No KL, nor Stoinis: LSG likely to retain THESE 5 players | IPL 2025 auction

While Nicholas Pooran is only overseas players in LSG's retention list, Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan are expected to be the two uncapped who will continue to represent the Lucknow-based franchise.

With the deadline for IPL retentions set for October 31, news about the likely retained players has been coming in.

 

According to an ESPNcricinfo report, Lucknow Super Giants have finalised their retention choices ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.

 

While Nicholas Pooran is the only overseas player in LSG's retention list, Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan are expected to be the two uncapped players who will continue representing the Lucknow-based franchise.

 

Meanwhile, the two capped players are Mayank Yadav, who recently made his debut for India, and Ravi Bishnoi, who has been a regular in India’s T20 squads.

 

 

The report further stated that KL Rahul, who has led the team since the Super Giants franchise was founded in 2022, might not continue to play for Lucknow unless a deal is finalised between the two parties just ahead of the October 31 deadline.

 

Players likely to be retained by Lucknow Super Giants

 

• Nicholas Pooran
• Mayank Yadav
• Ravi Bishnoi
• Ayush Badoni
• Mohsin Khan

 

So, what is retention salary of all the five players?

 

Though, the salary slab of all the five likely retained players are still unknown. But based on the retention slab already prescribed by the BCCI, Lucknow will invest a combined Rs 51 crore for the retainership of the five players mentioned above. 

 

All ten teams have a total salary purse of Rs 120 crore for building their squads during the IPL 2025 mega auction. The salaries of retained players will be deducted from this purse before the auction begins.

 

How Nicholas Pooran's IPL salary increased over the years?

 

Pooran was picked for Rs 30 Lakh by Mumbai Indians in IPL 2017 auction. In IPL 2019 auction, Punjab Kings grabbed the services of Pooran for Rs 4.2 crore. While, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) bagged the West Indian wicket-keeper batter for Rs 10.72 crore in IPL 2022 mega auction before releasing him next season. Lucknow, then, bought him for Rs 16 crore ahead of IPL 2023.

 

Nicholas Pooran batting & fielding stats in Indian Premier League
Year	Mat	No	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	CT	ST
Career	76	18	1769	77	32.16	1090	162.29	0	9	113	127	32	4
2024	14	6	499	75	62.38	280	178.21	0	3	35	36	7	0
2023	15	3	358	62	29.83	207	172.95	0	2	26	26	6	3
2022	14	5	306	64*	38.25	212	144.34	0	2	16	21	8	1
2021	12	0	85	32	7.72	76	111.84	0	0	3	5	3	0
2020	14	4	353	77	35.3	208	169.71	0	2	23	25	7	0
2019	7	0	168	48	28	107	157	0	0	10	14	1	0

 

Mayank Yadav likely to be the second player to be retained

 

Mayank came to limelight after he clocked  a speed of over 150 KMPH during IPL 2024. However, he managed to play on four matches in the previous edition of IPL. His raw pace and accuracy got the attention of national selectors and the Delhi pacer made India debut against Bangladesh in T20s early this month. 

Mayank Stats in T20 Internationals and IPL
Format	Matches	Innings	Balls	Runs	Wickets	Best Bowling figures	Economy	Average	Strike Rate
T20I	3	3	72	83	4	2-32	6.92	20.75	18
IPL	4	4	73	85	7	3-14	6.99	12.14	10.43

  Ravi Bishnoi IPL stats 

Ravi Bishnoi IPL stats
Year	Mat	Balls	Runs	WKTS	BBM	Ave	Econ	Strike Rate
Career	66	1405	1828	63	3-24	29.02	7.81	22.3
2024	14	262	383	10	2-25	38.3	8.77	26.2
2023	15	303	391	16	3-28	24.44	7.74	18.94
2022	14	324	456	13	2-22	35.08	8.44	24.92
2021	9	210	222	12	3-24	18.5	6.34	17.5
2020	14	306	376	12	3-29	31.33	7.37	25.5

  Mohsin Khan IPL stats 

Mohsin Khan IPL stats (Bowling)
Year	Mat	Balls	Runs	WKTS	BBM	Ave	Econ	SR	4W
Career	23	486	689	27	4-16	25.52	8.51	18	1
2024	9	228	385	10	2-29	38.5	10.13	22.8	0
2023	5	60	107	3	1-24	35.67	10.7	20	0
2022	9	198	197	14	4-16	14.07	5.97	14.14	1

  Ayush Badoni stats for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) 

Ayush Badoni's Batting and fielding Stats for LSG
Year	Mat	No	Runs	HS	Avg	BF	SR	100	50	4s	6s	CT
Career	42	9	634	59*	24.38	473	134.04	0	4	46	24	14
2024	14	4	235	55*	29.38	171	137.43	0	2	22	5	3
2023	15	2	238	59*	23.8	172	138.37	0	1	13	12	2
2022	13	3	161	54	20.13	130	123.85	0	1	11	7	9