Lucknow Super Giants bought Naman Tiwari For Rs 1 crore in the IPL 2026 auction in Abu Dhabi. Having entered at a base price of Rs 30 lakh, there were a total of 15 bids for Tiwari before he was included by LSG.
Delhi Capitals started off by showing interest twice before retreating. Then came LSG, joining Rajasthan Royals in a bid to pick up a left-arm fast bowler. Tiwary was among the long list of uncapped Indian players to have crossed the Rs 1 crore mark.
Tiwary took 12 wickets at an economy rate of 5.17 in six matches at the 2024 U19 World Cup, becoming India's second leading wicket-taker after left-arm spinner Soumya Pandey.
Tiwary's most recent cricket assignment was for Noida Super Kings in the 2025 Uttar Pradesh Premier League. His performance was impressive throughout the tournament and he took 19 wickets in 10 matches at an economy of 8.20.
lsg There was a total of Rs 22.95 crore to be spent before the auction, with six slots to be filled, including a maximum of four overseas vacancies. They added three foreign players: Josh Inglis (Rs 8.6 crore), Wanindu Hasaranga (Rs 2 crore) and Anrich Nortje (Rs 2 crore). Apart from Tiwary, Akshat Raghuvanshi and Mukul Chaudhary were the other uncapped players selected by the franchise.
Talking about the IPL history of the Super Giants, they managed to reach the playoffs on both occasions in 2022 and 2023; His first two seasons in the cash-rich league. However, the last few editions have not lived up to expectations. LSG remained in seventh place in 2024 and 2025. With the team in fine tuning, the Sanjiv Goenka-led side will aim to perform better in the 19th edition of the IPL.
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