IPL 2026: Which players did Lucknow Super Giants retain and whom did they release? See full list

Samira Vishwas

Tezzbuzz|15-11-2025

Main points:

It is clear that they want to further strengthen their squad by adding better players for some specific roles in the upcoming auction.

Delhi: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), which has performed brilliantly since its inception, has retained its team strongly in the retention of IPL 2026. LSG has retained all-rounders and Indian players who provide depth and match-winning ability to the team.

The team has also made some sensible releases, making it clear that they want to further strengthen their squad by adding better players for certain specific roles in the upcoming auction.

Lucknow Super Giants Players retained and released by

Retained players: Rishabh Pant, Aiden Markram, Aryan Juyal, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Abdul Samad, Shahbaz Ahmed, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hungerkar, Arshin Kulkarni, Ayush Badoni, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, M. Siddharth, Digvesh Singh, Prince Yadav, William O’Rourke, Ravi Bishnoi.

Release Player: Released players: Shamar Joseph, Himmat Singh, Abdul Samad, Matthew Britzke, Akash Singh, David Miller, Shardul Thakur.

Purse Value: Rs 22.95 crore