Lucknow Super Giants retained and released players list ahead of IPL 2026 auction
LSG have revealed their retained, released and traded players for IPL 2026 and will enter the mini-auction with a strong core and a ₹22.95 crore purse.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) had a tough and inconsistent season in IPL 2025. The team eventually finished seventh with six wins and eight losses in 14 matches. Long before the season started, LSG created huge noise by buying Rishabh Pant for INR 27 crore, which is the highest amount paid for any player in an IPL auction. Many fans expected LSG to have a great season, but the team could not perform consistently.
LSG started the 2025 season with a strong squad that included Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh and some youth in Ayush Badoni and Digvesh Rathi. While some players did well, there were just too many setbacks for the team. Rishabh Pant had a hit-or-miss type of season consistently, so he could not ever really provide match-winning innings. Their pace attack let the team down with a lack of consistency, leading to defeats and preventing LSG from gaining any type of momentum.
Before the start of IPL 2026, important changes were made in the trade window by LSG. They brought in experienced fast bowler Mohammed Shami from Sunrisers Hyderabad. His presence will make their bowling attack stronger along with Avesh Khan, Prince Yadav, Akash Singh and spinner Ravi Bishnoi. LSG also traded Shardul Thakur to the Mumbai Indians and received Arjun Tendulkar in return. Arjun adds a young left-arm fast bowling option to the squad.
LSG Retentions, Releases and Trades for IPL 2026
LSG decided to keep most of their important players for IPL 2026, such as Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Ayush Badoni and Avesh Khan. They also retained several all-rounders and bowlers for balance in the squad. Simultaneously, LSG let go of the experienced players David Miller and Ravi Bishnoi to make room for new signings at the mini-auction.
With these changes and important trades already done, LSG now go into the IPL 2026 mini-auction with a purse of ₹22.95 crore. They are expected to strengthen their middle order and add more backup bowlers during the auction.
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LSG Retained Players for IPL 2026
LSG have retained Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Aiden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Ayush Badoni, Avesh Khan, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Arjun Tendulkar, Mohammed Shami, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, M Siddharth, Prince Yadav and Akash Singh for IPL 2026.
LSG Released Players for IPL 2026
The released players include Shardul Thakur (via trade), David Miller, Aryan Juyal, Yuvraj Choudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shamar Joseph, Akash Deep and Ravi Bishnoi.
LSG Traded Players for IPL 2026
LSG traded Shardul Thakur to the Mumbai Indians, while they brought in Arjun Tendulkar from Mumbai Indians and Mohammed Shami from Sunrisers Hyderabad.
LSG Remaining Purse for IPL 2026
Lucknow Super Giants will enter the IPL 2026 mini-auction with a remaining purse of ₹22.95 crore.
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