LSG Squad IPL 2026: Complete Lucknow Super Giants Team and Full Players List

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Dec 17, 2025, 09:03 IST

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Lucknow Super Giants prepare for IPL 2026 with a strong squad. They have retained captain Rishabh Pant and other key players. The team also made significant auction buys, including Wanindu Hasaranga and Josh Inglis. This strategic approach aims to build a formidable team for the upcoming season. LSG is set to compete with a balanced roster.

LSG Squad IPL 2026: Complete Lucknow Super Giants Team and Full Players List

Lucknow Super Giants (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images)

NEW DELHI: The Rishabh Pant-led Lucknow Super Giants came into the IPL Auction 2026 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 India's star wicketkeeper-batter 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)

LSG IPL retentions, releases, trades: Why the biggest buy - Rishabh Pant - is biggest problem

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

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