Preparations for IPL 2026 are now in full swing. All franchises are preparing their teams for the new season.
The BCCI has clearly stated that this time there will not be a “mega auction,” but rather a mini auction, in which each team will be able to make changes according to its budget and needs.
IPL Teams Retention List 2026
| Team | Probable Retained Players |
|---|---|
| 1. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) | 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 |
| 2. Mumbai Indians (MI) | 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 |
| 3. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) | 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 Devon Conway Jamie Overton Gurjapneet Singh |
| 4. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | Ajinkya Rahane Rinku Singh Angrish Raghuvanshi Rovman Powell Manish Pandey Sunil Narine Ramandeep Singh Anukul Roy Varun Chakaravarthy Harshit Rana Vaibhav Arora Umran Malik |
| 5. Rajasthan Royals (RR) | 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 |
| 6. Gujarat Titans (GT) | 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 |
| 7. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) | Abdul Samad Ayush Badoni Aiden Markram Matthew Breetzke 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 |
| 8. Delhi Capitals (DC) | Axar Patel 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 |
| 9. Punjab Kings (PBKS) | 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 |
| 10. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) | 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 |
IPL 2026 Retention Rules and Deadline
Each franchise must submit its retention list by November 15, 2025. This means that fans will find out this week whether their favorite player will play for the same team next season.
The format has changed slightly this time; any team can retain as many players as they wish, but must remain within the squad limit and budget cap.
IPL 2026: What strategy did each team adopt?
Teams like RCB and MI are not making many changes as their core group is strong. Meanwhile, CSK and Punjab Kings are looking to shed some old faces and start afresh.
Delhi Capitals and Lucknow Super Giants are focusing on young players, while Gujarat Titans and SRH are retaining their bowling units.
