New IPL Teams 2022 Owner, Winning Bid, Coach, Captain, Mentor

In 2022, BCCI decided to add two new IPL teams to make Indian Premier League a 10-team affair. In an auction ceremony in October 2021, Ahmedabad and Lucknow were added as two new Indian Premier League franchises.

New IPL teams 2022

Sanjeev Goenka’s RP-SG Group bid the highest (7090 crores) and bought the Lucknow franchise, while the Ahmedabad franchise was bought by CVC Capital Partners at 5625 crores.

Earlier in September 2021, BCCI shortlisted six cities- Guwahati, Ranchi, Cuttack (all East), Ahmedabad (West), Lucknow (Central Zone), and Dharamsala (North) for two new ipl teams and set the base price at 2000 crore in the tender.

City	Owner	Winning Bid
Lucknow	RPSG Ventures Ltd.	7090 crores
Ahmedabad	Irelia Company Pte Ltd.	5625 crores

1. Lucknow SuperGiants

RP-SG group named their franchise Lucknow SuperGiants similar to their previous franchise Rising Pune SuperGiants and appointed Andy Flower and Gautham Gambhir as their coach and mentor respectively. They also made KL Rahul their captain after drafting him in as their first pick.

Owner : Sanjeev Goenka
Coach : Andy Flower
Captain : KL Rahul
Mentor : Gautam Gambhir

Key Players

KL Rahul – The captain and wicket-keeper of the side who is known for his consistency with the bat.

IPL Matches	Runs	Avg	SR	Highest Score
94	3273	47.43	136.37	132*

Mark Wood – He’s known for his high pace and ability to hit the deck hard and is likely to lead the pace attack of LSG.

T20 Matches	Wickets	Average	Economy
40	46	25.39	8.25

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2. Gujarat Titans

The CVC Capital owned franchise was named Gujarat Titans ahead of the 2022 IPL meg auction. They appointed Ashish Nehra and Gary Kirsten as their coach and mentor respectively. They also named Hardik Pandya as their captain after drafting him in as their first pick.

Owner : CVC Capital
Coach : Ashish Nehra
Captain : Hardik Pandya
Mentor : Gary Kirsten

Key Players

Hardik Pandya – The captain and the star all-rounder of the side who is capable of changing a game in a matter of few balls with his power-hitting skills.