Lucknow Super Giants Release List for IPL 2026
by Madhav Agarwal · Inside Sport IndiaCatch the list of players that Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) released ahead of IPL 2026.
LSG has made some bad decisions in the past, and they continue to do so, come the IPL 2026 retentions. On Saturday, the team got rid of four quality players, and retained a few questionable ones. Before coming to that, in an IPL trade deal with MI, LSG got Arjun Tendulkar for Shardul Thakur. Also, in an all-cash trade deal, they got Mohammed Shami from SRH for INR 11 Cr.
What came as a bigger surprise is, the team continued to retain injury-prone Mayank Yadav, who sat out of the whole season last year. InsideSport takes a look at the full release list for Lucknow Super Giants for IPL 2026.
LSG Release List for IPL 2026
| Player | Released Amount |
|---|---|
| Ravi Bishnoi | ₹11.00 crore |
| David Miller | ₹7.5 crore |
| Akash Deep | ₹8 crore |
| Shamar Joseph | ₹75 lakh |
| Shardul Thakur | ₹2 crore (Traded to MI) |
| Yuvraj Chaudhary | ₹30 lakh |
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | ₹30 lakh |
LSG retained list for IPL 2026
Nicholas Pooran, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (Rs. 27 crore), Aiden Markram (Rs. 2 crore), Mitchell Marsh (Rs. 3.40 crore), Avesh Khan (Rs. 9.75 crore), Abdul Samad (Rs. 4.20 crore), Akash Deep (Rs. 8 crore), Himmat Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), M. Siddharth (Rs. 75 lakh), Digvesh Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), Shahbaz Ahmed (Rs. 2.40 crore), Akash Singh (Rs. 30 lakh), Prince Yadav (Rs. 30 lakh), Arshin Kulkarni (Rs. 30 lakh), Matthew Breetzke (Rs. 75 lakh).
IPL trade deals by LSG
| Player | Previous Team | Trade Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Shardul Thakur | Lucknow Super Giants (OUT) | ₹2 crore |
| Arjun Tendulkar | Mumbai Indians (IN) | ₹30 lakh |
| Mohammed Shami | Sunrisers Hyderabad (IN) | ₹11 crore |