# Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga ruled out with persistent hamstring injury.

*business · news · 2026-04-10 · India Today*

## Key points

- LSG have replaced Wanindu Hasaranga with George Linde for IPL 2026 due to injury.
- Hasaranga has not applied for a No Objection Certificate from Sri Lanka Cricket, complicating his IPL participation.
- George Linde joins LSG at his reserve price of Rs 1 crore for his first IPL stint.
- Linde has played 250 T20 matches globally, including 37 T20 Internationals for South Africa.

**Companies:** Lucknow Super Giants
**Countries:** Sri Lanka, South Africa, India, United States

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