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    Forming a well-balanced Lucknow Super Giants with 50 crore if they spend remaining 50 crore for Rohit Sharma in IPL 2025

    Even if Lucknow Super Giants spend 50 crore to sign Rohit Sharma, they can still afford to form a well-balanced squad.

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    Rohit Sharma 50 crore

    Lucknow Super Giants have grabbed the headlines with rumors claiming that the IPL franchise has saved 50 crore separately for Rohit Sharma if he enters the IPL 2025 mega auction. LSG owner Sanjeev Goenka has declined this possibility, saying that one cannot form a balanced squad by spending half of the auction purse on one player only.

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    However, Goenka might be hiding the strategy from the public because everyone prefers to keep the auction plans private. Perhaps, if the Lucknow Super Giants spend 50 crore for Rohit Sharma, here’s a well-balanced squad with other 20 slots filled up in remaining 50 crore, with their salaries of IPL 2024 as the base.

    Batters – Sai Sudharsan (20 lakh), Ayush Badoni (20 lakh), Rajat Patidar (20 lakh), Rinku Singh (55 lakh), Shashank Singh (20 lakh), Ashutosh Sharma (20 lakh), Kane Williamson (2 crore) and Tilak Varma (1.7 crore)

    Taking the IPL 2024 season salaries as the base, the franchise can form this star-studded batting lineup with just 5.25 crore. They can acquire the likes of Sai Sudharsan, Ayush Badoni, Rajat Patidar, Shashank Singh, Ashutosh Sharma for 1 crore, as per IPL 2024 rates.

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    Overseas veteran Kane Williamson can join the franchise at 2 crore, while rising stars of Indian cricket Tilak Varma and Rinku Singh can add solidity to the middle-order with their presence.

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    All Rounders – Rachin Ravindra (1.8 crore), Shivam Dube (4 crore), Romario Shepherd (50 lakh) and Azmatullah Omarzai (50 lakh)

    If Rohit Sharma takes home 50 crore, he can still get a fantastic explosive opening batter in the form of Rachin Ravindra as his partner. For total 6.8 crore, the Super Giants can acquire the four all-rounders, namely Ravindra, Shivam Dube, Romario Shepherd and Azmatullah Omarzai.

    Wicketkeepers – Wriddhiman Saha (1.9 crore) and Jitesh Sharma (20 lakh)

    The team that spends 50 crore for Rohit Sharma can also rope in two quality Indian wicketkeepers for 2.1 crore. Gujarat Titans star Wriddhiman Saha had a salary of 1.9 crore in 2024, while Punjab Kings wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma was signed at his base price of 20 lakh only.

    Bowlers – Naveen-ul-Haq (50 lakh), Mayank Yadav (20 lakh), Sunil Narine (6 crore), Mitchell Starc (24.75 crore), Maheesh Theekshana (70 lakh) and Kuldeep Yadav (2 crore)

    Even if Lucknow Super Giants spend 50 crore to sign Rohit Sharma, they can still afford to form a well-balanced squad by including Mitchell Starc, who was sold for 24.75 crore at the auction. Naveen-ul-Haq and Mayank Yadav can join him in the pace attack.

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    The dream spin trio of this team features Sunil Narine, Maheesh Theekshana and Kuldeep Yadav. If Rohit Sharma captains this team, they will definitely become IPL champions.