The Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants came into the IPL with a purse of Rs 22.95 crore after letting go of seven players, including two overseas names. Despite making headlines last year by breaking the IPL auction record with a Rs 27 crore signing of Pant, LSG endured a disappointing campaign and finished seventh.Their first purchase in the auction was Wanindu Hasaranga, bought at his base price of Rs 2 crore.
Lucknow Super Giants Full Team List IPL 2026
Players Reatined: Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Rishabh Pant (c), Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Akash Singh, Mohammed Shami (traded in from SRH), Arjun Tendulkar (traded in from MI)
Players Released: Aryan Juyal, David Miller, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Akash Deep, Will O’Rourke, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph, Shardul Thakur (traded to MI)
LSG full squad for IPL 2026:
| Player | Status |
|---|---|
| Abdul Samad | Indian |
| Ayush Badoni | Indian |
| Aiden Markram | Overseas |
| Matthew Breetzke | Overseas |
| Himmat Singh | Indian |
| Rishabh Pant (c) | Indian |
| Nicholas Pooran | Overseas |
| Mitchell Marsh | Overseas |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | Indian |
| Arshin Kulkarni | Indian |
| Mayank Yadav | Indian |
| Avesh Khan | Indian |
| Mohsin Khan | Indian |
| Manimaran Siddharth | Indian |
| Digvesh Rathi | Indian |
| Prince Yadav | Indian |
| Akash Singh | Indian |
| Mohammed Shami | Indian |
| Arjun Tendulkar | Indian |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Overseas |
| Anrich Nortje | Overseas |
| Mukul Choudhary | Indian |
| Naman Tiwari | Indian |
| Akshat Raghuwanshi | Indian |
| Josh Inglis | Overseas |
Players bought at auction:
| Player Name | Base Price | Sold At |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
| Anrich Nortje | Rs 2 crore | Rs 2 crore |
| Mukul Choudhary | Rs 30 Lakhs | Rs 2.6 crore |
| Naman Tiwari | Rs 30 Lakhs | Rs 1 crore |
| Akshat Raghuwanshi | Rs 30 Lakhs | Rs 2.2 crore |
| Josh Inglis | Rs 2 crore | Rs 8.6 crore |
