IPL 2025: LSG To Release KL Rahul, Mayank Yadav In Top 3 Retention: According to reports, before the IPL 2025 mega auction, the captain of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), KL Rahul, is likely to be released from the team. Sources claim that LSG may retain Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, and Mayank Yadav. Interestingly, Mayank Yadav could be suggested to receive a retention clause amounting to a whopping ₹14 crore.
However, the loss of KL Rahul to the LSG squad ahead of the IPL 2022 season is a shock. He has been with the franchise since it joined the league. The fact that the team is willing to part ways with him just before the mega auction tells a different story. Concerning the team’s dynamics and, more so, the organization’s vision of the future. The figurative expression of both Pooran and Bishnoi’s importance in the teams’ strategies is that both are leadership player bases expected to be available after the internal competition.
Mayank Yadav’s possible pay only goes to show how much he is valued by the ranks of the franchise. He is turned out to be their best retention option for the impending season. Centred on Rahul’s release and their strategy of a youthful approach with the oncoming IPL 2025 Mega Auction. LSG will go for a different shift in their alterations of focus.
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As a result, one will be hoping for an official communication from the franchise on their retentions. This may change the outcome of the IPL auction.