Though the team entered a new chapter with significant changes to both their playing and leadership groups, the Lucknow Super Giants failed to reverse their fortunes in IPL 2025. The appointment of Rishabh Pant as captain and the addition of Zaheer Khan were moves designed to reinvigorate the franchise and propel them into playoff contention.
However, the team failed to translate these off-field changes into on-field success. Nevertheless, the IPL 2026 retention list are out with the team retaining core players and letting go of names like Akash Deep and Shamar Joseph.
LSG retained players for IPL 2026
LSG retained 17 players, including two overseas, from their IPL 2025 squad. Shamar Joseph and David Miller are among the big names who were released from the squad. Aiden Markram, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke are some of the names that GT trusted with for the IPL 2026 edition.
Players
Category
Retention Price (INR)
Aiden Markram
Batter
2.00 cr
Himmat Singh
Batter
0.30 cr
Rishabh Pant
Wicket-keeper
27.00 cr
Nicholas Pooran
Wicket-keeper
21.00 cr
Matthew Breetzke
Wicket-keeper
0.75 cr
Abdul Samad
All-rounder
4.20 cr
Ayush Badoni
All-rounder
4.00 cr
Mohammed Shami (Trade In)
Bowler
10.00 cr
Mitchell Marsh
All-rounder
3.40 cr
Shahbaz Ahmed
All-rounder
2.40 cr
Arshin Kulkarni
All-rounder
0.30 cr
Mayank Yadav
Pacer
11.00 cr
Avesh Khan
Pacer
9.75 cr
Mohsin Khan
Pacer
4.00 cr
Digvesh Rathi
Pacer
0.30 cr
Prince Yadav
Pacer
0.30 cr
Akash Singh
Pacer
0.30 cr
Manimaran Siddharth
Spinner
0.75 cr
LSG released players ahead of IPL 2026 auction
LSG released Aryan Juyal, David Miller, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Akash Deep, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph.
LSG remaining purse and slots
Lucknow Super Giants have six slots, including four overseas, to buy in the upcoming auction. For the auction though, they have a purse value of 22.95 crore remaining.