All IPL franchises are working hard on their squad planning right now. The IPL 2026 retained and released players list deadline arrives on November 15. Teams must submit everything to BCCI before that date passes. The mega auction happens around December 15-16 in Abu Dhabi probably.
IPL 2026 Retention Rules and Regulations
This season allows teams to keep unlimited names from their current squads. That’s different from previous years when limits existed for keeping cricketers. But the salary cap stays fixed at INR 120 crore total. Each franchise can have a maximum of 25 players in its final roster.
The trading window opened on June 4, right after IPL 2025 ended. Teams can swap until one week before the auction. Some massive trades are already being discussed between franchises currently.
All 10 Teams List Here
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Retained Players:
- Rajat Patidar
- Virat Kohli
- Phil Salt
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Jitesh Sharma
- Tim David
- Romario Shepherd
- Jacob Bethell
- Krunal Pandya
- Josh Hazlewood
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Nuwan Thushara
- Suyash Sharma
- Swapnil SIngh
- Rasikh Salam
- Abhinandan Singh
Released Players:
- Swastik Chikara
- Mayank Agarwal
- Tim Seifert
- Liam Livingstone
- Manoj Bhandage
- Lungi Ngidi
- Blessing Muzarabani
- Mohit Rathee
Punjab Kings
Retained Players:
- Shreyas Iyer
- Yuzvendra Chahal
- Arshdeep Singh
- Nehal Wadhera
- Shashank Singh
- Vijaykumar Vyshak
- Yash Thakur
- Marcus Stoinis
- Harpreet Brar
- Marco Jansen
- Xavier Bartlett
- Pyla Avinash
- Suryansh Shedge
- Priyansh Arya
- Prabhsimran Singh
- Azmatullah Omarzai
- Lockie Ferguson
- Mitchell Owen
- Musheer Khan
- Harnoor Singh
- Vishnu Vinod
Released Players:
- Kyle Jamieson
- Josh Inglis
- Aaron Hardie
- Glenn Maxwell
- Praveen Dubey
- Kuldeep Sen
Mumbai Indians
Retained Players:
- Rohit Sharma
- Hardik Pandya
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Tilak Varma
- Trent Boult
- Mitchell Santner
- Shardul Thakur
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Mayank Markande
- Will Jacks
- Robin Minz
- Naman Dhir
- Allah Ghazanfar
- Ryan Rickelton
- Ashwani Kumar
Released Players:
- Reece Topley
- Krishnan Shrijith
- Satyanarayana Raju
- Bevon Jacobs
- Arjun Tendulkar
- Lizaad Williams
- Raj Bawa
- Karn Sharma
- Vignesh Puthur
Chennai Super Kings
Retained Players:
- MS Dhoni
- Ruturaj Gaikwad
- Sanju Samson
- Ayush Mhatre
- Dewald Brevis
- Ramakrishna Ghosh
- Shivam Dube
- Urvil Patel
- Anshul Kamboj
- Khaleel Ahmed
- Mukesh Choudhary
- Nathan Ellis
- Noor Ahmad
- Shreyas Gopal
- Jamie Overton
- Gurjapneet Singh
Released Players:
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Sam Curran
- Rahul Tripathi
- Vijay Shankar
- Kamlesh Nagarkoti
- Rachin Ravindra
- Devon Conway
- Deepak Hooda
- Ravichandran Ashwin
- Andre Siddharth
- Shaik Rasheed
- Vansh Bedi
- Matheesha Pathirana
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Retained Players:
- Pat Cummins
- Travis Head
- Abhishek Sharma
- Aniket Verma
- R. Smaran
- Ishan Kishan
- Heinrich Klaasen
- Nitish Kumar Reddy
- Harsh Dubey
- Kamindu Mendis
- Harshal Patel
- Brydon Carse
- Jaydev Unadkat
- Eshan Malinga
- Zeeshan Ansari
Released Players:
- Mohammed Shami
- Adam Zampa
- Rahul Chahar
- Wiaan Mulder
- Abhinav Manohar
- Atharva Taide
- Sachin Baby
- Simarjeet Singh
Kolkata Knight Riders
Retained Players:
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Rinku Singh
- Angrish Raghuvanshi
- Rovman Powell
- Manish Pandey
- Sunil Narine
- Ramandeep Singh
- Anukul Roy
- Varun Chakaravarthy
- Harshit Rana
- Vaibhav Arora
- Umran Malik
Released Players:
- Andre Russell
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Quinton de Kock
- Moeen Ali
- Anrich Nortje
- Mayank Markande
- Spencer Johnson
- Chetan Sakariya
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Luvnit Sisodia
Delhi Capitals
Retained Players:
- Axar Patel
- KL Rahul
- Abishek Porel
- Tristan Stubbs
- Karun Nair
- Nitish Rana
- Sameer Rizvi
- Ashutosh Sharma
- Vipraj Nigam
- Madhav Tiwari
- Tripurana Vijay
- Ajay Mandal
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mitchell Starc
- T. Natarajan
- Mukesh Kumar
- Dushmantha Chameera
Released Players:
- Faf du Plessis
- Jake Fraser-McGurk
- Donovan Ferreria
- Sediqullah Atal
- Manvanth Kumar
- Mohit Sharma
- Darshan Nalkande
Rajasthan Royals
Retained Players:
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Sam Curran
- Yashasvi Jaiswal
- Vaibhav Suryavanshi
- Dhruv Jurel
- Riyan Parag
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Shubham Dubey
- Yudhvir Singh
- Jofra Archer
- Tushar Deshpande
- Sandeep Sharma
- Kwena Maphaka
Released Players:
- Sanju Samson
- Nitish Rana
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
- Akash Madhwal
- Kumar Kartikeya
- Kunal Rathore
- Ashok Sharma
Gujarat Titans
Retained Players:
- Shubman Gill
- Sai Sudharsan
- Kumar Kushagra
- Anuj Rawat
- Jos Buttler
- Nishant Sindhu
- Washington Sundar
- Arshad Khan
- Shahrukh Khan
- Rahul Tewatia
- Kagiso Rabada
- Mohammed Siraj
- Prasidh Krishna
- Ishant Sharma
- Gurnoor Singh Brar
- Rashid Khan
- Manav Suthar
- Sai Kishore
- Jayant Yadav
Released Players:
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Mahipal Lomror
- Karim Janat
- Dasun Shanaka
- Gerald Coetzee
- Kulwant Khejroliya
Lucknow Super Giants
Retained Players:
- Abdul Samad
- Ayush Badoni
- Aiden Markram
- Matthew Breetzke
- Mohammed Shami
- Arjun Tendulkar
- Himmat Singh
- Rishabh Pant
- Nicholas Pooran
- Mitchell Marsh
- Shahbaz Ahmed
- Arshin Kulkarni
- Mayank Yadav
- Avesh Khan
- Mohsin Khan
- Manimaran Siddharth
- Digvesh Rathi
- Prince Yadav
- Akash Singh
Released Players:
- Aryan Juyal
- David Miller
- Yuvraj Chaudhary
- Rajvardhan Hangargekar
- Akash Deep
- Ravi Bishnoi
- Shamar Joseph
- Shardul Thakur
Big Names in IPL’s Buzzing List
Sanju Samson might move from the Rajasthan Royals to the Chennai Super Kings. Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran could go to RR in exchange. That’s one of the biggest trades being finalized for next season.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their first trophy last season finally. They’ll keep most from that championship-winning squad intact. Other teams are making tougher calls about which champion stays back.
Mumbai Indians, Kolkata Knight Riders, and Delhi Capitals are rebuilding too. Their retained and released players lists will surely shock many fans.
How Player Trading Works for IPL 2026
Teams can trade in multiple ways before the auction. Same-price swaps happen most commonly between franchises wanting fresh faces. Different-price trades need cash adjustments added to balance everything out.
All-cash deals let teams buy directly from other franchises. These cricketers then enter the auction pool for everyone. IPL 2026 promises exciting squad changes across all ten teams soon.
