Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have announced their vice-captain ahead of the 2024 edition of the IPL in the form of former West Indies white-ball captain Nicholas Pooran.
Pooran, who joined LSG last year for a whopping amount of INR 16 crore, will be partnering with captain KL Rahul as the two-year-old franchise aims to go further than the eliminator having reached the playoffs in both seasons.
Pooran’s appointment is interesting given that Krunal Pandya led the Lucknow franchise in six games in Rahul’s absence when the latter was ruled out of the second half of the tournament due to an injury. LSG didn’t explicitly announce a vice-captain last year but Krunal was assumed to be Rahul’s deputy as he took over the reins for the latter half of IPL 2023.
Under Krunal, LSG won three of their six games while losing two and one match against the Chennai Super Kings was washed out. However, this season Pooran has been named Rahul’s new deputy as Lucknow aim to win their first title.