Star Player To Get Rs 20 Crore In IPL 2025 Retention. Not Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah

31.10.2024 - 07:45 sports.ndtv.com

West Indies wicket-keeper batter Nicholas Pooran is all set to be retained by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 20 crore, according to a report by Times of India.

The report claimed that LSG have finalised Pooran as their first retention pick and he can become one of the costliest retentions in the history of the competition.

Several media reports have already claimed that LSG will not be retaining KL Rahul but that does not make Pooran the automatic captaincy choice.

According to TOI, LSG will wait for the auction to make that decision and they can also go for Rishabh Pant if he becomes available. "There is a buzz in IPL circles that LSG have agreed to pay Pooran over Rs 20 crore to retain him ahead of the mega auction.

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