IPL 2026 Complete Player Retention List - All Teams

IPL 2026 Complete Retention List

Full player retention details for all 10 teams. November 15, 2025 deadline with 173 players retained including 49 overseas stars. Auction scheduled for December 16 in Abu Dhabi.

173

Players Retained

Overseas Players

Teams Involved

Slots Available

📋 Complete Team Squads

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Players: 16 Overseas: 4 Spent: ₹81.60 Cr Remaining: ₹43.40 Cr

Total

Overseas

Spent

₹81.60 Cr

Remaining

₹43.40 Cr

Full Squad (16 Players)

Ruturaj Gaikwad C Batter

Ayush Mhatre Batter

MS Dhoni Wicket-Keeper

Dewald Brevis Batter

Urvil Patel All-Rounder

Shivam Dube All-Rounder

Jamie Overton Overseas

Ramakrishna Ghosh All-Rounder

Noor Ahmad Overseas

Khaleel Ahmed Bowler

Anshul Kamboj Bowler

Gurjapneet Singh Bowler

Shreyas Gopal Bowler

Mukesh Choudhary Bowler

Nathan Ellis Overseas

Sanju Samson (T) Traded

Delhi Capitals (DC)

Players: 17 Overseas: 3 Spent: ₹103.20 Cr Remaining: ₹21.80 Cr

Total

Overseas

Spent

₹103.20 Cr

Remaining

₹21.80 Cr

Full Squad (17 Players)

Axar Patel C All-Rounder

KL Rahul Batter

Abhishek Porel Wicket-Keeper

Tristan Stubbs Overseas

Karun Nair Batter

Sameer Rizvi All-Rounder

Ashutosh Sharma Batter

Vipraj Nigam Batter

Madhav Tiwari Batter

Tripurana Vijay Batter

Ajay Mandal Bowler

Kuldeep Yadav Bowler

Mitchell Starc Overseas

T. Natarajan Bowler

Mukesh Kumar Bowler

Dushmantha Chameera Overseas

Nitish Rana (T) Traded

Gujarat Titans (GT)

Players: 20 Overseas: 4 Spent: ₹112.10 Cr Remaining: ₹12.90 Cr

Total

Overseas

Spent

₹112.10 Cr

Remaining

₹12.90 Cr

Full Squad (20 Players)

Shubman Gill C Batter

Sai Sudharsan Batter

Kumar Kushagra Batter

Anuj Rawat Wicket-Keeper

Jos Buttler Overseas

Nishant Sindhu All-Rounder

Washington Sundar All-Rounder

Arshad Khan Bowler

Shahrukh Khan All-Rounder

Rahul Tewatia All-Rounder

Kagiso Rabada Overseas

Mohammed Siraj Bowler

Prasidh Krishna Bowler

Ishant Sharma Bowler

Gurnoor Singh Brar Bowler

Rashid Khan Overseas

Manav Suthar Bowler

R. Sai Kishore Bowler

Jayant Yadav All-Rounder

Glenn Phillips Overseas

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Players: 12 Overseas: 2 Spent: ₹60.70 Cr Remaining: ₹64.30 Cr

Total

Overseas

Spent

₹60.70 Cr

Remaining

₹64.30 Cr

Full Squad (12 Players)

Ajinkya Rahane Batter

Angkrish Raghuvanshi Batter

Anukul Roy All-Rounder

Harshit Rana Bowler

Manish Pandey Batter

Ramandeep Singh All-Rounder

Rinku Singh Batter

Rovman Powell Overseas

Sunil Narine Overseas

Umran Malik Bowler

Vaibhav Arora Bowler

Varun Chakravarthy Bowler

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Players: 19 Overseas: 4 Spent: ₹102.05 Cr Remaining: ₹22.95 Cr

Total

Overseas

Spent

₹102.05 Cr

Remaining

₹22.95 Cr

Full Squad (19 Players)

Rishabh Pant C Wicket-Keeper

Abdul Samad Batter

Ayush Badoni Batter

Aiden Markram Overseas

Matthew Breetzke Overseas

Himmat Singh Batter

Nicholas Pooran Overseas

Mitchell Marsh Overseas

Shahbaz Ahmed All-Rounder

Arshin Kulkarni All-Rounder

Mayank Yadav Bowler

Avesh Khan Bowler

Mohsin Khan Bowler

Manimaran Siddharth Bowler

Digvesh Rathi Bowler

Prince Yadav Bowler

Akash Singh Bowler

Mohammed Shami (T) Traded

Arjun Tendulkar (T) Traded

Mumbai Indians (MI)

Players: 20 Overseas: 7 Spent: ₹122.25 Cr Remaining: ₹2.75 Cr

Total

Overseas

Spent

₹122.25 Cr

Remaining

₹2.75 Cr

Full Squad (20 Players)

Rohit Sharma C Batter

Hardik Pandya All-Rounder

Jasprit Bumrah Bowler

Suryakumar Yadav Batter

Tilak Varma Batter

Ryan Rickelton Overseas

Shardul Thakur (T) Traded

Sherfane Rutherford (T) Traded

Allah Ghazanfar Overseas

Ashwani Kumar Bowler

Deepak Chahar Bowler

Will Jacks Overseas

Raghu Sharma All-Rounder

Raj Angad Bawa All-Rounder

Robin Minz Wicket-Keeper

Mitchell Santner Overseas

Corbin Bosch Overseas

Naman Dhir Batter

Trent Boult Overseas

Mayank Markande (T) Traded

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Players: 21 Overseas: 6 Spent: ₹113.50 Cr Remaining: ₹11.50 Cr

Total

Overseas

Spent

₹113.50 Cr

Remaining

₹11.50 Cr

Full Squad (21 Players)

Shreyas Iyer C Batter

Prabhsimran Singh Wicket-Keeper

Priyansh Arya Batter

Shashank Singh Batter

Nehal Wadhera Batter

Marcus Stoinis Overseas

Azmatullah Omarzai Overseas

Marco Jansen Overseas

Harpreet Brar All-Rounder

Yuzvendra Chahal Bowler

Arshdeep Singh Bowler

Musheer Khan Batter

Pyala Avinash Bowler

Harnoor Pannu Batter

Suryansh Shedge Batter

Mitchell Owen Overseas

Xavier Bartlett Overseas

Lockie Ferguson Overseas

Vyshak Vijaykumar Bowler

Yash Thakur Bowler

Vishnu Vinod Batter

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Players: 16 Overseas: 7 Spent: ₹108.95 Cr Remaining: ₹16.05 Cr

Total

Overseas

Spent

₹108.95 Cr

Remaining

₹16.05 Cr

Full Squad (16 Players)

Yashasvi Jaiswal Batter

Riyan Parag All-Rounder

Dhruv Jurel Wicket-Keeper

Vaibhav Suryavanshi Batter

Shubham Dubey Batter

Yudhvir Charak Batter

Sandeep Sharma Bowler

Tushar Deshpande Bowler

Ravindra Jadeja (T) Traded

Jofra Archer (T) Traded

Sam Curran (T) Traded

Donovan Ferreira (T) Traded

Kwena Maphaka Overseas

Lhuan-Dre Pretorious Overseas

Nandre Burger Overseas

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

Players: 17 Overseas: 6 Spent: ₹108.60 Cr Remaining: ₹16.40 Cr

Total

Overseas

Spent

₹108.60 Cr

Remaining

₹16.40 Cr

Full Squad (17 Players)

Virat Kohli Batter

Rajat Patidar C Batter

Devdutt Padikkal Batter

Phil Salt Overseas

Jitesh Sharma Wicket-Keeper

Krunal Pandya All-Rounder

Swapnil Singh All-Rounder

Tim David Overseas

Romario Shepherd Overseas

Jacob Bethell Overseas

Josh Hazlewood Overseas

Yash Dayal Bowler

Bhuvneshwar Kumar Bowler

Nuwan Thushara Overseas

Rasikh Dar Bowler

Abhinandan Singh Bowler

Suyash Sharma Bowler

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Players: 15 Overseas: 6 Spent: ₹99.50 Cr Remaining: ₹25.50 Cr

Total

Overseas

Spent

₹99.50 Cr

Remaining

₹25.50 Cr

Full Squad (15 Players)

Pat Cummins C Overseas

Travis Head Overseas

Abhishek Sharma All-Rounder

Aniket Verma Batter

Smaran Ravichandaran Batter

Ishan Kishan Wicket-Keeper

Heinrich Klaasen Overseas

Nitish Kumar Reddy All-Rounder

Harsh Dubey Batter

Kamindu Mendis Overseas

Harshal Patel Bowler

Brydon Carse Overseas

Jaydev Unadkat Bowler

Eshan Malinga Overseas

Zeeshan Ansari All-Rounder

📊 Key Highlights & Analysis

🏆 Highest Spenders

                        Mumbai Indians spent the most at ₹122.25 crore, leaving only ₹2.75 crore remaining—indicating a complete squad build.

💰 Highest Remaining Purse

                        Kolkata Knight Riders have the flexibility advantage with ₹64.30 crore remaining while retaining only 12 players.

👥 Most Retentions

                        Punjab Kings retained the most players (21), while KKR retained the fewest (12), showing strategic diversity.

🌍 International Talent

                        A total of 49 overseas players have been retained across all 10 teams, strengthening the global player base.

📊 Auction Availability

                        ₹237.55 crore combined purse is available to fill 77 remaining player slots in the December 16 auction.

📅 Important Date

                        IPL 2026 auction is scheduled for December 16 at the Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi.

⭐ Notable Released Players in Auction Pool

🏏 Glenn Maxwell - Explosive batter

🏏 Faf Du Plessis - Experienced veteran

🏏 Andre Russell - All-rounder power

🏏 David Miller - Death hitter

🏏 Ravi Bishnoi - Leg-spin specialist

🏏 Joe Root - England star

🏏 Chris Woakes - All-rounder

🏏 Manish Pandey - Middle-order bat

What does ‘Retention’ mean for IPL 2026?

It means franchises keep the players they do not want to put back into the auction pool, ensuring those players remain with the team and cannot be bought by rivals.

How many players could teams retain for this mini-auction?

Since IPL 2026 is a mini-auction, there was no strict limit on the number of retentions. Teams could retain as many players as their salary purse allowed.

When and where is the IPL 2026 Auction taking place?

The IPL 2026 Mini-Auction is scheduled to be held on December 16, 2025, in Abu Dhabi.

Which team has the largest remaining Salary Purse?

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) has the biggest purse remaining (approximately ₹64.3 Cr) after releasing several expensive players.

Which major players did Chennai Super Kings (CSK) retain?

CSK retained core players like MS Dhoni, Captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, and acquired Sanju Samson via a major trade deal.

Which big-name players have been released by their teams?

Significant releases include Venkatesh Iyer (KKR), Andre Russell (KKR), Matheesha Pathirana (CSK), Glenn Maxwell (PBKS), and Yuzvendra Chahal (RR).