3 players who can replace Rishabh Pant as LSG captain in IPL 2027
Rishabh Pant stepped down as Lucknow Super Giants skipper, as confirmed by the franchise on May 29.
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2. Nicholas Pooran
Nicholas Pooran has been a mainstay for LSG since he was picked up in 2023. Despite a poor season where he scored just 234 runs in 2026, he has been reliable with the bat and had a prolific IPL in 2025, scoring 524 runs at a whopping strike rate of 196.25. He was the team’s big-money retention ahead of the 2025 season, signed at a whopping INR 21 crore, which shows the faith they have put in him.
His captaincy record is vast, despite an underwhelming record with the West Indies. Pooran leads MI New York in the Major League Cricket, guiding the team to titles in 2023 and 2025. He has also captained the Trinbago Knight Riders in the Caribbean Premier League, leading them to the title in 2025.
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