{"id":204121,"date":"2025-10-16T12:04:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/204121\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T12:04:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T12:04:09","slug":"kane-williamson-joins-lucknow-super-giants-welcomed-by-owner-sanjiv-goenka-ahead-of-ipl-2026-cricket-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/204121\/","title":{"rendered":"Kane Williamson joins Lucknow Super Giants, welcomed by owner Sanjiv Goenka ahead of IPL 2026 | Cricket News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sanjiv-goenka-and-kane-williamson.jpg\" alt=\"Kane Williamson joins Lucknow Super Giants, welcomed by owner Sanjiv Goenka ahead of IPL 2026\" title=\"Sanjiv Goenka and Kane Williamson (X)\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Sanjiv Goenka and Kane Williamson (X) Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka announced that former New Zealand captain <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/kane-williamson\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kane Williamson<\/a> has joined the franchise as their new Strategic Advisor ahead of IPL 2026. The franchise, which finished seventh in the 2025 season, will be looking to rebuild after a disappointing campaign despite boasting some of the biggest names in world cricket, including <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/rishabh-pant\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rishabh Pant<\/a> \u2014 who became the highest-paid player in IPL history with a \u20b927 crore deal at the auction.<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sanjiv Goenka X post\" msid=\"124596490\" width=\"\" title=\"Sanjiv Goenka X post\" placeholdersrc=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/photo\/83033472.cms\" imgsize=\"23456\" resizemode=\"4\" offsetvertical=\"0\" placeholdermsid=\"\" type=\"thumb\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sanjiv-goenka-x-post.jpg\" data-api-prerender=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sanjiv Goenka X post<\/p>\n<p> \u201cKane has been a part of the Super Giants family and it\u2019s an absolute delight to welcome him in his new role,\u201d Goenka shared on X. \u201cHis leadership, strategic insight, deep understanding of the game, and ability to inspire players make him an invaluable addition to the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jasprit Bumrah should skip IPL for five-match Test series? Former India bowling coach weighs in<\/p>\n<p> As reported earlier by TOI, Williamson replaces Zaheer Khan, who served as LSG\u2019s mentor last season. The appointment reflects Goenka\u2019s long-standing admiration for the Kiwi star\u2019s calm leadership and tactical sharpness, traits that helped New Zealand punch above their weight in global tournaments.Also read:<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/lucknow\/kane-williamson-to-be-lucknow-super-giants-strategic-adviser-justin-langer-retained-as-head-coach-carl-crowe-appointed-spin-coach\/articleshow\/124594567.cms\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Kane Williamson to be Lucknow Super Giants&#8217; strategic adviser; Justin Langer retained as head coach, Carl Crowe appointed spin coach<\/a> Williamson, 35, remains an active international cricketer but opted out of New Zealand\u2019s central contract to explore franchise opportunities. Over his illustrious career, he has scored 9,276 runs in 105 Tests and 7,236 runs in 173 ODIs, with an average and temperament that rank among the finest in modern cricket. In the IPL, Williamson represented Sunrisers Hyderabad for several years, even leading them to the 2018 final, before short stints with Gujarat Titans. Now, his role at Lucknow will be about shaping the team\u2019s cricketing blueprint alongside head coach <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/justin-langer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Justin Langer<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sanjiv Goenka and Kane Williamson (X) Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka announced that former New Zealand captain&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":204122,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[34],"tags":[1721,61112,17774,88283,29605,34349,7676,88282,101,17775,56,54,55,29609],"class_list":{"0":"post-204121","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-cricket","9":"tag-gujarat-titans","10":"tag-ipl-2026","11":"tag-justin-langer","12":"tag-kane-williamson","13":"tag-lucknow-super-giants","14":"tag-rishabh-pant","15":"tag-sanjiv-goenka","16":"tag-sports","17":"tag-sunrisers-hyderabad","18":"tag-uk","19":"tag-united-kingdom","20":"tag-unitedkingdom","21":"tag-williamson"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=204121"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/204121\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/204122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=204121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=204121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=204121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}