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IPL 2025 News: South African opener Aiden Markram, who was retained by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, expressed his gratitude to the IPL franchise and advocated that the Uttar Pradesh-based team does not need to overcomplicate things.

Ahead of the mini auction next month, LSG retained the right-handed batter Markram, who accumulated 445 runs in 13 matches at an average of 34.23 and a strike rate of 148.83, including five half-centuries in the 2025 season.

The seasoned campaigner Markram believes that LSG should simply focus on winning the crunch moments next year.

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“Yeah, it's great. I really enjoyed my time with the Lucknow franchise last year. I made some really good friendships and enjoyed just a few months together with the squad. So, I'm very grateful to be retained and obviously looking forward to another season with them,” Markram said in a video posted by LSG in 'X'.

In the last edition, LSG concluded their campaign at the seventh position with six wins and eight losses.

Talking about how he would approach things at the next edition, Markram quipped that competition will look promising for his side if they try to redo those things the team did well.

"You have to be really good as a team to do well in the IPL. I don't think we were very far off last season. A couple of moments here and there and a few results would have looked different," Markram said.

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"Before you know it, you've qualified for the knockout. So, definitely not overcomplicating anything. I think trying to do the things we did well, try to redo those things and win a couple more crunch moments. Before you know it, I think the competition looks really promising for us," the batter added.

Meanwhile, Markram is part of the South African contingent, which is currently in India for the Test series followed by a white-ball series.

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