Lucknow Super Giants were one of the four franchises with a purse value of more than INR 20 crore. They came to the auction table with INR 22.95 crore in their hands and picked up a total of six players. They started the auction by purchasing Wanindu Hasaranga and Anrich Nortje for their respective base price.
From that point, LSG had to fight some tough battles to sign the remaining four players. They signed Mukul Choudhary, a wicketkeeper-batter from Rajasthan, for INR 2.60 crore after a bidding war against the Rajasthan Royals. Naman Tiwari, the left-arm pacer, cost LSG 1 crore and made six bids for him. The Royals were also interested in signing him.
Akshat Raghuwanshi was the next batter, who was selected by the franchise for INR 2.20 crore. LSG fought a bidding war against the Sunrisers Hyderabad for him. For Josh Inglis, LSG spent INR 8.60 crore and fought a bidding war against SRH once again.
SRH traded Mohammed Shami from SRH in an all-cash deal for INR 10 crore. They also got Arjun Tendulkar from the Mumbai Indians, again for an all-cash deal for INR 30 lakh. Shardul Thakur was traded to MI. The franchise left a total of eight players before heading to the auction, including the likes of David Miller, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Deep, and Shamar Joseph.
Players bought in IPL 2026 Auction:
| Players Bought | Price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Josh Inglis | 8.60 crore |
| Akshat Raghuwanshi | 2.20 crore |
| Naman Tiwari | 1 crore |
| Mukul Choudhary | 2.60 crore |
| Anrich Nortje | 2 crore |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 2 crore |
Here is LSG’s team for IPL 2026
Rishabh Pant (c & wk), Nicholas Pooran (wk), Mayank Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Avesh Khan, Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Mohsin Khan, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Aiden Markram, Manimaran Siddharth, Matthew Breetzke (wk), Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshin Kulkarni, Himmat Singh, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Josh Inglis (wk), Akshat Raghuwanshi, Naman Tiwari, Mukul Choudhary (wk), Anrich Nortje, Wanindu Hasaranga
