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The three players that the Lucknow Super Giants could very likely retain ahead of the IPL mini auction are fascinating, fantastic and popular. It's a bit like the team they themselves represent in a way that their charisma mirrors the personality or one could say, bears the identity of the famed IPL franchise itself. As a matter of fact, with the IPL mini auction for the 2026 season already being the key buzz, the focus on player retention and purse size seems to be at an all-time high. Therefore with such boundless enthusiasm already building around the famous IPL format, it is about time we delve into the three players LSG could likely retain ahead of IPL 2026 mini auction.
3 Players LSG is likely to retain ahead of IPL 2026 auction
Mitchell Marsh
One of the things that Rishabh Pant would want to think about when it comes to the IPL auction is whether to have Mitch Marsh with him or not and the latter, truth be told, would be the unwisest thing that the LSG team could do, if at all.
An attacking, aggressive batter and a fine athlete, Marsh is one of the key players for the spirited LSG team and a batting bulldozer when he gets going. He is among the most freely stroking batters out there and most importantly, someone who already feels at home when he plays with the Lucknow team.
Aiden Markram
The great timer of the white-ball, the ever-graceful Aiden Markram, is in no uncertain terms, the best batter of the side or very likely, among the best in the core unit, alongside Rishabh Pant and Nicky P!
Should the man with no fewer than 1440 IPL runs, a strike rate north of 134 and 10 fifties against his name - stay back with LSG? Why not and highly likely!
Nicholas Pooran
The man whose batting craft epitomizes the phrase that for as long as you believe in yourself and your craft, runs can simply swing by. Just that in the Trinidadian's case, they come to haunt bowlers with a great looking bat swing. Then, never mind the multiple rows into the stands from which one goes to fetch the ball back - right?
Former West Indies ODI captain, and currently LSG's most destructive batter, Pooran could - and if it comes true - should stay back with his team. For starters, he's made several runs and with epic nonchalance for the team. And secondly, Pant would want to stick with someone who did make very useful and vital runs at an international T20 level for his nation before he, much too suddenly, abdicated not just the captain's throne but the team on the whole! Gladly, the 30-year-old Lara and Bravo admirer is still with Lucknow and bats with rich aplomb!
