Overview
- A franchise video on X confirmed Markram’s retention, with the South African batter saying he was very grateful to stay with Lucknow.
- Markram logged 445 runs in IPL 2025 at 34.23 with a 148.83 strike rate and five fifties, and he added four wickets with the ball.
- LSG ended the 2025 campaign seventh with a 6–8 record, missing the playoffs for a second straight year.
- Markram urged the side to keep things simple next season and to turn more ‘crunch moments’ in their favor.
- After earlier leadership changes — Rishabh Pant replacing KL Rahul as captain and Zaheer Khan joining as mentor — the franchise is framing a pre-auction reset with the mini-auction scheduled next month.