Regarding Josh English, it was believed that hardly anyone would buy him in the IPL 2026 auction. In fact, even Punjab Kings did not leave him, because he played an important role in taking the franchise to the finals last season. But he had told that he will be able to play only 4 matches in IPL 2026, despite this he got a huge amount in the auction. He has been bought by Lucknow Super Giants.

When Punjab Kings released their retention list, everyone was surprised to not see the name of Josh Inglis. Actually, English had performed well last year, with the help of which the team reached the finals. Later it came to light that English had told that he would be able to play only 4 matches, so Punjab released him. Then the reason behind this was also revealed as to why England would be able to play only 4 matches.

Josh English sold for 8.6 crores

The base price of Josh Inglis was Rs 2 crore, but it was believed that all the franchises could avoid betting on him. But on the contrary, he got a huge amount. Lucknow Super Giants bought Inglis for Rs 8 crore 60 lakh. Sunrisers Hyderabad was also continuously increasing its bid to buy wicket-keeper batsman Inglis, he had reached Rs 8.40 crore.

Why will England play only 4 matches in IPL 2026?

Josh Inglis will get married during the IPL 2026 season, due to which he had already told that he will not be able to play all the matches of IPL season 19. He will be able to play only 4 matches, for which he had kept his base price at Rs 2 crore. It was expected that hardly anyone would buy the team, but on the contrary, they also got a huge amount. Lucknow Super Giants bought him for Rs 8 crore 60 lakh.

Josh English made his debut in IPL last year. In the 11 matches he played for Punjab Kings, he scored 278 runs with a strike rate of 162.57, which included a half-century.

Before the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026), all the teams will buy players in the auction to fill their remaining slots. Lucknow Super Giants, captained by Rishabh Pant, has made a veteran a part of its team before the auction. However, this is not an appointment in the players squad, but in the coaching department. LSG has appointed Carl Crowe as spin bowling coach.

In a post on Tuesday, Lucknow Super Giants informed that Carl Daniel Crowe will be the spin bowling coach in the upcoming IPL season. He was earlier the spin bowling coach of KKR (Kolkata Knight Riders), under whose coaching the performance of Varun Chakraborty and Sunil Narine was excellent.

Say hello to the man guiding all our tweakers pic.twitter.com/4z0zjelEpi

— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) November 25, 2025

Talking about the cricket career of England’s Carl Crowe, he never played international cricket. He took 60 wickets in 42 first class matches, and has 33 wickets in 40 List A matches. He also played a T20 match, although he did not bowl in it, although he scored 9 runs with the bat.

Today is Karl Crow’s 50th birthday.

Karl Crowe will be the spin bowling coach of Lucknow Super Giants, this news was known for many days but the official information was given on Tuesday by posting it on his 50th birthday.

Coaching Department of Lucknow Super Giants

• Cricket Director- tom moody
• Strategic Advisor- kane williamson
• coach- justin langer
• Assistant Coach- lance klusener
• Bowling coach- Bharat Arun
• Spin bowling coach- Carl Crow.

Lucknow Super Giants will have to buy 6 players in the auction

Lucknow Super Giants have retained and traded 19 players including the most expensive player in IPL history, Rishabh Pant (Rs 27 crore). Lucknow can buy maximum 6 players in the IPL 2026 auction, slots for 4 foreign players are vacant in the squad. LSG has Rs 22.95 crore left in its purse.

The five-year long journey between Mumbai Indians and Arjun Tendulkar has come to an end. Mumbai Indians have traded Arjun to Lucknow Super Giants. Arjun will be a part of the squad of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026. Let us remind you that Arjun was included by the MI franchise in its squad in the year 2021, but his debut took place after two years i.e. in 2023.

Lucknow Super Giants have traded Arjun Tendulkar for Rs 30 lakh. He was getting the same salary from MI also. So far, in his short IPL career of five matches, Arjun Tendulkar has taken 3 wickets and his economy rate has been 9.37.

MI thanked Arjun

Mumbai Indians thanked Arjun Tendulkar through a social media post, writing, “Arjun Tendulkar, thank you for being a part of the Mumbai Indians family. The MI team hopes that the new chapter of your career in the Lucknow Super Giants team will write a new story of success. It has been a matter of pride for us to contribute to your betterment and hope that you will do better in the future and create a new identity.”

Let us tell you that Arjun Tendulkar no longer plays for Mumbai team even in domestic cricket. He left the Mumbai cricket team in August 2022. He played for Goa in the 2022-23 domestic season. Now even in IPL his connection with Mumbai team has been broken.

Let us tell you that Mumbai Indians have traded Mayank Markande to Kolkata Knight Riders. Markande will also get a salary of Rs 30 lakh, he was getting the same salary in KKR. In his IPL career, Markande has played 37 matches and taken 37 wickets.

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Indian cricketer Shardul Thakur will play for Mumbai Indians next season. Thakur remained unsold in the mega auction last year, but Lucknow Super Giants included him in their team in place of injured Mohsin Khan. Mumbai Indians have included Thakur in their squad by making a trade deal with LSG.

IPL issued a statement saying that Shardul Thakur has been included in their team by Mumbai Indians by paying an amount of Rs 2 crore. Thakur has received the same amount as was given to him by Lucknow Super Giants last year.

It is being told that Lucknow Super Giants is looking for a foreign fast bowling all-rounder. In such a situation, with the intention of increasing the purse before the auction, LSG has decided to release Shardul Thakur.

NEWS

Shardul Thakur has been traded to @mipaltan from @LucknowIPL,

More Details https://t.co/drd5BdO3fS#TATAIPL , @imShard pic.twitter.com/fG7QcIP07U

— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 13, 2025

It is a shocking fact that just a day before, Ravichandran Ashwin had confirmed Shardul Thakur’s joining Mumbai Indians during a discussion on his YouTube channel. But he later deleted the video, removed the statement given on Shardul Thakur from the video and uploaded it again. The interesting thing is that Mumbai Indians have shared the same clip of Ashwin on social media, in which he had talked about Thakur going to MI.

Will Arjun Tendulkar go to Lucknow?

Meanwhile, it is being told that Mumbai Indians can trade Arjun Tendulkar with LSG. According to media reports, the Lucknow team wants to prepare a foreign all-rounder as well as a backup option. Tendulkar’s fee is currently Rs 30 lakh, which will not have much impact on the purse of Lucknow Super Giants. It is being told that LSG can enter the auction with a purse of Rs 30 crore.

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Cricket fans are eager to see the IPL retention list, which will be released on Saturday, November 15. After this it will become clear which players will be at stake in the IPL auction. Here we are telling you on which date the IPL auction will be held, how much money is left in the purse of all the 10 teams and which team spent the most money on which top-3 players in the last edition.

Where will IPL auction 2026 take place?

The priority for the venue of IPL auction is India, but according to the report, due to the wedding season in December, consideration is also going on to keep the venue outside India. IPL auction is likely to be held in UAE.

How much money is in the purse of all 10 IPL teams?

• Punjab Kings (PBKS) – Rs 35 lakh
• Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) – Rs 10 lakh
• Gujarat Titans (GT) – Rs 15 lakh
• Delhi Capitals (DC) – Rs 20 lakh
• Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – Rs 5 lakh
• Mumbai Indians (MI) – Rs 10 lakh
• Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – Rs 5 lakh
• Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) – Rs 20 lakh
• Rajasthan Royals (RR) – Rs 30 lakh
• Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) – Rs 75 lakh

The thing to note here is that this is the purse which is still left with all the teams. After the release of IPL retention list, it will be known which franchise has released which players. This will add their value to this purse. For example, if Delhi Capitals releases players worth Rs 5 crore, their purse will become Rs 5 crore 20 lakh.

Top 3 expensive players of all 10 IPL teams

punjab kings

• Shreyas Iyer- Rs 26.75 crore
• Arshdeep Singh- Rs 18 crore
• Yuzvendra Chahal – Rs 18 crore

Lucknow Super Giants

• Rishabh Pant- Rs 27 crore
• Nicholas Pooran – Rs 21 crore
• Ravi Bishnoi/Mayank Yadav – Rs 11 crore (each)

gujarat titans

• Rashid Khan- Rs 18 crore
• Shubman Gill- Rs 15.5 crore
• Jos Buttler- Rs 15.75 crore

Delhi Capitals

• Akshar Patel – Rs 16.5 crore
• KL Rahul- Rs 14 crore
• Kuldeep Yadav – Rs 13.25 crore

Chennai Super Kings

• Ruturaj Gaikwad – Rs 18 crore
• Ravindra Jadeja- Rs 18 crore
• Mathisha Pathirana – Rs 13 crore

Mumbai Indians

• Jasprit Bumrah- Rs 18 crore
• Suryakumar Yadav – Rs 16.35 crore
• Hardik Pandya – Rs 16.35 crore

Kolkata Knight Riders

• Venkatesh Iyer- Rs 23.75 crore
• Rinku Singh- Rs 13 crore
• Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy – Rs 12 crore (each)

Sunrisers Hyderabad

• Heinrich Klaasen – Rs 23 crore
• Pete Cummins – Rs 18 crore
• Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma – Rs 14 crore (each)

Rajasthan Royals

• Yashasvi Jaiswal – Rs 18 crore
• Sanju Samson – Rs 18 crore
• Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag – Rs 14 crore

Royal Challengers Bangalore

• Virat Kohli- Rs 21 crore
• Josh Hazlewood- Rs 12.50 crore
• Phil Salt- Rs 11.50 crore

On which date will the auction for IPL 2026 take place?

There will be a mini auction for the 19th edition of IPL, according to reports it will last for one day. The mega auction for the last edition lasted for 2 days. The auction for IPL 2026 is likely to take place on December 15, 2025.

Arjun Tendulkar, son of Sachin Tendulkar, known as the God of Cricket, was bought by Mumbai Indians at his base price in the mega auction held for the last edition. Although Arjun did not play a single match in 2025, now a mini auction is going to be held in December before IPL 2026. The retention list will be released on November 15 and it will be clear which franchise has retained and released which player. Meanwhile, big news is coming that Mumbai can leave Arjun Tendulkar.

Which player will Mumbai Indians replace Arjun Tendulkar?

According to the report of Cricbuzz, talks are going on between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants regarding Arjun Tendulkar and Shardul Thakur. The report quoted sources as saying that there could be an exchange of the two, although it could be a complete cash transfer.

According to IPL trade rules, only BCCI can officially announce any transfer, so perhaps both the franchises do not want to say anything. A source associated with Mumbai Cricket has confirmed to Cricbuzz that there is a possibility of a trade between these two. Its announcement may be made in a few days.

How was Shardul Thakur last season? Display

Shardul Thakur remained unsold in the mega auction held last year, after which Lucknow Super Giants made him a part of their squad as a replacement for Rs 2 crore. Thakur played a total of 10 matches in the 2025 edition, in which he took 13 wickets. Thakur also bats well, although he did not make any significant contribution with the bat in the last edition.

Talking about Arjun Tendulkar, he did not get a chance to play even a single match in the last edition. Arjun has been with Mumbai since the first season (2023), but could not leave much of an impact. In 2023, Arjun played 4 matches, in which he took a total of 3 wickets. In 2024, he got to play only 1 match, in which he could not take any wicket.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) is preparing in a new way for the Indian Premier League 2026. Changes are being made in the coaching staff of the team. Zaheer Khan, who was the mentor of the previous team, has separated from the team. A new name can be added to the LSG camp as a fielding coach for the upcoming season.

According to a report, former fielding coach of India Under-19 team Abhay Sharma can be appointed as the fielding coach of Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026. Abhay has previously been the head of the Ugandan national team. He has previously worked for the Indian women’s cricket team.

Abhay Sharma has long experience of coaching, which can prove to be very important for the team. He has previously worked with players like Shubhman Gill, Arshdeep Singh, Dhruv Jurel, Avesh Khan, Yashasvi Jaiswal.

LSG has recently announced Tom Moody as its Director of Cricket. Also, former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson has been appointed as its strategic director. Williamson is currently active in cricket, but after not finding a buyer in the auction last season, he has now decided to work behind the scenes in this most exciting and popular league of the world. Williamson has immense experience in international and league cricket, which will definitely be beneficial for the team.

LSG has had a very mediocre performance in the last two seasons. In IPL 2025, LSG had made a big investment on Rishabh Pant with the hope that he would change the fortunes of the team, but Pant disappointed. Pant is a part of the team, but in the hope of better performance, the team is making changes in the coaching staff as part of its strategy for the next season.

Compared to the last season, many things can be seen changed in IPL 2026. Kolkata Knight Riders has appointed Abhishek Nair as its head coach (KKR New Head Coach). Now Lucknow Super Giants has come into discussion, which has already included Kane Williamson and Bharat Arun. Now media reports have revealed that the LSG team is considering making Yuvraj Singh the head coach.

According to a report published in Inside Sport, LSG franchise has approached Yuvraj Singh with the intention of making him the head coach. It is being told that Justin Langer has failed to make a good connection with the local players of the Lucknow team. In such a situation, the franchise can turn to an Indian coach.

Yuvraj is not yet associated with any professional cricket team, but has been active in scouting young talent. Yuvraj had a big role in the discovery of Shubman Gill and Abhishek Sharma, both of whom have become an integral part of the Indian cricket team today. Yuvraj is also grooming Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh, who made a splash with their powerful batting in IPL and Indian domestic cricket.

Last year, Yuvraj Singh’s name was linked to Gujarat Titans. There were speculations that Ashish Nehra might leave Gujarat, in such a situation the rumors gained momentum that Yuvraj might become the head coach in his place. Apart from this, it was also claimed that Yuvraj can become the coach of Delhi Capitals by replacing Ricky Ponting. But later it was revealed that Hemang Badani had been appointed the coach of Delhi.

Lucknow Super Giants have been ranked seventh in the points table in the last two seasons. Lucknow team has appointed Bharat Arun as bowling coach for the next season. Kane Williamson has joined the team as an advisor.

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New Zealand’s legendary batsman Kane Williamson has joined Lucknow Super Giants. He will be seen as the strategic advisor of Lucknow team in IPL 2026. The LSG team had finished seventh in the points table last year and now with Williamson, the Lucknow team would like to do better than last time. Let us tell you that the most expensive player in the history of the Indian Premier League, Rishabh Pant is the captain of this team, who was bought by LSG for Rs 27 crore.

LSG team owner Sanjiv Goenka also told via His leadership, cricketing community and ability to encourage the players will prove beneficial for the team.

Apart from Kane Williamson, Daniel Crowe has been appointed spin bowling coach. Williamson and Daniels will now work closely with LSG team head coach Justin Langer. Former bowling coach of the Indian team, Bharat Arun is also associated with this team as a bowling coach. Let us remind you that Zaheer Khan, who was the mentor of Lucknow team last season, has left LSG.

Kane Williamson said on getting a new role

Kane Williamson said on getting a new role in the Lucknow Super Giants team, “I am very excited to join the Lucknow team. Their squad is very talented, and I am also excited to work with the best coaches. It is special to be associated with the IPL, which is the best franchise league in cricket.

Kane Williamson is still playing international cricket and has scored 19086 runs in his international career of 371 matches. He has scored 2128 runs in his 79-match IPL career, which includes 18 half-centuries.

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The auction of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League i.e. IPL 2026 will be held in the month of December. Before this, by November 15, all 10 teams will have to release the list of their released and retained players. This time many star players can be released. Meanwhile, news has come that Lucknow Super Giants is also in a mood to release 5 players. Considering the performance of the team, the franchise is going to release 5 star players.

It has been told in the report that Lucknow Super Giants will also release Mayank Yadav, who bowls at a speed of 156.7 kmph. Mayank has been able to play very few matches in the last two years due to injury. This is the reason why Lucknow franchise would like to bet on some other bowler in his place. Mayank Yadav was retained by Lucknow Super Giants for Rs 11 crore before IPL 2025.

According to the report, apart from Mayank, Lucknow franchise is also going to release middle order stormy batsman David Miller. Apart from this, Shahbaz Ahmed, Akashdeep and Shamar Joseph will also be released. In this way, Lucknow would like to enter the mini auction of IPL 2026 with a huge amount and want to overcome the shortcomings of the team.

Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals have also prepared the list

Before this, the release list of Chennai Super Kings and Delhi Capitals has also been revealed. According to the report, Chennai Super Kings is going to release middle order batsman Deepak Hooda, all-rounder Vijay Shankar, top order batsman Rahul Tripathi, all-rounder Sam Curran and opener Devon Conway. Whereas Delhi Capitals is going to drop Mitchell Starc, Faf du Plessis, T Natarajan and Jake Fraser McGurk. Let us tell you that till now no IPL team has officially released or retained the list.