Lucknow Super Giants retained players list ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction: Pooran picked for Rs 21 crore; Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav get Rs 11 crore each

IPL player retention deadline: Here’s the complete breakdown of LSG’s full retention list ahead of this year’s auction.

Nicholas Pooran will feature for Lucknow Super Giants in the next IPL. | Photo Credit: R V Moorthy / The Hindu

Indian Premier League side Lucknow Super Giants retained five players going into the IPL auction, set to take place later this year.

Nicholas Pooran, Ravi Bishnoi, Mayank Yadav, Ayush Badoni and Mohsin Khan were the players retained by the Super Giants. The side will go into the mega auction with a purse of Rs. 69 crore.

Lucknow Super Giants Players Retained

Nicholas Pooran - Rs 21 crore

Ravi Bishnoi - Rs 11 crore

Mayank Yadav - Rs 11 crore

Ayush Badoni - Rs 4 crore

Mohsin Khan - Rs 4 crore

The auction will take place in November or December, with the BCCI exploring the possibility of holding it overseas, with Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) emerging as the front-runner. Muscat and Doha are also being considered.

The list of players retained by Lucknow Super Giants. | Photo Credit: Team Sportstar

Lucknow Super Giants had a disappointing IPL 2024 campaign, finishing a lowly seventh in the league standings with seven wins and as many losses.

October 31 was the deadline for the 10 IPL franchises to submit their lists of retained players. Each team was allowed to retain up to six players ahead of the 2025 season’s mega auction, with a maximum of five capped players.