IPL career of Team India's strong player Shreyas Iyer, his career as a batsman has also been excellent. He has scored 3127 runs in 115 innings of 116 IPL matches at an average of 32.23. During this period, the star player has scored 21 half-century innings, his best innings being 96 runs. Apart from Lucknow Super Giants, other franchises can also try to include him in their team in the mega auction of IPL 2025.