ipl 2026 auction With intense bidding wars unfolding, team lineups were reshaped as franchises competed for top talent to clinch glory in the upcoming season. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) emerged as aggressive spenders, spending almost their entire ₹120.45 crore to assemble a 25-player squad equipped with explosive batsmen and lethal fast bowlers. Rishabh Pant Whereas, the signing of LSG fetched a record ₹27 crore josh inglis ₹8.60 crore were received, highlighting the franchise’s focus on dynamic wicketkeeper-batsmen to carry forward their campaign.
Lucknow Super Giant’s bold auction strategy and surprising selection
Lucknow Super Giants surprised the spectators by spending ₹8.60 crore on Australian wicketkeeper-batsman Inglis. Sunrisers Hyderabad Despite confirming his 25% availability in a fierce competition – limited to only four matches due to international duties and a marriage. Issued by punjab kings After IPL 2025, Inglis’s explosive T20 form, including a quick succession of ODI centuries, justified the gamble along with adding to the middle-order’s firepower. nicholas puranAnother blow came in the form of an uncapped wicketkeeper Mukul ChaudharySecured for ₹2.60 crore after scrapping Mumbai Indians Bidding war starts with a base of ₹30 lakh, a sign of confidence in domestic progress
LSG broke cleverly Wanindu Hasaranga And Enrique Nortje ₹2 crore each on base, addressing the lack of spin and pace-‘Ravi Bishnoi’The release of Hasaranga’s mystery spin pairs with Nortje’s express bounce for death-over dominance. love untapped talents Akshat Raghuvanshi (₹2.20 crore) and Naman Tiwari (₹1 crore) added depth to bargain rates, completed six auction purchases to efficiently fill the slots. With no expenditure of ₹4.55 crore, the LSG prioritized quality over quantity, mixing sustained firepower with targeted reinforcements.
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Salary of LSG players in IPL 2026
Pant earned the highest salary of ₹27 crore, equaling his IPL 2025 mega-auction record and cementing his role as an attacking captain-wicketkeeper after a stellar comeback from injury. nicholas puran With ₹21 crore, the explosive finisher was retained for his middle-order havoc and glovework backup. pace leader Mayank Yadav While Raw Speed earned ₹11 crore Mohammed Shami₹10 crore trade-in brings in experienced swinger Guile.
| Sl.No. | player | Selling Price (₹) |
| 1 | Rishabh Pant | 27 crores |
| 2 | nicholas puran | 21 crores |
| 3 | Mayank Yadav | 11 crores |
| 4 | Mohammed Shami | 100 million |
| 5 | Avesh Khan | 9 crore 75 lakh |
| 6 | josh inglis | 8 crore 60 lakh |
| 7 | Abdul Samad | 4 crore 20 lakh |
| 8 | Ayush Badoni | 4 crores |
| 9 | mohsin khan | 4 crores |
| 10 | Michelle Marsh | 3 crore 40 lakh |
| 11 | Mukul Chaudhary | 2 crore 60 lakh |
| 12 | Shahbaz Ahmed | 2 crore 40 lakh |
| 13 | Akshat Raghuvanshi | 2 crore 20 lakh |
| 14 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 2 crores |
| 15 | aiden markram | 2 crores |
| 16 | Enrique Nortje | 2 crores |
| 17 | Naman Tiwari | 1 crore |
| 18 | Matthew Britzke | 75 lakhs |
| 19 | Manimaran Siddharth | 75 lakhs |
| 20 | Himmat Singh | 30 million |
| 21 | Digvesh Rathi | 30 million |
| 22 | Arshin Kulkarni | 30 million |
| 23 | Prince Yadav | 30 million |
| 24 | Akash Singh | 30 million |
| 25 | Arjun Tendulkar | 30 million |
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