Steven Smith : All the franchises have started their preparations in a new way for the season of IPL 2025. Some teams have started looking for new candidates for the post of their head coach, while some franchises are planning to release their star players.

On the same lines, according to media reports related to Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain KL Rahul, the franchise will also not retain him for the next IPL season and meanwhile some media reports are also claiming that Steven Smith can join the franchise as the new captain of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG).

KL Rahul may leave LSG

Under the captaincy of Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain KL Rahul, the franchise could not reach the playoffs in the IPL 2024 season. At the same time, the relationship between the team owner Sanjiv Goenka and KL Rahul is also not very good.

Due to which it is now believed that KL Rahul may leave Lucknow Super Giants before the IPL 2025 auction.

Sanjeev Goenka may make Steven Smith the new captain of LSG

Australia's legendary batsman Steven Smith and Lucknow Super Giants team owner Sanjiv Goenka have a very deep relationship.

Earlier, when Sanjiv Goenka was the owner of Rising Pune Supergiants, he removed his franchise captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and chose Steven Smith as the captain, after which Rising Pune Supergiants reached the finals in the 2017 IPL season.

For this reason, it is now believed that Sanjiv Goenka can give Steven Smith a chance to captain the IPL 2025 season.

Steven Smith can become a part of LSG in IPL

Steven Smith played his last match against Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2021 season. After playing his last season for Delhi Capitals, Steven Smith has not been getting a chance to play for the last 2 years.

Steven Smith displayed a brilliant game while playing for Washington Freedom in the second edition of Major League Cricket (MLC 2024). Because of which it is believed that Steven Smith can become a part of Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL 2025 season.