All-rounders LSG should retain for IPL 2026

The IPL 2026 retention lists will be announced on November 15, and all eyes will be on Lucknow Super Giants.

LSG had another poor season in IPL 2025, more so, due to their own mistakes at the auction table. Now, they have a chance to make amends come the IPL retention 2026, and subsequently in the auction. In the meantime, InsideSport takes a look at the list of all-rounders that the Lucknow team must retain for IPL 2026.

Predicted LSG retention list for IPL 2026 (all-rounders)

Aiden Markram: 445 runs in 13 matches, to go with four wickets. Lucknow would not really let the South African go. He is a decent all-rounder for the team.

Mitchell Marsh: He scored 627 runs in the IPL 2025 season, but did not bowl a single delivery. If fully fit, he can certainly do a good job for a couple of overs.

Arshin Kulkarni: A budding player, Arshin is a top order batter and can bowl pace. If groomed well, he could go on to serve India as well.

Yuvraj Chaudhary: Is yet to make his IPL debut, but his numbers look decent in domestic cricket. He averages 47 in T20s, and has picked up 8 wickets in 15 matches.

Rishabh Pant (captain) (₹27 crore), Nicholas Pooran (retained) (₹21 crore), Ravi Bishnoi (retained) (₹11 crore), William O’Rourke (replacement) (₹3 crore), David Miller (₹7.5 crore), Aiden Markram (₹2 crore), Aryan Juyal (₹30 lakh), Himmat Singh (₹30 lakh), Matthew Breetzke (₹75 lakh), Mitchell Marsh (₹3.4 crore), Shardul Thakur (replacement) (₹2 crore), Shahbaz Ahmed (₹2.4 crore), Abdul Samad (₹4.2 crore), Yuvraj Chaudhary (₹30 lakh), Rajvardhan Hangargekar (₹30 lakh), Arshin Kulkarni (₹30 lakh), Avesh Khan (₹9.75 crore), Akash Deep (₹8 crore), Shamar Joseph (₹75 lakh), Prince Yadav (₹30 lakh), Akash Singh (₹30 lakh), M. Siddharth (₹75 lakh), Digvesh Rathi (₹30 lakh), Mayank Yadav (₹11 crore), Mohsin Khan (₹4 crore), Ayush Badoni (₹4 crore)