There were 2 new teams introduced in the IPL a few years ago. Out of those 2, this team from Lucknow has been the lesser successful team in the IPL. They qualified for the playoffs in the first 2 years and after that they have performed poorly. Last year they finished 7th and they will look to release quite a few players to go into the auction to reset. They are in trade negotiations with Mumbai Indians as they want to trade Shardul Thakur for Arjun Tendulkar.
Let’s look at the Retained and Released Players by Lucknow Supergiants ahead of IPL 2026 mini auction
Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG) Released Players ahead of IPL 2026 Auction
Ravi Bishnoi – 11 Cr
David Miller – 7.50 Cr
Akash Deep – 8 Cr
Aryan Juyal
Yuvraj Chaudhary
Rajvardhan Hangargekar
Shardul Thakur - Traded to MI
This list of released Players by the team includes some players that LSG saw a lot of potential in. David Miller is a match winner but he does not fit within the LSG team. Ravi Bishnoi has too high a price and they have Digvesh Rathi doing that job now. Akash Deep will be the unfortunate one as they have Avesh Khan who is their best.
Lucknow SuperGiants (LSG) Retention List for IPL 2026
Rishabh Pant
Aiden Markarm
Mitchell Marsh
Nicholas Pooran
Avesh Khan
Matthew Breetzke
Abdul Samad
Shahbaz Ahmed
Ayush Badoni
Arshin Kulkarni
Digvesh Rathi
M Siddharth
Akash Singh
Prince Yadav
Himmat Singh
Mayank Yadav
Mohsin Khan
Arjun Tendulkar - Traded in from MI
Mohammed Shami - Traded in from SRH
The list of Retained Players indicates a strong batting order at the top. Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markarm, Nicholas Pooran and Rishabh Pant. They will be the glue. They have very good Indian players like Prince Yadav, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Rathi, Shahbaz Ahmed. They will need an overseas fast bowler that will match the quality of the other teams. The LSG team will have some work in the auction. They have left with a purse of 22.95 Cr.
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