IPL 2022: Lucknow IPL team to finalise its name soon, here are the trending names

The
cycle
of
events
started
along
with
the
Lucknow
IPL
team
roping
in
fantasy
sports
/
gaming
platform
My11Circle
as
the
title
sponsor
for
IPL
2022.

On
Thursday
(January
6),
the
fantasy
sports
platform
My11Circle
signed
up
with
the
RP-Sanjiv
Goenka
group’s
Lucknow
IPL
franchise
as
the
official
title
sponsor
of
the
team.

The
three-year
deal
will
see
My11Circle
logo
featuring
on
the
Lucknow
IPL
team
jersey.
Soon
after,
fans
responded
with
keen
interest
and
suggested
names
for
the
new
team.

Some
of
trending
and
popular
names
are:
Lucknow
Nawabs,
Lucknow
Bravehearts,
Rising
Lucknow
Giants,
Lucknow
Gladiators,
Lucknow
Kings,
Lucknow
Steelers,
Lucknow
Bears
etc.

The
club
will
soon
announce
the
final
name
of
the
team
through
its
Twitter
account.

Commenting
on
the
partnership
with
My11Circle,
Raghu
Iyer,
CEO,
RPSG
Sports
said,
“We
are
delighted
to
have
My11Circle
as
our
Principal
Team
Sponsor.
We
thank
them
for
the
faith
they
have
shown
in
our
new
franchise
and
are
confident
that
this
will
be
a
winning
partnership.”

Lucknow
franchise
is
one
of
the
new
teams
apart
from
Ahmedabad
side
in
the
upcoming
season
of
IPL.
It
has
been
bought
by
RPS
Sanjiv
Goenka
Group
for
a
whopping
Rs
7090
crore.
India
Test
vice-captain
and
opener
KL
Rahul
has
been
heavily
linked
with
the
franchise
as
its
captain
for
IPL
2022.

The
franchise
has
roped
in
former
Zimbabwean
cricketer
Andy
Flower
as
their
head
coach
ahead
of
the
mega
IPL
2022
auction.

“I
am
incredibly
excited
to
be
joining
the
new
Lucknow
franchise
and
I
am
very
grateful
for
the
opportunity.
Since
my
very
first
tour
to
India
in
1993,
I
have
always
loved
touring,
playing
and
coaching
in
India,”
said
Flower
in
a
statement.

“The
passion
for
cricket
in
India
is
unrivalled
and
it
is
a
real
privilege
to
lead
an
IPL
franchise
and
I
am
looking
forward
to
working
closely
with
Dr
Goenka
and
the
Lucknow
team.

“I
will
relish
the
challenge
to
build
something
meaningful
and
successful
with
the
Lucknow
franchise,
I
am
looking
forward
to
meeting
the
management
and
staff
when
I
visit
Uttar
Pradesh
in
the
new
year.”

Lucknow
has
also
appointed
former
Indian
cricketer
Gautam
Gambhir
as
their
mentor
and
Vijay
Dahiya
as
assistant
coach.