Compared to the last season, many things can be seen changed in IPL 2026. Kolkata Knight Riders has appointed Abhishek Nair as its head coach (KKR New Head Coach). Now Lucknow Super Giants has come into discussion, which has already included Kane Williamson and Bharat Arun. Now media reports have revealed that the LSG team is considering making Yuvraj Singh the head coach.

According to a report published in Inside Sport, LSG franchise has approached Yuvraj Singh with the intention of making him the head coach. It is being told that Justin Langer has failed to make a good connection with the local players of the Lucknow team. In such a situation, the franchise can turn to an Indian coach.

Yuvraj is not yet associated with any professional cricket team, but has been active in scouting young talent. Yuvraj had a big role in the discovery of Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma, both of whom have become an integral part of the Indian cricket team today. Yuvraj is also grooming Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh, who made a splash with their powerful batting in IPL and Indian domestic cricket.

Last year, Yuvraj Singh’s name was linked to Gujarat Titans. There were speculations that Ashish Nehra might leave Gujarat, in such a situation the rumors gained momentum that Yuvraj might become the head coach in his place. Apart from this, it was also claimed that Yuvraj can become the coach of Delhi Capitals by replacing Ricky Ponting. But later it was revealed that Hemang Badani had been appointed the coach of Delhi.

Lucknow Super Giants have been ranked seventh in the points table in the last two seasons. Lucknow team has appointed Bharat Arun as bowling coach for the next season. Kane Williamson has joined the team as an advisor.

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Abhishek sharma ralation yuvraj singh: Abhishek Sharma, who started his IPL career for Delhi Daredevils (Delhi Capitals). In 2025, Abhishek is playing his eighth season, without doubt he has emerged as one of the top cricketers of IPL. So far, more than 1600 runs have been scored and veteran cricketer Yuvraj Singh has contributed a lot in his success. Recall that Sunrisers Hyderabad had retained Abhishek for Rs 14 crore for IPL 2025, but he is still far behind his guru, Yuvraj Singh (Abhishek Sharma Yuvraj Singh) in terms of salary.

8 seasons, Abhishek Sharma is still behind Guru

Yuvraj Singh started his IPL career for Kings XI Punjab (now Punjab Kings) in 2008. He got the most salary in the Indian Premier League in his eighth season. In the 2015 season, Delhi Daredevils joined him for Rs 16 crore. Yuvraj played in the IPL till 2019, but the amount he received was continuously falling.

Yuvraj was getting a tank of Rs 16 crore in his eighth season. Now talking about his disciple Abhishek Sharma, he is playing his eighth IPL season in 2025. SRH Franchise has given Rs 14 crore to Abhishek to play in IPL 2025. In the next seasons, 24 -year -old Abhishek’s money may be higher, but after comparing eight seasons, he is following 2 crore rupees in terms of salary with his guru.

Abhishek Sharma flopped in IPL 2025

Abhishek Sharma has so far flopped in IPL 2025. After playing 7 matches in the season, 232 runs have been scored from his bat. He created a stir in the match against Punjab Kings in a stormy innings of 141 runs. But if this century innings is left, then he has been able to score only 91 runs in 6 innings. His highest score in the remaining 6 innings is 40 runs.

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