Lucknow Super Giants rope in George Linde as Hasaranga replacement

Lucknow Super Giants have signed South African all-rounder George Linde as a replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga, who was ruled out of IPL 2026 due to injury. Linde, with vast T20 experience, joins LSG at his reserve price of Rs 1 crore

Hyderabad: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have signed Protea all-rounder George Linde as a replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga, who has been ruled out of the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.

Hasaranga was signed by LSG for Rs 2 crore at the auction but has been sidelined due to a hamstring injury he sustained in Sri Lanka’s opening game of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026.

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Linde, a left-handed batting all-rounder who bowls slow left-arm orthodox, has represented South Africa in 3 Tests, 4 ODIs and 37 T20Is. In T20Is, Linde has scored 403 runs and picked up 35 wickets. He brings extensive experience in the shortest format, having played 250 T20 matches.

This will be his maiden stint in the TATA IPL. He will join LSG at his reserve price of Rs 1 crore.