Watch: LSG pacer preparing under Mohammed Shami ahead of IPL 2026 season

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) made a surprising trade ahead of the IPL 2026 season. They traded in Mohammed Shami, who was sidelined for a long time due to injury but has not been bowling well with Bengal in the 2025 Ranji Trophy, from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). IPL 2025 was not among the best for the experienced pacer, but still, LSG showed trust in him.

Ahead of the upcoming season, Shami is spotted with another LSG pacer, Mohsin Khan, during practice. It is reported that Khan is preparing under Shami's guidance. A recently shared video on social media showed how the talented pacer is taking advice from Shami. In the video, Shami is seen padded up, probably doing some batting to train the latter. 

Mohsin Khan has been a part of the LSG squad since IPL 2022. He was marked as one of the most talented fast bowlers from the Indian domestic cricket arena. Because of injury issues, he had to spend a good amount of time out of action. Injury forced him to miss the entire IPL 2025 season as well.  

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Mohsin Khan training under Mohammed Shami's observation

Before the IPL 2025 season, the left-handed seamer sustained an ACL injury that kept him off the field for months. LSG bought in Shardul Thakur to replace the injured bowler. Despite the injury, the team management retained Khan for the upcoming season as well.

List of retained players by LSG ahead of IPL 2026:

Batters: Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, and Matthew Breetzke. 

Bowlers: Digvesh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Akash Singh, Prince Yadav, M Siddharth, Mohsin Khan, Mayank Yadav, Mohammad Shami (traded in), and Arjun Tendulkar (traded in).

All-rounders: Shahbaz Ahamad, Arshin Kulkarni, and Ayush Badoni.