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IPL 2026 Retention List: Ahead of the IPL 2026 auction, all 10 teams have finalised their retention and releases on Saturday, November 15. There have been a few surprises witnessed ahead of the upcoming season as all teams gear up to bolster their respective squads before unleashing a thrilling brand of cricket.

Some teams have opted to act early by securing players through trade. Ravindra Jadeja, a three-time title-winner with Chennai Super Kings, has been traded to the Rajasthan Royals in exchange for Indian wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson. Jadeja's association with the five-time champions CSK came to an end after 13 years, as fans were left emotional and gave him a tribute in different ways.

Nitish Rana (DC), Shardul Thakur (MI) and Mohammed Shami (LSG) are other prominent names to have moved teams ahead of the retention deadline. In an interesting turn of events, the Kolkata Knight Riders have released their veteran all-rounder Andre Russell, whereas Glenn Maxwell is also set to be a part of the mini auction after a disappointing performance last season with the Punjab Kings.

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Kolkata Knight Riders have released the most expensive player among the released list, as they have let go of Venkatesh Iyer, who cost them Rs 23.75 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction. The defending IPL champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, have offloaded Liam Livingstone.

Elsewhere, Lucknow Super Giants are leaving out Akash Deep, Ravi Bishnoi from their squad, whereas Gujarat Titans have released South African pacer Gerald Coetzee.

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IPL 2026 Retention: Full List Of Retained Players By Teams Ahead Of Auction

Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, M.S. Dhoni, Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis.

Delhi Capitals: Axar Patel (c), KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Ajay Mandal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, T. Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera.

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Varun Chakravarthy, Luvnith Sisodia, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramandeep Singh, Ankul Roy, Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Spencer Johnson

Mumbai Indians: Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ryan Rickleton, Robin Minz, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Naman Dhir, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Allah Ghafanzar, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks

Rajasthan Royals: Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kunal Rathore, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Jofra Archer, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Nandre Burger

Lucknow Super Giants: Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Rishabh Pant (c), Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Akash Singh.

Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill (c), 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, and Jayant Yadav.

Punjab Kings: Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyala Avinash, Harnoor Pannu, Suryansh Shedge, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam, Abhinandan Singh, and Suyash Sharma.

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Pat Cummins (c), 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.


IPL 2026 Retention: Full List Of Released Players By Teams Ahead Of Auction

Chennai Super Kings: Rahul Tripathi, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddarth, Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Shaik Rasheed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Matheesha Pathirana

Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sediqullah Atal, Manvanth Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Darshan Nalkande

Kolkata Knight Riders: Venkatesh Iyer, Anrich Nortje, Quinton de Kock, Spencer Johnson, Moeen Ali, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Andre Russell, Luvnith Sisodia, Chetan Sakariya

Mumbai Indians: Satyanarayana Raju, Reece Topley, KL Shrijith, Karn Sharma, Bevon Jacobs, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Lizaad Williams, Vignesh Puthur

Rajasthan Royals: Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Kunal Singh Rathore, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akash Madhwal, Ashok Sharma, Kumar Kartikeya

Lucknow Super Giants: Akash Deep, Ravi Bishnoi, Aryan Juyal, David Miller, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shamar Joseph

Gujarat Titans: Gerald Coetzee, Karim Janat, Mahipal Lomror, Kulwant Khejroliya, Dasun Shanaka

Punjab Kings: Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Praveen Dubey, Kuldeep Sen

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Mayank Agarwal, Swastik Chhikara, Mayank Agarwal, Tim Seifert, Liam Livingstone, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi, Blessing Muzarabani, Mohit Rathee

Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhinav Manohar, Atharva Taide, Sachin Baby, Wiaan Mulder, Simarjeet Singh, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa



Complete List Of IPL Trades So Far:

Sanju Samson: Rajasthan Royals To CSK (18 Cr)

Ravindra Jadeja: Chennai Super Kings To RR (14 Cr)

Sam Curran: Chennai Super Kings To RR (2.4 Cr)

Shardul Thakur: Lucknow Super Giants To Mumbai Indians (2 Cr)

Sherfane Rutherford: Gujarat Titans To Mumbai Indians (2.6 Cr)

Arjun Tendulkar: Mumbai Indians To Lucknow Super Giants (30 Lakh)

Mohammed Shami: Sunrisers Hyderabad To Lucknow Super Giants (10 Cr)

Mayank Markande: Kolkata Knight Riders To Mumbai Indians (30 lakh)

Nitish Rana: Rajasthan Royals To Delhi Capitals (4.2 Cr)

Donovan Ferreira: Delhi Capitals To Rajasthan Royals (1 Cr)

 

IPL 2025 Retention: Slots Left And Remaining Purse For All Teams Ahead Of Auction

Chennai Super Kings (Rs 43.4 crore remaining) : 9 slots left

Delhi Capitals (Rs 21.8 crore remaining): 8 slots left

Kolkata Knight Riders (Rs 64.3 crore remaining): 13 slots left

Mumbai Indians (Rs 2.75 crore remaining): 5 slots left

Rajasthan Royals (Rs 16.05 crore remaining): 9 slots left

Lucknow Super Giants (Rs 22.95 crore remaining): 6 slots left

Gujarat Titans (Rs 12.9 crore remaining): 5 slots left

Punjab Kings (Rs 11.5 crore remaining): 4 slots left

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Rs 16.4 crore remaining): 8 slots left

Sunrisers Hyderabad (Rs 25.5 crore remaining): 10 slots left


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