New Delhi: Barely a week to go before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 auction, Lucknow Super Giants certainly need an overseas pace bowler, felt cricketer-turned-analyst Aakash Chopra. The IPL 2024 player auction will be held in Dubai on December 19. Notably, LSG will enter the auction with Rs 13.15 crore left in their purse.
A former India opener, Chopra cited Naveen-ul-Haq and Mark Wood’s examples as why the KL Rahul-led franchise need a backup option in that particular department. “Mark Wood never plays the entire season and Naveen-ul-Haq is not the best bowler on flat pitches,” Chopra continued on his YouTube channel.
“So I feel you can choose an overseas fast bowler. Money will decide who you can pick but there are plenty of options – Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Ben Dwarshuis, Gerald Coetzee, Matt Henry, Eathan Bosch or Dilshan Madushanka,” added Chopra.
Meanwhile, LSG are one of the busiest sides ahead of IPL 2024 auction. They parted ways with head coach Andy Flower and brought Justin Langer in his place. LSG also released mentor Gautam Gambhir who went to his former franchise Kolkata Knight Riders.
The Sanjiv Goenka Group-owned franchise also traded fast bowler Avesh Khan for Devdutt Padikkal from Rajasthan Royals. To add more to that, LSG have released Deepak Hooda, Jaydev Unadkat, Karun Nair, and Daniel Sams.
