Trade talks for Yashasvi Jaiswal between RR and LSG called off ahead of IPL 2027

Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants’ negotiations over a trade for Yashasvi Jaiswal have been called off ahead of the IPL 2027 mini-auction, reports said on November 11, 2026. The proposed move for the 24-year-old opening batter did not progress to a completed deal.

Franchises must submit final retained and released player lists ahead of the IPL 2027 mini-auction, and the last rounds of intra-league trades are underway as teams reshape squads. Lucknow, having traded captain Rishabh Pant for Delhi Capitals’ Kuldeep Yadav for INR 13.50, had identified changes to its batting unit and reportedly pursued Jaiswal as part of that effort.

According to Vikrant Gupta of Sports Tak, Jaiswal is unlikely to join the Super Giants despite LSG having made an offer last month. Gupta reported that “the communication died almost immediately” and added: "Yashasvi Jaiswal’s supposed trade-off between Rajasthan Royals and Lucknow Super Giants looks very difficult now. While the offer was made to LSG last month – as too to many other franchises also – I am told the communication died almost immediately. Unless this turns out as a…"

The breakdown of talks leaves Lucknow with limited trade options and points to the mini-auction as the primary route for any further recruitment, with that auction set to take place in Goa next month. Sources in the report said there was insufficient time for the sides to revive the negotiation before trade deadlines close.

Lucknow’s list of overseas batting options includes Mitchell Marsh, Josh Inglis, Aiden Markram and Nicholas Pooran, while the franchise still needs an Indian batter with international experience, according to the report. The squad’s other domestic batting alternatives cited were Abdul Samad, Akshat Raghuwanshi, Mukul Choudhary, Himmat Singh, Ayush Badoni and Shahbaz Ahmed.

The domestic window of roster moves has seen other high-profile changes, with the biggest trade confirmed recently when Hardik Pandya moved to Punjab Kings in exchange for Arshdeep Singh. The Super Giants will also need to appoint a new captain ahead of IPL 2027 after finishing 10th in IPL 2026 with eight points, while Rajasthan Royals finished fourth in 2026 and lost Qualifier 2 to the Gujarat Titans.

With trade discussions between RR and LSG ended, the Super Giants’ remaining avenues to strengthen their batting line-up are the players available at the upcoming mini-auction in Goa next month.