NEW DELHI: South African opener Aiden Markram believes his IPL franchise, the Lucknow Super Giants, shouldn't overthink their approach and must instead concentrate on winning the crucial moments in the upcoming season.

Ahead of next month's mini-auction, LSG retained the right-hander after a strong 2025 campaign in which he scored 445 runs from 13 matches at an average of 34.23 and a strike rate of 148.83, registering five half-centuries.

"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," he said in a video posted by LSG in 'X'.

LSG ended the previous season in seventh place, with six wins and eight losses.

When asked how he plans to approach the upcoming edition, Markram said: "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."

"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."

Markram is currently in India as part of the South African squad for the Test series, which will be followed by a limited-overs tour.