LSG Retained and Released players list for IPL 2026: Full Lucknow Super Giants squad ahead of auction

The Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have officially announced their Retained and Released players list ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 mini auction, which is set to be held next month.

Lucknow Super Giants, a franchise owned by Sanjiv Goenka, actively participated in the Indian Premier League (IPL) trade window and managed to land a colossal deal with the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH).

They signed an all-cash deal with the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to rope in the veteran pacer Mohammed Shami to bolster their pace-bowling unit. Another player that they traded in was from the Mumbai Indians (MI) in Arjun Tendulkar.

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Apart from that, the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) parted ways with the pace-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur, trading him to the five-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions, Mumbai Indians (MI).

Talking about LSG's released players, the franchise has decided to let go of Aryan Juyal, David Miller, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Akash Deep, and Ravi Bishnoi.

The most surprising names among the lot are of the star leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi, who was one of the key members of the team, and the explosive middle-order batter David Miller.

List of Players Retained by Lucknow Super Giants:

Rishabh Pant (C), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, Abdul Samad, 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

List of Players Released by Lucknow Super Giants:

Aryan Juyal, David Miller, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Akash Deep, Ravi Bishnoi

List of Players Traded IN and OUT by LSG:

Arjun Tendulkar (Traded IN from Mumbai Indians).

Mohammed Shami (Traded IN from Sunrisers Hyderabad).

Shardul Thakur (Traded to Mumbai Indians).

I think it's going to serve LSG really well - Sanjay Bangar on LSG roping in Mohammed Shami

In a video shared by ESPNCricinfo on their X handle, former India National Cricket Team batting coach Sanjay Bangar was asked to share his thoughts on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) acquiring the services of Mohammed Shami.

Bangar said that the addition of Mohammed Shami to the line-up would work well for the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) because the pitches at the Ekana Stadium would suit the pacer, and he would be eager to do well for the franchise. He stated:

"I think it's going to serve LSG really well because the pitches there do offer a lot of lateral movement and the style of bowling that Shami possesses, being a local boy and currently not part of the scheme of things would certainly motivate him and this trade can benefit LSG in my opinion."

After all the retentions and releases, the Lucknow Super Giants have a purse of INR 22.95 crore for the auction, and they have four overseas slots open in the squad, along with two Indian slots.

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