One of the two newly-formed Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises, Lucknow Supergiants have finally revealed their outfit ahead of the 15th season of the cash-rich league.
The KL Rahul-led side will be seen wearing turquoise blue-green-coloured outfits in the forthcoming season.
The Supergiants social media handles posted snapshots of the new kit besides also launching the official anthem #AbApniBaariHai featuring rapper Badshah.
"The moment you’ve been waiting for! Poori taiyaari hai… Ab Apni Baari Hai!!! 🏏 🙌🏽 #AbApniBaariHai
The Sanjeev Goenka-led franchise have also revealed a star-studded line-up as far as the backroom staff is concerned.
While former Zimbabwe cricketer Andy Flower and two-time IPL-winner Gautam Gambhir will serve as head coach and team mentor respectively, they will be aided by assistant coach Vijay Dahiya, bowling coach Andy Bichel.
Former Zimbabwe cricketer Richard Halsall will take over as fielding coach.
Meanwhile, the franchise has roped in Zimbabwe pacer Blessing Muzarabani as a net bowler for the 15th season. This is in stark contrast to media reports that the tall pacer has been picked as a replacement for injured Mark Wood
"Zimbabwean will be joining the team only as a net bowler” a report in CricBuzz confirmed even as we wait for an official word from the franchise.
Reportedly, Australian seamer Andrew Tye is in line to replace the English paceman.
Muzarabani did not attract any takers in the mega-auction despite him setting his base price at Rs 50 Lakh.
Lucknow will make their IPL debut against fellow debutante Gujarat Titans at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on March 28.
Lucknow Supergiants squad for IPL 2022:
KL Rahul (c), Quinton De Kock (wk), Marcus Stoinis, Ravi Bishnoi, Deepak Hooda, Manish Pandey, Ankit Rajput, Krishnappa Gowtham, Dushmantha Chameera, Shahbaz Nadeem, Manan Vohra, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Karan Sharma, Evin Lewis, Mayank Yadav, Kyle Mayers, Krunal Pandya, Jason Holder, Avesh Khan.