Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have named Shardul Thakur as a replacement for left-arm pacer Mohsin Khan, who has been ruled out of the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) due to injury. Thakur, who went unsold in the mega auction last year, has featured in 95 IPL matches across five franchises — Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Delhi Capitals (DC), Punjab Kings (PBKS), Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), and the now-defunct Rising Pune Supergiant. He has taken 67 wickets in the tournament at an economy rate of 8.89. The experienced all-rounder has been signed from the Registered Available Player Pool (RAPP) at his reserve price of INR 2 crore. A seasoned performer across all three formats for India, Thakur brings valuable IPL experience to the LSG squad.
"The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have named Shardul Thakur as a replacement for left-arm fast bowler Mohsin Khan, who has been ruled out of the 18th season of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) due to injury," IPL said in a statement.
Currently, the Lucknow-based franchise has been dealing with a lot of injury issues as all-rounder Mitchell Marsh might not bowl in the IP L 2025 due to a back injury and as a result, he was ruled out of the Champions Trophy.
The likes of Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, and Mayank Yadav are recuperating from their injuries at the National Cricket Academy and are likely to miss the first three games this season. Star pacer Mayank Yadav is likely to miss a few matches at the start of the season. LSG will start their IPL 2025 campaign against Delhi Capitals in Vizag
LSG will kick off their IPL 2025 campaign against Delhi Capitals on Monday, March 24, in Visakhapatnam. The 33-year-old all-rounder has already joined the squad and is currently training in Visakhapatnam. According to a report, Thakur had initially signed with Essex to play county cricket after an impressive Ranji Trophy campaign for Mumbai, where he scored 505 runs and took 35 wickets in nine matches following foot surgery.
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