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Lucknow, Jan 24 (PTI) The Lucknow franchise of the Indian Premier League will be called Lucknow Super Giants after its owners announced the name chosen by its fans.
The official IPL team of Lucknow, owned by RPSG Group, decided to take public opinions from its fans and the name was shared by owner Sanjiv Goenka in a video message on Monday.
"Thank you so much for your overwhelming response to the "Naam banao naam kamao" contest.
Lakhs and lakhs of people responded, based on that we are very happy to choose the name for the Lucknow IPL team," Goenka said in his message, while revealing the team name.
"And the name that we have chosen based on your recommendations is Lucknow Super Giants.
Thak you so much for your response and love and continue to give us your blessings in the future as well." The franchise owners had launched a consumer engagement campaign on social media on January 3 to decide the name of the new IPL side.