Nicholas Pooran has showered support to new Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant adding that the franchise has a balanced squad to lift the title in the upcoming Indian Premier League commencing on March 22.

Pant was named LSG captain in January after being acquired by the Lucknow-based franchise for a record-setting Rs 27 crore in last year’s auction in Jeddah. “We have a good chance, we’ve a really balanced team [with] experienced and youth [players]. We’re looking forward to leading with the experienced players,” Pooran said. The West Indian wicketkeeper-batter was among the five players to be retained by the franchise for IPL 2025.