Lucknow Super Giants made their entry in India’s premier T20 competition in the last edition. They played a fearless brand of cricket in the group stage and rightly so, they finished third on the points table and ended up qualifying for the playoffs.
Having played 14 games in the group stage, the Ahmedabad-based franchise has won as many as nine games and lost five games at a Net Run Rate of +0.251, accumulating 18 points. KL Rahul and Co locked horns with Faf du Plessis and Co in the Eliminator.
Faf du Plessis-led Royal Challengers Bangalore knocked Lucknow Super Giants out of the competition. Royal Challengers Bangalore got the better of Lucknow Super Giants by 14 runs in the play-off clash.
Lucknow Super Giants will be targeting the right players at the upcoming IPL 2023 mini-auction, which is slated to be held in Kochi on December 23 and the auction is less than a week away from going all guns blazing.
In this article, let’s take a look at two players LSG can target at IPL 2023 auction.
1. Ben Stokes
England international Ben Stokes is one of the most valuable all-rounders in the world. He is one of the players who will be targeted by franchises in the upcoming mini-auction in Kochi on December 23.
For the record, Ben Stokes pulled out of the IPL 2022 mega auction at the last minute citing national commitments. Lucknow Super Giants will surely be trying their maximum best to purchase the services of the productive all-rounder.
2. Mayank Agarwal
Mayank Agarwal is one of the most aggressive batters in the present era without a shadow of any doubt. The right-handed batsman was released by the Punjab Kings franchise ahead of the mini-auction.
He is one of the players who will go under the hammer in the auction in Kochi. Meanwhile, the Lucknow Super Giants might be tempted to sign aggressive Mayank Agarwal in the forthcoming auction.
