India, May 23 -- Arjun Tendulkar's long wait at Lucknow Super Giants finally ended on Saturday as the left-arm pacer was named in the XI for the IPL 2026 match against Punjab Kings at the Ekana Stadium.

The selection came in LSG's final league match of a failed season, but the timing gave the story extra bite. Lucknow are already out of the playoff race. Punjab Kings, though, enter the match under pressure, needing a win to keep their qualification hopes alive.

Rishabh Pant confirmed the development during the toss. When asked about the team changes, he said, "Arjun (Tendulkar) and Arshin (Kulkarni) come in, since Mitch (Mitchell Marsh) went home."

Arjun had joined LSG ahead of IPL 2026 after being traded from the Mumbai Indians for Rs...