KL Rahul-led Lucknow Super Giants had a decent first season as they managed to qualify for the playoffs in IPL 2022. In the IPL 2023 mini auction, LSG banked heavily on the West Indian skipper and explosive batter Nicholas Pooran, acquiring him for 16 crores INR. 

However, Lucknow also managed to grab Jaydev Unadkat (50 lakhs), Romario Shepherd (50 lakhs), Danie Sams (75 lakhs) and Amit Mishra (50 lakhs) at base prices to further strengthen their squad for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League. 

Best Lucknow Super Giants playing XI for IPL 2023:

1. Quinton de Kock (wk) (2,764 runs in 92 matches, 32.13 average & 133.91 strike rate, 100x2 & 50x19)
2. KL Rahul (c) (3,889 runs in 109 matches, 48.01 average & 136.21 strike rate, 100x4 & 50x31)
3. Deepak Hooda (1,236 runs at 132.05 with 7 half-centuries; 10 wickets in 95 matches)
4. Nicholas Pooran (912 runs in 47 matches, 26.05 average & 151.24 strike rate, 50x4)
5. Marcus Stoinis (1,070 runs at 137.35 with 4 half-centuries; 34 wickets in 67 matches)
6. Ayush Badoni (161 runs at 123.84 with 1 half-century; 2 wickets in 13 matches)
7. Krunal Pandya (1,326 runs at 136.70 with 1 half-century; 61 wickets in 98 matches)
8. Ravi Bishnoi (37 wickets in 37 matches)
9. Avesh Khan (47 wickets in 38 matches)
10. Mark Wood
11. Mohsin Khan (14 wickets in 9 matches) / Jaydev Unadkat (91 wickets in 91 matches)