The wait for the IPL 2026 Retention List is finally over. All 10 franchises have submitted their final retained and released players list ahead of the IPL 2026 mini auction, scheduled for December 13–15 in Abu Dhabi.
This year’s retention window witnessed massive twists, bold decisions, unexpected releases, and historic trades. The biggest headline came from Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals as Sanjju Samson joined CSK, while Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran moved to RR in the biggest IPL trade in history.
With all franchises reshaping their squads and freeing purse value for the auction, here is the complete, updated and exact IPL 2026 team-wise retention and release list, including purse remaining and slots left.
IPL 2026 Retention List: Full Retained & Released Players
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Retained Players:
Ruturaj Gaikwad, Dewald Brevis, Ayush Mhathre, MS Dhoni, Urvil Patel, Sanju Samson (Trade), Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjanpreet Singh, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary
Released Players:
Rahul Tripathi, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddharth, Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda, Matheesha Pathirana, Vijay Shankar, Shaik Rasheed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Sam Curran (Trade), Ravindra Jadeja (Trade)
Purse Remaining: ₹43.4 Cr
Slots Available: 9
Delhi Capitals (DC)
Retained Players:
Tristan Stubbs, Sameer Rizvi, Karun Nair, Nitish Rana (Trade), KL Rahul, Abhishek Porel, Axar Patel (Captain), Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Vicky Ostwal, Ajay Mandal, Tripurana Vijay, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera, T Natarajan
Released Players:
Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Donovan Ferreira (Trade), Sadikullah Atal, Manvanth Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Darshan Nalkande
Purse Remaining: ₹21.18 Cr
Slots Available: —
Mumbai Indians (MI)
Retained Players:
Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ryan Rickelton, Robin Minz, Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Shardul Thakur (Trade), Raj Angad Bawa, Sherfane Rutherford (Trade), Ashwani Kumar, Raghu Sharma, Allah Ghazanfar, Mayank Markande
Released Players:
Satyanarayana Raju, Reece Topley, KL Shrijit, Arjun Tendulkar (Trade), Karn Sharma, Bevan Jacobs, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Lizard Williams, Vignesh Puthur
Purse Remaining: ₹2.75 Cr
Slots Available: 5
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Retained Players:
Rajat Patidar, 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, Suyash Sharma
Released Players:
Swastik Chikara, Mayank Agarwal, Tim Seifert, Liam Livingstone, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi, Blessing Muzarabani, Mohit Rathe
Purse Remaining: ₹16.40 Cr
Slots Available: 17
Gujarat Titans (GT)
Retained Players:
Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, 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 (Trade), Mahipal Lomror, Karim Janat, Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee, Kulwant Khejroliya
Purse Remaining: ₹12.9 Cr
Slots Available: 19
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
Retained Players:
Shreyas Iyer, Nehal Wadhera, Shashank Singh, Priyansh Arya, P Avinash, Harnur Pannu, Harpreet Brar, Musheer Khan, Prabhsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod, Marcus Stoinis, Marco Jansen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Yuzvendra Chahal, Suyash Shedge, Mitchell Owen, Arshdeep Singh, Vishyuk Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson
Released Players:
Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Kuldeep Sen, Praveen Dubey
Purse Remaining: ₹11.4 Cr
Slots Available: 21
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
Retained Players:
Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, R Samaran, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Brydon Carse, Pat Cummins, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari
Released Players:
Abhinav Manohar, Atharva Taide, Sachin Baby, Wiaan Mulder, Simarjit Singh, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Mohammed Shami (Trade)
Purse Remaining: ₹25.50 Cr
Slots Available: 15
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
Retained Players:
Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shimron Hetmyer, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Shubham Dubey, Luan D Pretorius, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Ravindra Jadeja (Trade), D Ferreira, Jofra Archer, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma, Yudhvir Singh, Kwena Maphaka, Nandre Burger
Released Players:
Kunal Singh Rathore, Nitish Rana, Sanju Samson (Trade), Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Akash Madhwal, Ashok Sharma, Kumar Kartikeya
Purse Remaining: ₹16.05 Cr
Slots Available: 16
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Retained Players:
Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Umran Malik
Released Players:
Lavnith Sisodia, Andre Russell, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Moeen Ali, Venkatesh Iyer, Mayank Markande (Trade), Chetan Sakariya, Anrich Nortje, Spencer Johnson
Purse Remaining: ₹64.3 Cr
Slots Available: 12
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Retained Players:
Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Rishabh Pant, M Siddharth, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Mohammed Shami (Trade), Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Digvijay Rathi, Prince Yadav, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar (Trade)
Released Players:
Aryan Juyal, David Miller, Virat Choudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shardul Thakur (Trade), Akash Deep, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph
Purse Remaining: ₹22.95 Cr
Slots Available: 19
With the retention lists locked and purse values finalised, all 10 franchises now move their focus to the IPL 2026 mini auction, which promises fierce bidding battles and game-changing signings.
This year’s retention phase delivered historic trades, surprising releases, and strategic rebuilding, setting the stage for a thrilling IPL 2026 season.
