LSG head into IPL 2026 with concerns over team balance, particularly relying heavily on overseas top-order batters like Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, and Nicholas Pooran according to L Balaji. Balaji highlighted issues in bowling, captaincy, and leadership from last season, emphasizing the need for Indian players like Ayush Badoni and Abdul Samad to step up. He suggested a clear overseas structure with Marsh, Markram, and Pooran as key picks, and emphasized the importance of captain Rishabh Pant leading from the front as they aim to improve on their seventh-place finish last season.
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