Five Reasons why Lucknow can win Indian T20 League 2022

The 15th season of the Indian T20 League will begin on the 26th of March 2022. the tournament will be a 10-team affair this season. Lucknow and Gujarat are the two new teams that are participating for the first time in the tournament. Lucknow drafted KL Rahul into their squad and named him their captain for the season. Later, in the mega auction for Indian T20 League 2022, the franchise roped in some quality players. The team will be looking to win the title in their debut season and leave a quick impression on the fans and followers.

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Here we took a look at five reasons why Lucknow can win their debut Indian T20 League season.

5. Quality spinners: When a cricket match is played in India, the spinners are bound to affect the game. In a T20 game, the spinners play a very important role for their teams during the middle overs. If the spinners can pick up some wickets conceding fewer runs, they put their team in an advantageous position in the match.

Lucknow has actively recruited some quality spinners for the Indian T20 League 2022 season. They have the likes of Ravi Bishnoi, Karan Sharma, Krishnappa Gowtham in their ranks. These spinners have the experience of playing in the tournament. They can restrict the oppositions and pick up valuable wickets in the middle overs, giving Lucknow an upper hand in the matches.

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4. A great collection of world-class allrounders: In T20 cricket, most of the teams look to fill their squads with dynamic all-rounders. This gives the teams great flexibility and the chance to tweak their game plan according to the match situations.

Lucknow has accumulated some great all-rounders in their squad for the upcoming season. Players like Marcus Stoinis, Kyle Mayers, Krishnappa Gowtham, Deepak Hooda, Krunal Pandya and Jason Holder will give Lucknow enough depth in the team.

3. Powerful Top Order: A power-packed performance from the top order can put a team in advantage very quickly in a T20 match. If a top-order crumbles quickly, the team is left with the only option of playing catch-up in the game.

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Lucknow, this season, has made sure that they have a solid top order. They have players like KL Rahul, Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis and Manish Pandey at the top. The franchise will look at these players to give them solid and powerful starts to put them ahead in the matches.

2. Familiarity of the captain with the players: KL Rahul led the Punjab team in the Indian T20 League 2021. Rahul will lead the Lucknow team in the coming season. Lucknow has brought some ex-Punjab players for this year. Players like Ravi Bishnoi, Manan Vohra and Deepak hood have played for Punjab under Rahul’s leadership. 

These players have a good idea about what the captain would want from them. This familiarity between players and the captain will reduce confusion in team plan executions.

1. World Class Backroom Staff: Lucknow has appointed Andy Flower as their head coach for the season. Flower captained Zimbabwe during his playing days. After retirement, he played the role of coach for the England cricket team very successfully for over a decade. The experience that he will bring in the dressing room of the Lucknow team will help them stay calm and execute the team plans properly under pressure.

Besides Andy Flower, Lucknow has also appointed Gautam Gambhir as the mentor of the team. Gambhir has won the Indian T20 League trophy twice as captain. Therefore, he will be the perfect person to make strategies for the team.