Lucknow Super Giants' batter Matthew Breetzke correctly answered mentor Lance Klusener's question of what 'Ab apni baari hai' means as the 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) looms. In a video posted by the franchise on March 18, Tuesday as Breetzke's answer of 'This is our time' evoked applause from Rishabh Pant and Sanjiv Goenka.
The Super Giants, who made their debut in the lucrative league alongside Gujarat Titans three years ago, had qualified for top four in both 2022 and 2023. However, they failed to reach the playoffs in the previous edition, finishing at seventh with seven wins and as many losses.
Below is the video uploaded by the Super Giants on social media:
Breetzke, who was snapped by the franchise for ₹75 lakh, recently created the record of becoming the first ODI batter to score 150 on debut, doing so against New Zealand in the tri-series contested in Pakistan.
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Rishabh Pant set to lead the Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025:
Pant, meanwhile, shattered records in the IPL auction last year, fetching ₹27 crore from the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). The 27-year-old was also named captain of the franchise later as he will replace KL Rahul, who was not retained ahead of the auction.
LSG squad: Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (Rs. 27 crore), David Miller (Rs. 7.5 crore), Aiden Markram (Rs. 2 crore), Mitchell Marsh (Rs. 3.40 crore), Avesh Khan (Rs. 9.75 crore), Abdul Samad (Rs. 4.20 crore), Aryan Juyal (Rs. 30 lakh), Akash Deep (Rs. 8 crore), Himmat Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), M. Siddharth (Rs. 75 lakh), Digvesh Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), Shahbaz Ahmed (Rs. 2.40 crore), Akash Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), Shamar Joseph (Rs. 75 lakh), Prince Yadav (Rs. 30 lakh), Yuvraj Chaudhary (Rs. 30 lakh), Rajvardhan Hangargekar (Rs. 30 lakh), Arshin Kulkarni (Rs. 30 lakh), Matthew Breetzke (Rs. 75 lakh).
The Super Giants will open their campaign against the Delhi Capitals on March 24 in Vishakhapatnam.
