Lucknow Super Giants! IPL franchise of Lucknow owned by RPSG group finally reveals its identity and name on Monday through their official media handle.
And here it is,
Our identity,
Our name…. 🤩🙌#NaamBanaoNaamKamao #LucknowSuperGiants @BCCI @IPL @GautamGambhir @klrahul11 pic.twitter.com/OVQaw39l3A— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) January 24, 2022
Two new franchises were bought to add to the Indian Premier League (IPL) last year in October one based in Lucknow and the other is in Ahmedabad.
Lucknow’s IPL team (now known as the Lucknow Super Giants) is set to be captained by KL Rahul, which was declared by the owner of the team, Sanjiv Goenka. The player was bought to the team for 17 crore INR that recorded the joint highest fees paid in the Indian league to any player.
Sanjiv Goenka announced the name based on the names provided by lakhs of fans. The owner in a video while revealing the name said, “Thank you so much for your overwhelming response to the ‘naam banaao naam kamao contest….. And the name we have chosen on your recommendations is Lucknow Super Giants.”
Team owner, Dr. Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman @rpsggroup unveils the name for the Lucknow IPL team. 😊👏🏼#LucknowSuperGiants #NaamBanaoNaamKamao #IPL2022 @IPL @BCCI @GautamGambhir @klrahul11 pic.twitter.com/TvGaZlIgFR
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) January 24, 2022
The team was welcomed by other franchises. “Super Giants Super Welcome,” tweeted Mumbai based IPL team Mumbai Indians.
मुंबई वालो, दिल से धन्यवाद! 🙏☺️#LucknowSuperGiants https://t.co/vkAh5JW8Yq
— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) January 24, 2022
The franchise was owned by the Goenka-owned RPSG group for 7090 crores last year. Along with KL Rahul, the franchise also signed Marcus Stoinis (Australian all-rounder) and spinner Ravi Bishnoi. The league is scheduled to start from the last week of March and will run until May.