Five Players Who Could Be Released By LSG After IPL 2026: The Lucknow Super Giants had a terrible season in IPL 2026, with 10 losses and only 4 wins from 14 games, resulting in their current position of 10th on the points table. Along with that, Rishabh Pant has also resigned from the captaincy of LSG, which results in a major change needed in the team.
Five Players Who Could Be Released By LSG After IPL 2026
5. Nicholas Pooran
Nicholas Pooran, an aggressive batter of LG during the middle orders of batting, could be a potential contender for release. He struggled to regain his form during this tournament and has also struggled to score in the first 10 matches of the season.
He just scored a mere 232 runs over the course of 13 games playing for the LSG. His overall strike rate is at 131.82, while his overall batting average was quite disappointing 19.33.
Nicholas Pooran IPL 2026 Statistics
Matches Played: 13
Runs Scored: 232
Strike Rate: 131.82
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Batting Average: 19.33
4. Avesh Khan
Another player in the contention for removal in LSG is Avesh Khan. The franchise signed him for a sum of ₹9.75 crore, but his performance has been disappointing as compared to the new pacers in the team like Mohsin Khan and Prince Yadav.
In just seven matches, he managed to take only 6 wickets and his bowling average is above 45. His economy rate stands over 11. There’s a strong possibility that he could be released by LSG.
Avesh Khan IPL 2026 Stats
Games Played: 7
Wickets Taken: 6
Average Runs: 45.50
Economy Rate: 11+
3. Digvesh Rathi
Digvesh Rathi is another player whose performance has not impressed the team despite being retained by the franchise for Rs 30 lakhs. His performance in DPL 2025 was also really poor and he continued it in the recent season of IPL 2026.
He was able to take only five wickets in 9 matches (average of 71.6 with an economy rate of 9.94) and thus it makes him a possible option for the Lucknow franchise to release him before the IPL 2027 auction.
Digvesh Rathi IPL 2026 Stats
Matches Played: 9
Wickets Taken: 5
Average Runs Given: 71.60
Economy Rate: 9.94
2. Anrich Nortje
Anrich Nortje was picked up by LSG at a price of Rs 2 crores, however he was not able to stand upto the expectations of the LSG management. He got to play 1 game this IPL season and was not able to take any wickets in that match. After looking at this he might be at the highest stake for that the Lucknow franchise to release him before the IPL 2027 auction.
Anrich Nortje IPL 2026 stats
Games Played: 1
Wickets taken: 0
1. Rishabh Pant
One of the most important player of the team on whom the franchise made their expensive bet has now officially resigned from the role captaincy as well. The franchise purchased Rishah Pant at the highest price of the season and the total amount paid by them to appoint him as their captain was Rs 27 crores.
This time, the performance of Rishabh Pant was quite disappointing for the team and fans. Both his captaincy skills and batting performance on field have been heavily criticized by fans and management.
It is rumored that the Lucknow Super Giants might make a huge decision before the IPL 2027 auction for keeping their leadership role. This year, Rishabh Pant has scored just 286 runs in 13 matches at an average of 28.60.
Rishabh Pant IPL 2026 Stats
Matches: 13
Runs: 312
Strike Rate: 138.05
Average: 24
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