(LSG), one of the newest IPL franchises, are set to announce their new captain ahead of the 2025 season in a special press conference at the RPSG headquarters on Monday, January 20, in Kolkata.

The press conference will be addressed by Sanjiv Goenka, the principal owner of LSG and chairman of RPSG Group, where he is likely to name Rishabh Pant as the new captain of the franchise since he is the leading candidate to get the role.

The other major candidate for Lucknow Super Giants captaincy is Nicholas Pooran since he is the top retained player ahead of the 2025 season for a whopping price of INR 21 Crore, especially when he led the team once in KL Rahul's absence. South African T20I captain Aiden Markram and Australian T20I captain Mitchell Marsh could be the surprise pick as far as the leadership role at LSG is concerned.

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Lucknow Super Giants signed Rishabh Pant for a whopping INR 27 Crore

As per the report from IANS, the officials of LSG have told them about multiple things potentially happening at the press conference in Kolkata this Monday. The announcement of the new captain of Lucknow Super Giants is on top of the agenda, but at the same time, the franchise could also unveil the new jersey for the 2025 season of the IPL in presence of few of the players in attendance at the press conference.

Moreover, after finishing in seventh place in the IPL last season, following two straight playoff appearances, Lucknow Super Giants went big on Rishabh Pant in the mega auction ahead of the 2025 season, shelling out a whopping INR 27 Crore. With that, Rishabh Pant became the highest paid player in the history of the IPL, and it has led to many believing that he will be the new captain of LSG.