Lucknow Super Giants IPL 2026: Full list of retained and released players for LSG

Lucknow Super Giants’ list of retained and released players IPL 2026: Despite making some key changes to their squad and leadership group, the Lucknow Super Giants still failed to improve their results in IPL 2025. Rishabh Pant replaced KL Rahul as captain of the team, while Zaheer Khan took over as team mentor. However, the team once again failed to qualify for the playoffs and finished seventh on the points table, repeating their result from the previous season.

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LSG acquired Rishabh Pant for a whopping Rs 27 crore, making him the most expensive player in the league’s history. They also made some other key acquisitions in the form of Aiden Markram, David Miller, Mitchell Marsh, Avesh Khan, and Akash Deep. But none of these big changes helped them win their elusive IPL title last season.

The side lost back-to-back matches towards the backend of the league stage, which cost them a place in the knockouts. LSG will look to bounce back in the upcoming season as they make some crucial changes to the squad ahead of the auction. Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Deep, and David Miller have been released.

LSG’s list of retained players: Rishabh Pant (c), Nicholas Pooran, Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, M Siddharth, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Akash Singh

Lucknow Super Giants player trades: Shardul Thakur (Rs 2 crore) traded out to the Mumbai Indians. Mohammad Shami (Rs 10 crore) and Arjun Tendulkar (Rs 30 lakh) traded in from Sunrisers Hyderabad and Mumbai Indians, respectively.

Lucknow Super Giants released players: Ravi Bishnoi, David Miller, Akash Deep, Aryan Juyal, Yuvraj Chaudhary and Rajvardhan Hangargekar.

Lucknow Super Giants remaining slots: 6

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) purse remaining for IPL 2026 auction: Rs 22.95 crore