Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL): The IPL hype has officially started, and fans can’t wait for the big auction. But before that happens, it’s important to know which players each team has retained. Every team has brought in its key players, and a few important players have been let release. Now everyone is waiting for the mega auction, where we’ll see fresh teams, new talent, and some very smart offerings. So let check out here Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL) – Teams, Retentions, Budget & Full Details.
This time, the auction will be a surprise for fans because every team owner is attempting to get the greatest and strongest players so they can stay with the team for a long period. CSK started a fresh phase by letting go of a number of experienced players. RCB, on the other hand, has stated that they will build their team around their star player, Virat Kohli.
Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL) Teams, Budget and remain Budget
No.
Team
Budget
Remaining
1
Kolkata Knight Riders
125 cr
64.3 cr
2
Chennai Super Kings
125 cr
43.4 cr
3
Sunrisers Hyderabad
125 cr
25.5 cr
4
Delhi Capitals
125 cr
21.8 cr
5
Lucknow Super Giants
125 cr
22.9 cr
6
Rajasthan Royals
125 cr
16.05 cr
7
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
125 cr
16.40 cr
8
Punjab Kings
125 cr
11.50 cr
9
Gujarat Titans
125 cr
12.9 cr
10
Mumbai Indians
125 cr
2.75 cr
1. Mumbai Indians (MI) – Retained Players 2026
In this season Mumbai Indians have kept their strongest players, but they have made some major and decision releases. The team is working on finding a good balance, where a mix of strong young players from India and big-name players from other countries might help MI get back into the title pursuit. MI retained a total of 20 players this season: 7 players from overseas and 23 players from India.
Retained Players List
No.
Player
Price
Status
Role
Country
1
Jasprit Bumrah
Rs. 18 Cr
Retained
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
2
Suryakumar Yadav
Rs. 16.35 Cr
Retained
Batsman
🇮🇳 India
3
Hardik Pandya
Rs. 16.35 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
🇮🇳 India
4
Rohit Sharma
Rs. 16.30 Cr
Retained
Batsman
🇮🇳 India
5
Trent Boult
Rs. 12.50 Cr
Retained
Bowler
🇳🇿 New Zealand
6
Deepak Chahar
Rs. 9.25 Cr
Retained
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
7
Tilak Varma
Rs. 8 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
🇮🇳 India
8
Naman Dhir
Rs. 5.25 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
🇮🇳 India
9
Will Jacks
Rs. 5.25 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
🇬🇧 England
10
Allah Ghazanfar
Rs. 4.80 Cr
Retained
Bowler
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
11
Sherfane Rutherford
Rs. 2.60 Cr
Trade (from GT)
All-Rounder
🇯🇲 West Indies
12
Mitchell Santner
Rs. 2 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
🇳🇿 New Zealand
13
Shardul Thakur
Rs. 2 Cr
Trade (from LSG)
All-Rounder
🇮🇳 India
14
Ryan Rickelton
Rs. 1 Cr
Retained
Batsman
🇿🇦 South Africa
15
Robin Minz
Rs. 65 L
Retained
Wicket-Keeper
🇮🇳 India
16
Raj Bawa
Rs. 30 L
Retained
All-Rounder
🇮🇳 India
17
Ashwani Kumar
Rs. 30 L
Retained
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
18
Raghu Sharma
Rs. 30 L
Retained
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
19
Mayank Markande
Rs. 30 L
Trade (from KKR)
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
20
Corbin Bosch
Rs. 0
Retained
All-Rounder
🇿🇦 South Africa
Released Players List
No.
Player Name
Role
Country
1
Arjun Tendulkar
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
2
Satyanarayana Raju
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
3
Reece Topley*
Bowler
🇬🇧 England
4
KL Shrijith
Wicket-Keeper
🇮🇳 India
5
Karn Sharma
All-Rounder
🇮🇳 India
6
Bevon Jacobs*
All-Rounder
🇿🇦 South Africa
7
Mujeeb-ur-Rahman*
Bowler
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
8
Lizaad Williams*
Bowler
🇿🇦 South Africa
9
Vignesh Puthur
Batter
🇮🇳 India
MI 2026 Purse & Budget
Previous Purse: ₹125 crore
Spent on Retained Players: ₹122.25 crore
Remaining for Auction 2026:₹2.75 crore
2. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – Retained Players 2026
CSK has once again continued with its standard format of experience and reliability. The squad has kept its core solid by making skilled actions and keeping only a few key players. CSK’s main goals in 2026 will be to find stable all-rounders who can win matches. This season, CSK kept 16 players: 4 from other countries and 12 from India.
Delhi Capitals have made several strategic changes this season, with trades and focused retentions playing a big role. The mix of young Indian talent and experienced overseas stars gives DC a strong chance to make a comeback in 2026. DC retained a total of 17 players this season: 3 players from overseas and 14 players from India.
Retained Players List
No.
Player
Price
Status
Role
Country
1
Axar Patel
Rs. 16.50 Cr
Retained
All Rounder
🇮🇳 India
2
KL Rahul
Rs. 14.00 Cr
Retained
Wicket Keeper
🇮🇳 India
3
Kuldeep Yadav
Rs. 13.25 Cr
Retained
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
4
Mitchell Starc
Rs. 11.75 Cr
Retained
Bowler
🇦🇺 Australia
5
T. Natarajan
Rs. 10.75 Cr
Retained
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
6
Tristan Stubbs
Rs. 10.00 Cr
Retained
Wicket Keeper
🇿🇦 South Africa
7
Mukesh Kumar
Rs. 8.00 Cr
Retained
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
8
Nitish Rana
Rs. 4.20 Cr
Trade In (from RR)
All Rounder
🇮🇳 India
9
Abishek Porel
Rs. 4.00 Cr
Retained
Wicket Keeper
🇮🇳 India
10
Ashutosh Sharma
Rs. 3.80 Cr
Retained
All Rounder
🇮🇳 India
11
Sameer Rizvi
Rs. 95 L
Retained
All Rounder
🇮🇳 India
12
Dushmantha Chameera
Rs. 75 L
Retained
Bowler
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
13
Karun Nair
Rs. 50 L
Retained
Batter
🇮🇳 India
14
Vipraj Nigam
Rs. 50 L
Retained
All Rounder
🇮🇳 India
15
Madhav Tiwari
Rs. 40 L
Retained
All Rounder
🇮🇳 India
16
Ajay Mandal
Rs. 30 L
Retained
All Rounder
🇮🇳 India
17
Tripurana Vijay
Rs. 30 L
Retained
All Rounder
🇮🇳 India
Released Players List
No.
Player Name
Role
Country
1
Donovan Ferreira*
All-Rounder
🇿🇦 South Africa
2
Faf du Plessis*
Batter
🇿🇦 South Africa
3
Jake Fraser-McGurk*
Batter
🇦🇺 Australia
4
Sediqullah Atal*
All-Rounder
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
5
Manvanth Kumar
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
6
Mohit Sharma
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
7
Darshan Nalkande
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
DC 2026 Purse & Budget
Previous Purse: ₹125 crore
Spent on Retained Players: ₹102.8 crore
Remaining for Auction 2026: ₹21.8 crore
4. Gujarat Titans (GT) – Retained Players 2026
Gujarat Titans have gone into rebuild mode for the 2026 IPL. By focusing on young talents, quality all-rounders, and impactful bowlers, the team has taken a fresh approach. GT will enter this season with a balanced and competitive lineup. GT total retained 20 players, including 4 overseas and 14 Indian players.
Before the 2026 IPL, KKR made a number of smart moves, mainly focused on getting good overseas all-rounders and spinners. After some big deals, their team is even better than it was before. This season, too, KKR will be a dangerous but hard to predict team. KKR kept a total of 12 players, 2 from outside India and 10 from India.
Andre Russell As Power Coach Latest News
Andre Russell was released by Kolkata Knight Riders, and after that, he officially announced his retirement from the IPL. Seeing his loyalty, Kolkata Knight Riders appointed him as the KKR Power Coach, and this is the first time something like this has happened in IPL history.
Retained Players List
No.
Player
Price
Status
Role
Country
1
Rinku Singh
₹13 Cr
Retained
Batsman
India 🇮🇳
2
Sunil Narine
₹12 Cr
Retained
Bowler
West Indies 🇯🇲
3
Varun Chakaravarthy
₹12 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
4
Harshit Rana
₹4 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
5
Ramandeep Singh
₹4 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
6
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
₹3 Cr
Retained
Batsman
India 🇮🇳
7
Vaibhav Arora
₹1.80 Cr
Retained
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
8
Rovman Powell
₹1.50 Cr
Retained
Batsman
West Indies 🇯🇲
9
Ajinkya Rahane
₹1.50 Cr
Retained
Batsman
India 🇮🇳
10
Manish Pandey
₹75 Lakhs
Retained
Batsman
India 🇮🇳
11
Umran Malik
₹75 Lakhs
Retained
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
12
Anukul Roy
₹40 Lakhs
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
Released Players List
No.
Player Name
Role
Country
1
Mayank Markande
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
2
Andre Russell*(retired)
All-Rounder
🇯🇲 West Indies
3
Venkatesh Iyer
All-Rounder
🇮🇳 India
4
Quinton de Kock*
Wicket-Keeper
🇿🇦 South Africa
5
Anrich Nortje*
Bowler
🇿🇦 South Africa
6
Luvnith Sisodia
Wicket-Keeper
🇮🇳 India
7
Rahmanullah Gurbaz*
Wicket-Keeper
🇦🇫 Afghanistan
8
Moeen Ali*
All-Rounder
🇬🇧 England
9
Chetan Sakariya
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
10
Spencer Johnson*
Bowler
🇦🇺 Australia
KKR 2026 Purse & Budget
Previous Purse: ₹ 125 crore
Spent on Retained Players: ₹60.7 crore
Remaining for Auction 2026: ₹64.3 crore
6. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) – Retained Players 2026
This season, LSG has worked on making smart deals and long-term plans. In order to improve their fast bowling and ending, they made new picks and powerful releases. For 2026, the squad makeup looks pretty even. LSG kept a total of 19 players, with 4 from outside India and 15 from India.
Retained Players List
No.
Player
Price
Status
Role
Country
1
Rishabh Pant
₹27 Cr
Retained
Wicket-Keeper
India 🇮🇳
2
Nicholas Pooran
₹21 Cr
Retained
Wicket-Keeper
West Indies 🇯🇲
3
Mayank Yadav
₹11 Cr
Retained
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
4
Mohammed Shami
₹10 Cr
Trade In (SRH)
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
5
Avesh Khan
₹9.75 Cr
Retained
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
6
Abdul Samad
₹4.20 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
7
Mohsin Khan
₹4 Cr
Retained
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
8
Ayush Badoni
₹4 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
9
Mitchell Marsh
₹3.40 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
Australia 🇦🇺
10
Shahbaz Ahamad
₹2.40 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
11
Aiden Markram
₹2 Cr
Retained
Batsman
South Africa 🇿🇦
12
M. Siddharth
₹75 Lakhs
Retained
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
13
Matthew Breetzke
₹75 Lakhs
Retained
Batsman
South Africa 🇿🇦
14
Himmat Singh
₹30 Lakhs
Retained
Batsman
India 🇮🇳
15
Arjun Tendulkar
₹30 Lakhs
Trade In (MI)
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
16
Digvesh Singh
₹30 Lakhs
Retained
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
17
Arshin Kulkarni
₹30 Lakhs
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
18
Akash Singh
₹30 Lakhs
Retained
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
19
Prince Yadav
₹30 Lakhs
Retained
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
Released Players List
No.
Player Name
Role
Country
1
Shardul Thakur
All-Rounder
🇮🇳 India
2
David Miller*
Batsman
🇿🇦 South Africa
3
Aryan Juyal
Wicket-Keeper
🇮🇳 India
4
Yuvraj Chaudhary
All-Rounder
🇮🇳 India
5
Rajvardhan Hangargekar
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
6
Akash Deep
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
7
Ravi Bishnoi
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
LSG 2026 Purse & Budget
Previous Purse: ₹ 125 crore
Spent on Retained Players: ₹102.05 crore
Remaining for Auction 2026: ₹22.90 crore
7. Punjab Kings (PBKS) – Retained Players 2026
This season, the Punjab Kings retained the maximum number of players based on their performance from last season, while also releasing some players, such as Glenn Maxwell, due to his poor form. PBKS totally retained 21 players, including 6 players overseas and 15 from India.
Retained Players List
No.
Player
Price
Status
Role
Country
1
Shreyas Iyer
₹26.75 Cr
Retained
Batsman
India 🇮🇳
2
Arshdeep Singh
₹18 Cr
Retained
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
3
Yuzvendra Chahal
₹18 Cr
Retained
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
4
Marcus Stoinis
₹11 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
Australia 🇦🇺
5
Marco Jansen
₹7 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
South Africa 🇿🇦
6
Shashank Singh
₹5.50 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
7
Nehal Wadhera
₹4.20 Cr
Retained
Batsman
India 🇮🇳
8
Prabhsimran Singh
₹4 Cr
Retained
Wicket-Keeper
India 🇮🇳
9
Priyansh Arya
₹3.80 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
10
Mitch Owen
₹3 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
Australia 🇦🇺
11
Azmatullah
₹2.40 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
Afghanistan 🇦🇫
12
Lockie Ferguson
₹2 Cr
Retained
Bowler
New Zealand 🇳🇿
13
Vyshak Vijaykumar
₹1.80 Cr
Retained
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
14
Yash Thakur
₹1.60 Cr
Retained
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
15
Harpreet Brar
₹1.50 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
16
Vishnu Vinod
₹95 Lakhs
Retained
Wicket-Keeper
India 🇮🇳
17
Xavier Bartlett
₹80 Lakhs
Retained
Bowler
Australia 🇦🇺
18
Harnoor Pannu
₹30 Lakhs
Retained
Batsman
India 🇮🇳
19
Musheer Khan
₹30 Lakhs
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
20
Suryansh Shedge
₹30 Lakhs
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
21
Pyla Avinash
₹30 Lakhs
Retained
Batsman
India 🇮🇳
Released Players List
No.
Player Name
Role
Country
1
Josh Inglis*
Wicket-Keeper
🇦🇺 Australia
2
Aaron Hardie*
All-Rounder
🇦🇺 Australia
3
Glenn Maxwell*
All-Rounder
🇦🇺 Australia
4
Kuldeep Sen
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
5
Praveen Dubey
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
PBKS 2026 Purse & Budget
Previous Purse: ₹125 crore
Spent on Retained Players: ₹113.5 crore
Remaining for Auction 2026: ₹11.5 crore
8. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) – Retained Players 2026
RCB is focusing on finding more all-rounders and fast bowlers this year, as well as making its core set of batsmen stronger. The main goal of the team this season is to win the prise again. RCB retained 17 of its players, 11 of whom are from India, and 6 of them are from overseas.
This season, Rajasthan Royals have retained a large number of overseas players while focusing on building a strong overall squad. RR have retained a total of 16 players, with 8 overseas stars and 8 Indian players.
Sunrisers Hyderabad have been playing with a strong and consistent squad for the past few seasons, but this year they’ve made some changes. You’ll see more focus on top-order batsmen in their lineup. In total, SRH have retained 14 players, including 6 overseas stars and the rest Indian players.
Retained Players List
No.
Player
Price
Status
Role
Country
1
Heinrich Klaasen
Rs. 23.00 Cr
Retained
Wicket-Keeper
South Africa 🇿🇦
2
Pat Cummins
Rs. 18.00 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
Australia 🇦🇺
3
Abhishek Sharma
Rs. 14.00 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
4
Travis Head
Rs. 14.00 Cr
Retained
Batsman
Australia 🇦🇺
5
Ishan Kishan
Rs. 11.25 Cr
Retained
Wicket-Keeper
India 🇮🇳
6
Harshal Patel
Rs. 8.00 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
7
Nitish Kumar Reddy
Rs. 6.00 Cr
Retained
Wicket-Keeper
India 🇮🇳
8
Eshan Malinga
Rs. 1.20 Cr
Retained
Bowler
Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
9
Jaydev Unadkat
Rs. 1.00 Cr
Retained
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
10
Brydon Carse
Rs. 1.00 Cr
Retained
All-Rounder
England 🇬🇧
11
Zeeshan Ansari
Rs. 40.00 L
Retained
Bowler
India 🇮🇳
12
Aniket Verma
Rs. 30.00 L
Retained
Batsman
India 🇮🇳
13
Harsh Dubey
Rs. 30.00 L
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
14
Smaran Ravichandaran
Rs. 30.00 L
Retained
All-Rounder
India 🇮🇳
Released Players List
No.
Player Name
Role
Country
1
Mohammad Shami
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
2
Abhinav Manohar
Batsman
🇮🇳 India
3
Atharva Taide
Batsman
🇮🇳 India
4
Sachin Baby
Batsman
🇮🇳 India
5
Wiaan Mulder*
All-Rounder
🇿🇦 South Africa
6
Simarjeet Singh
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
7
Rahul Chahar
Bowler
🇮🇳 India
8
Adam Zampa*
Bowler
🇦🇺 Australia
SRH 2026 Purse & Budget
Previous Purse: ₹125 crore
Spent on Retained Players: ₹99.5 crore
Remaining for Auction 2026: ₹25.5 crore
2026 IPL Most Expensive Players Price List
No.
Player
Price (Cr)
Team
Role
Country
1
Rishabh Pant
27.00
LSG
Batter
India
2
Shreyas Iyer
26.75
PBKS
Batter
India
3
Heinrich Klaasen
23.00
SRH
Wicket Keeper
South Africa
4
Virat Kohli
21.00
RCB
Batsman
India
5
Nicholas Pooran
21.00
LSG
Wicket Keeper
West Indies
6
Ruturaj Gaikwad
18.00
CSK
Batsman
India
7
Sanju Samson
18.00
CSK
Wicket Keeper
India
8
Ravindra Jadeja
18.00
RR
All-Rounder
India
9
Jasprit Bumrah
18.00
MI
Bowler
India
10
Axar Patel
16.50
GT
All-Rounder
India
11
Shubman Gill
16.50
GT
Batsman
India
12
Surya Kumar Yadav
16.35
MI
Batsman
India
13
Hardik Pandya
16.35
MI
All-Rounder
India
14
Rohit Sharma
16.30
MI
Batsman
India
15
Jos Buttler
15.75
GT
Wicket Keeper
England
16
KL Rahul
14.00
DC
Wicket Keeper
India
17
Travis Head
14.00
SRH
Batsman
Australia
18
Abhishek Sharma
14.00
SRH
All-Rounder
India
19
Dhruv Jurel
14.00
RR
Wicket Keeper
India
20
Rinku Singh
13.00
KKR
Batsman
India
The IPL 2026 Auction Details
The Indian Premier League 2026 (IPL) auction will be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16, the IPL organisers announced on Saturday.
⚠️ Note: All player information, team details, and data provided above are sourced from official and verified cricket boards and team announcements. Efforts have been made to ensure accuracy at the time of publication.
Kolkata Knight Riders
Chennai Super Kings
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Delhi Capitals
Lucknow Super Giants
Rajasthan Royals
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Punjab Kings
Gujarat Titans
Mumbai Indians
