Following Pant’s decision to step down as captain, these five players have emerged as potential candidates to lead Lucknow Super Giants.

5 front-runners to replace Rishabh Pant as LSG captain

Vaibhav has taken only 167 balls to score 400 runs in IPL 2026 - the fewest ever by a batter to reach the milestone in a single IPL season. He overtook Andre Russell (188 balls in IPL 2019), Abhishek Sharma (195 balls in IPL 2024), and Glenn Maxwell (200 balls in IPL 2014) for the record.

IPL 2026 | 'Sooryavanshi outshines everyone': 15-year-old takes down Russell, Maxwell, Abhishek for another batting record

From Abhishek Sharma to Chris Gayle here is a look at five batters fastest to 2000 IPL runs by balls. The list also features the likes of Andre Russell, Nicholas Pooran and Virender Sehwag. 

From Abhishek Sharma to Chris Gayle, 5 batters fastest to 2000 IPL runs (by balls)

The change in position came as LSG skipper Rishabh Pant came out to open the innings with Mitchell Marsh unlike last season with Aiden Markram had opened. Pant as opener has pushed Markram to number 3 where Pooran played last season.

IPL 2026 | Why did Badoni bat ahead of Pooran at number 3 for LSG vs DC? skipper Pant explains

From Finn Allen to Chris Gayle here is a list of five players with most sixes in a T20 World Cup edition. The list also features the likes of Shimron Hetmyer, Sahibzada Farhan and Nicholas Pooran. 

From Finn Allen to Chris Gayle, 5 players with most sixes in a T20 World Cup edition

The West Indians love T20 cricket. Their dominance among batters for the most sixes hit in a T20 World Cup edition reflects it. While the top five includes four from the Caribbean Islands, check who is the remaining one and tops the list.

Caribbean Kings: Meet 5 batters with most sixes in a T20 World Cup edition

From Sahibzada Farhan to Nicholas Pooran, here's a look at the top five batters with most T20 runs in 2025. This list also includes Shai Hope, Tim Seifert and Abhishek Sharma

Meet top 5 batters with most T20 runs in 2025, check who tops the list

While Pooran did not stump the batter, what made it worse for the bowling team was that it was a wide. 

WATCH – Nicholas Pooran’s SHOCKING missed stumping stuns cricket world

From Virat Kohli to Nicholas Pooran, here is a look at seven shocking retirements of 2025 as the list also includes Steve Smith, Rohit Sharma, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell and Heinrich Klaasen. 

From Virat Kohli to Nicholas Pooran, 7 shocking retirements in 2025

West Indies leading run-scorer Nicholas Pooran has announced his retirement from international cricket with immediate effect in a shocking announcement on Tuesday (June 10).

Nicholas Pooran adds to list of shocking retirements in 2025, calls time on international career at 29

As the IPL playoff are all set to commence from Thursday (May 29), let us  have a look at the top five batters who struck the most sixes in IPL 2025 league stage

IPL 2025 | Top 5 batters with most sixes in league stage:  No. 4 is an IPL winning captain. Check others

From Pooran’s power to Surya's unorthodox sixes, here are the top six hitters with the most sixes in IPL 2025, featuring six Indians lighting up the list. Sports Cricket Photos

Six hitting machines:  Here's the list of top six-hitters in IPL 2025 so far........ Surya at no 3 with 6 Indians in the list

From Shepherd’s 14-ball 50 to Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s fireworks, here are the fastest fifties of IPL 2025 that stunned fans. Photos Sports Cricket

Fastest fifties in IPL 2025: 7 knocks that have lit up the ongoing season

Pooran hit 76 off his 87 runs via boundary - only four short of SRH batter Ishan Kishan's 80 runs during the innings of 106 off 47 balls vs Rajasthan Royals. Cricket Sports

IPL 2025 | LSG vs KKR - '76 of 87 runs in boundaries': Nicholas Pooran redefines power hitting on way to 2K runs

Pooran has hit 13 sixes in two matches or roughly one every four balls. This is in stark contrast to his 2021 IPL season where he could manage only five sixes in 76 balls he faced in 11 innings. Cricket Sports

From 5 sixes in 76 balls to 13 sixes in 56 balls - LSG batter Pooran says he's 'blessed with incredible talent'

Cricket, Sports: Bhajji took to his social media handle (X) just after SRH’s home game against LSG in IPL 2025 to name his numero uno player in the shortest format

IPL 2025: Neither Head nor Suryakumar Yadav but THIS player is top T20 cricketer for Harbhajan Singh

Sports, Cricket: On Saturday in the ILT20, MI Emirates captain Nicholas Pooran withdrew a run-out appeal involving Gulf Giants bowling all-rounder Tom Curran.

Nicholas Pooran withdraws run-out appeal in strange ILT20 episode – Watch

The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have retained five players ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction scheduled for late next month. With the newly-inducted franchise unlikely to keep their captain and star India player KL Rahul following several discussions between all parties concerned, LSG decided on retaining Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Yadav, Ravi Bishnoi and two uncapped Indian players – Mohsin Khan and Ayush Badoni, leaving them with an option of Right to Match (RTM) card at the auction.

IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Mayank Yadav and Nicholas Pooran among five retentions for LSG; no place for KL Rahul

West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran is having the year of his life and has broken his fellow countryman Chris Gayle's record of most sixes in a calendar year. Pooran scored 97 while playing for Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL), hitting nine sixes in his innings on Saturday (Aug 31).

Nicholas Pooran overtakes Chris Gayle for most T20 sixes in a calendar year

Nicholas Pooran smashed an unbeaten 65 from 26 balls as the West Indies defeated an experimental South Africa side by seven wickets in their T20 international at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy Stadium on Friday.

WI vs SA 1st T20I: Nicholas Pooran shines as West Indies beat South Africa

West Indies once again showed their class in the T20 World Cup on Monday (June 17) as they beat Afghanistan by 104 runs to clinch the top spot in Group C. Led by Nicholas Pooran’s extraordinary batting display which consisted of 36 runs in an over, West Indies ended the group stage with a perfect record of eight points from four matches as they now march to the Super 8 stage.

T20 World Cup 2024: Nicholas Pooran smashes 36 runs in an over as West Indies rout Afghanistan - WATCH

West Indies are ready to redeem themselves after two failed T20 World Cup campaigns (in 2021 and 2022), says the team’s batting mainstay and player in form Nicholas Pooran.

T20 World Cup: We know the stakes and are ready to redeem ourselves, says WI’s Nicholas Pooran

Eyebrows were raised on Saturday (Mar 30) evening after Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) sensationally sent West Indies star Nicholas Pooran for toss as KL Rahul did not appear with the team news sheet for the Indian Premier League (IPL) encounter.

IPL 2024: Why Nicholas Pooran is captaining LSG instead of KL Rahul against PBKS - Revealed

Phil Salt slammed his maiden T20I hundred while Harry Brook hit 22 off the last over to power England to a seven-wicket win over the West Indies in the 3rd T20I, keeping themselves alive in the five-match series.

WI vs ENG: Phil Salt’s maiden ton powers England to their highest run-chase in 3rd T20I to keep series alive

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