After the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) won the IPL 2025 beating Punjab Kings in the final, the excitement is now building for next season. And it all starts with the IPL 2026 Players Auction in December. But before that, we take a look at IPL 2026 Retained and Released Players List All Teams.
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and star Indian cricketer Virat Kohli finally have had their 18 years long wait come to an end as RCB were finally crowned the IPL champions in 2025.
And if the IPL 2025 season was anything to go by, the IPL 2026 promises to be an even greater affair between the ten teams. But before the on-field battle, it is time for some off-field battle at the IPL 2026 Auction slated to be held around the middle of December.
But before that, the BCCI has set 15 November as the IPL 2026 Retained Players List Date. On this day, every team must submit their list of retained and released players to the BCCI and IPL Governing Council.
But before the final list is submitted, in this article today, we are going to try and predict the IPL 2026 Retained and Released Players List All Teams.
IPL 2026 Retained and Released Players List
RCB Retained and Released Players List IPL 2026
The defending champions will be looking towards not making much tweaks going into the auction. The RCB retention list will feature the likes of Virat Kohli, captain Rajat Patidar, Phil Salt, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar among notable names.
However, Mayank Agarwal, who came as a replacement for injured Devdutt Padikkal, is set to be released with the likes of Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thusara. But the biggest name expected in the released list is to be Liam Livingstone, who failed to live-up to the expectations.
RCB Retained Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Virat Kohli | ₹21 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Josh Hazlewood (Australia) | ₹12.50 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Phil Salt (England) | ₹11.50 crore | Overseas (capped) | Wicketkeeper/Batter |
| Jitesh Sharma | ₹11 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Rajat Patidar | ₹11 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | ₹10.75 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Krunal Pandya | ₹5.75 crore | Indian (capped) | All-rounder |
| Yash Dayal | ₹5 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Tim David (Australia) | ₹3 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Tim Seifert (New Zealand) | ₹2 crore | Overseas (capped) | Wicketkeeper/Batter |
| Suyash Sharma | ₹2.60 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Romario Shepherd (West Indies) | ₹1.5 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Swastik Chikara | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
RCB Released Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Liam Livingstone (England) | ₹8.75 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Rasikh Dar | ₹6 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Mayank Agarwal | ₹1 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Nuwan Thushara (Sri Lanka) | ₹1.6 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Blessing Muzarabani (Zimbabwe) | ₹75 lakh | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Swapnil Singh | ₹50 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Manoj Bhandage | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Mohit Rathee | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Abhinandan Singh | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Lungi Ngidi (South Africa) | ₹1 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
PBKS Retained and Released Players List IPL 2026
The Punjab Kings made it to the IPL final for the first time since 2014 under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer, who is set to continue with the franchise. Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh who formed a lethal opening partnership, are also set to continue with PBKS’ local boy Arshdeep Singh.
However, some big names could be shown the exit doors, likely including the likes of Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie and Xavier Bartlett. The duo of Stoinis and Maxwell were inconsistent while Maxwell also suffered an injury.
PBKS Retained Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Shashank Singh | ₹5.5 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Prabhsimran Singh | ₹4 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Arshdeep Singh | ₹18 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Shreyas Iyer | ₹26.75 crore | Indian (capped) | Wicketkeeper/Batter |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | ₹18 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Mitch Owen (Australia) | ₹3.00 crore | Overseas (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Nehal Wadhera | ₹4.20 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Harpreet Brar | ₹1.50 crore | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | ₹1.80 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Marco Jansen (South Africa) | ₹7.00 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Josh Inglis (Australia) | ₹2.60 crore | Overseas (capped) | Batter |
| Kyle Jamieson (New Zealand) | ₹2.00 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Azmatullah Omarzai (Afghanistan) | ₹2.4 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Harnoor Singh | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Priyansh Arya | ₹3.80 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Musheer Khan | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
PBKS Released Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Marcus Stoinis (Australia) | ₹11 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Glenn Maxwell | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Praveen Dubey | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Pyla Avinash | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Vishnu Vinod | ₹95 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Wicketkeeper/Batter |
| Aaron Hardie (Australia) | ₹1.25 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Xavier Bartlett | ₹80 lakh | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Yash Thakur | ₹1.60 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Suryansh Shedge | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Kuldeep Sen | ₹80 lakh | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
MI Retained and Released Players List IPL 2026
Mumbai Indians will follow their regular auction strategy, keeping hold of most of their important players. The notable MI retention IPL 2026 names will include the likes of Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and captain Hardik Pandya.
Mumbai Indians is not likely to release many big name players. But we expect the likes of Bevon Jacobs, Corbin Bosch, Lizaard Williams, Reece Topley to be in the released players list. The Afghan spin duo of Allah Ghazanfar and Mujeeb ur Rahman are also likely with the latter replacing the former after Ghazanfar suffered an injury.
MI Retained Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Jasprit Bumrah | ₹18 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Suryakumar Yadav | ₹16.35 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Hardik Pandya | ₹16.35 crore | Indian (capped) | All-rounder |
| Rohit Sharma | ₹16.30 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Trent Boult (New Zealand) | ₹12.50 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Deepak Chahar | ₹9.25 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Tilak Varma | ₹8 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Naman Dhir | ₹5.25 crore | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Jonny Bairstow (England) | ₹5.25 crore | Overseas (capped) | Batter |
| Richard Gleeson (England) | ₹1 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Mitchell Santner (New Zealand) | ₹2 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Karn Sharma | ₹50 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Raj Bawa | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Arjun Tendulkar | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Ashwani Kumar | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Robin Minz | ₹65 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Wicketkeeper/Batter |
MI Released Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Mujeeb-ur-Rahman (Afghanistan) | ₹2 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Reece Topley (England) | ₹75 lakh | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Lizaad Williams | ₹75 lakh | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Ryan Rickelton (wk) | ₹1 crore | Overseas (capped) | Wicketkeeper/Batter |
| Shrijith Krishnan | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Bevon Jacobs (New Zealand) | ₹30 lakh | Overseas (uncapped) | Batter |
| Corbin Bosch | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Satyanarayana Raju | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Raghu Sharma | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Allah Ghazanfar | ₹4.8 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
GT Retained and Released Players List IPL 2026
The Gujarat Titans this season were mostly carried by the trio of Jos Buttler, Sai Sudarshan and Shubman Gill with the bat while Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj and Sai Kishore with the ball. All of them are set to continue with the franchise. The GT retention list IPL 2026 could also include Sherfane Rutherford, Washington Sundar, Kagiso Rabada. Meanwhile, despite a not so good season, Rashid Khan is also expected to continue.
In the GT released players list, we are expecting the likes of Shahrukh Khan, Gerald Coetzee, Rahul Tewatia and Kusal Mendis who replaced Jos Buttler when the English batter joined the England team. All of the mentioned players failed to capitalise on the given opportunities.
GT Retained Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Rashid Khan (Afghanistan) | ₹18 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Shubman Gill | ₹16.50 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Mohammad Siraj | ₹12.25 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Kagiso Rabada (South Africa) | ₹10.75 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Prasidh Krishna | ₹9.50 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Sai Sudharsan | ₹8.50 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Washington Sundar | ₹3.20 crore | Indian (capped) | All-rounder |
| Sherfane Rutherford (West Indies) | ₹2.6 crore | Overseas (capped) | Batter |
| R Sai Kishore | ₹2 crore | Indian (capped) | All-rounder |
| Arshad Khan | ₹1.30 crore | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Kumar Kushagra | ₹65 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Wicketkeeper/Batter |
| Jayant Yadav | ₹75 lakh | Indian (capped) | All-rounder |
| Nishant Sindhu | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Anuj Rawat | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Wicketkeeper/Batter |
| Manav Suthar | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
GT Released Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Rahul Tewatia | ₹4 crore | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Shahrukh Khan | ₹4 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Mahipal Lomror | ₹1.70 crore | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka) | ₹2 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Gerald Coetzee (South Africa) | ₹2.40 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Gurnoor Brar | ₹1.30 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Ishant Sharma | ₹75 lakh | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) | ₹75 lakh | Overseas (capped) | Batter |
| Karim Janat (Afghanistan) | ₹75 lakh | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Kulwant Khejroliya | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
DC Retained and Released Players List IPL 2026
The Delhi Capitals retained players list is going to be exciting to watch out for. According to reports, the DC management is not happy with Australian left-arm pacer Mitchell Starc while KL Rahul is linked with a trade move to KKR. Yet we are currently including them in the retained players list, which is most likely if Rahul doesn’t move and DC management and Starc resolve all the issues. The other notable names in the retained list includes the likes of Axar Patel, Abhishek Porel.
However, the DC Released Players List could also feature some big names. Faf du Plessis is getting old and was out injured for a few matches. T Natarajan was overlooked for the entire season while the likes of Mohit Sharma, Mustafizur Rahman etc didn’t make most of the opportunities they got.
DC Retained Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Axar Patel | ₹16.50 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| KL Rahul | ₹14 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter/Wicketkeeper |
| Kuldeep Yadav | ₹13.25 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Mitchell Starc (Australia) | ₹11.75 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Tristan Stubbs (South Africa) | ₹10 crore | Overseas (capped) | Batter |
| Mukesh Kumar | ₹8 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Ashutosh Sharma | ₹3.80 crore | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Sameer Rizvi | ₹95 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Vipraj Nigam | ₹50 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Karun Nair | ₹50 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Abishek Porel | ₹4 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Batter/Wicketkeeper |
DC Released Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Faf du Plessis (South Africa) | ₹2 crore | Overseas (capped) | Batter |
| Sediqullah Atal (Afghanistan) | ₹1.25 crore | Overseas (capped) | Batter |
| Mustafizur Rahman (Bangladesh) | ₹6 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Dushmantha Chameera (Sri Lanka) | ₹75 lakh | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Donovan Ferreira | ₹75 lakh | Overseas (capped) | Batter |
| Mohit Sharma | ₹2.20 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| T Natarajan | ₹10.75 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Darshan Nalkande | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Ajay Mandal | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Manvanth Kumar | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Tripurana Vijay | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Madhav Tiwari | ₹40 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
SRH Retained and Released Players List IPL 2026
Despite failing to qualify for the IPL 2025 playoffs, don’t expect much changes in the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) set-up. All the big names like Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Heinrich Klaasen, Harshal Patel are to be retained. There are rumours around Ishan Kishan getting traded to either KKR to Mumbai Indians, but it seems very unlikely.
The most notable name in the SRH released players list could be Mohammed Shami. He was signed for 10 crore but didn’t have a great IPL 2025 campaign. Other than that, some fringe players like Wiaan Mulder, Abhinav Manohar could be released too.
SRH Retained Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Heinrich Klaasen (South Africa) | ₹23 crore | Overseas (capped) | Batter |
| Pat Cummins (Australia) | ₹18 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Abhishek Sharma | ₹14 crore | Indian (capped) | All-rounder |
| Travis Head (Australia) | ₹14 crore | Overseas (capped) | Batter |
| Ishan Kishan | ₹11.25 crore | Indian (capped) | Wicketkeeper/Batter |
| Harshal Patel | ₹8 crore | Indian (capped) | All-rounder |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | ₹6 crore | Indian (capped) | All-rounder |
| Jaydev Unadkat | ₹1 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Eshan Malinga (Sri Lanka) | ₹1.20 crore | Overseas (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Simarjeet Singh | ₹1.5 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Kamindu Mendis (Sri Lanka) | ₹75 lakh | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Zeeshan Ansari | ₹40 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Harsh Dubey | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Aniket Verma | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
SRH Released Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Mohammad Shami | ₹10 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Rahul Chahar | ₹3.2 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Abhinav Manohar | ₹3.2 crore | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Wiaan Mulder (South Africa) | ₹75 lakh | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Atharva Taide | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Sachin Baby | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Smaran Ravichandran | ₹30 lakh | India (uncapped) | Batter |
LSG Retained and Released Players List IPL 2026
The new Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) captain Rishabh Pant faced lots of criticism last season, but the wicketkeeper batter is set to continue after scoring a century in the last match. Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Aiden Markram, Ayush Badoni, who have all had a great season, are set to continue in IPL 2026 for LSG.
David Miller is expected to be the biggest name in the LSG released players list IPL 2026. Miller didn’t have a great campaign and failed to perform according to his role. Other notable names who could be on the way out include the likes of Arshin Kulkarni, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Manimaran Siddharth etc.
LSG Retained Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Rishabh Pant | ₹27 crore | Indian (capped) | Wicketkeeper/Batter |
| Nicholas Pooran (West Indies) | ₹21 crore | Overseas (capped) | Wicketkeeper/Batter |
| Ravi Bishnoi | ₹11 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Avesh Khan | ₹9.75 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Akash Deep | ₹8 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Mitchell Marsh (Australia) | ₹3.40 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | ₹2.4 crore | Indian (capped) | All-rounder |
| Aiden Markram (South Africa) | ₹2 crore | Overseas (capped) | Batter |
| Abdul Samad | ₹4.20 crore | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Ayush Badoni | ₹4 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Matthew Breetzke | ₹75 lakh | Overseas (capped) | Batter |
| Digvesh Singh | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Akash Singh | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Aryan Juyal | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Wicketkeeper/Batter |
LSG Released Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| David Miller (South Africa) | ₹7.50 crore | Overseas (capped) | Batter |
| Shardul Thakur | ₹2 crore | Indian (capped) | All-rounder |
| William O’Rourke | ₹3 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| M Siddharth | ₹75 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Shamar Joseph (West Indies) | ₹75 lakh | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Prince Yadav | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Himmat Singh | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Yuvraj Chaudhary | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Arshin Kulkarni | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
RR Retained and Released Players List IPL 2026
The biggest miss in the Rajasthan Royals retained players list IPL 2026 is going to be their captain Sanju Samson. The wicketkeeper batter is unhappy with the management and has no intention to play for the franchise with KKR and MI lurking. But, the likes of Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Riyan Parag, Dhruv Jurel are all set to wear Rajasthan’s colours next season again.
Alongside Sanju Samson, the RR released players list could also include the likes of Fazalhaq Farooqi, Nandre Burger, Akash Madhwal, Nitish Rana, who all failed to establish themselves at the franchise.
RR Retained Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | ₹18 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Riyan Parag | ₹14 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Dhruv Jurel | ₹14 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter/Wicketkeeper |
| Shimron Hetmyer (West Indies) | ₹11 crore | Overseas (capped) | Batter |
| Jofra Archer (England) | ₹12.50 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Wanindu Hasaranga (Sri Lanka) | ₹5.25 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Mahesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka) | ₹4.40 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Tushar Deshpande | ₹6.50 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | ₹1.1 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Shubham Dubey | ₹80 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius (South Africa) | ₹30 lakh | Overseas (uncapped) | Batter/Wicketkeeper |
RR Released Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Sanju Samson | ₹18 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter/Wicketkeeper |
| Nitish Rana | Not available | Not available | Not available |
| Nandre Burger (South Africa) | ₹3.5 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | ₹2 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Yudhvir Charak | ₹35 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Kunal Singh Rathore | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Ashok Sharma | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Kumar Kartikeya Singh | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Akash Madhwal | ₹1.20 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Kwena Maphaka (South Africa) | ₹75 lakh | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Sandeep Sharma | ₹4 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
KKR Retained and Released Players List IPL 2026
The IPL 2024 champions could be going through some major changes ahead of the IPL 2026 season. Some big names are expected in the released players list including Venkatesh Iyer, who failed to live-up to his hype. Anrich Nortje, Quinton de Kock, Rovman Powell could be in the released players list.
Among the KKR retained players list IPL 2026 are expected to be the likes of Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy etc.
KKR Retained Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Rinku Singh | ₹13 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | ₹12 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Sunil Narine (West Indies) | ₹12 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Andre Russell (West Indies) | ₹12 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Harshit Rana | ₹4 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Ramandeep Singh | ₹4 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Spencer Johnson (Australia) | ₹2.80 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | ₹3 crore | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Ajinkya Rahane | ₹1.5 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Vaibhav Arora | ₹1.80 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
KKR Released Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Venkatesh Iyer | ₹23.75 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Anrich Nortje (South Africa) | ₹6.50 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Quinton de Kock (South Africa) | ₹3.60 crore | Overseas (capped) | Wicketkeeper/Batter |
| Moeen Ali (England) | ₹2 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afghanistan) | ₹2 crore | Overseas (capped) | Wicketkeeper/Batter |
| Manish Pandey | ₹75 lakh | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Chetan Sakariya | ₹75 lakh | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Anukul Roy | ₹40 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Luvnith Sisodia | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Mayank Markande | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Shivam Shukla | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Rovman Powell | ₹1.5 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
CSK Retained and Released Players List IPL 2026
Despite finishing at the bottom of the IPL 2025 points table, not a lot of changes are expected to be made for CSK. Among major retained players would include the likes of Ruturaj Gaikwad, MS Dhoni, Rachin Ravindra, Ravindra Jadeja, Shivam Dube, Ayush Mhatre and even Dewald Brevis, who was signed as a mid-season replacement.
CSK is most likely to part ways with their Kiwi opening batter Devon Conway with Rachin Ravindra likely preferred ahead of him. Recently, Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement while the likes of Vijay Shankar, Deepak Hooda are shown set to be released.
CSK Retained Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Ravindra Jadeja | ₹18 crore | Indian (capped) | All-rounder |
| Ayush Mhatre | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Matheesha Pathirana (Sri Lanka) | ₹13 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Shivam Dube | ₹12 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| MS Dhoni | ₹4 crore | Indian (uncapped) | Batter/Wicketkeeper |
| Rachin Ravindra (New Zealand) | ₹4 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Syed Khaleel Ahmed | ₹4.80 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Noor Ahmad (Afghanistan) | ₹10 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Shaik Rasheed | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Batter |
| Anshul Kamboj | ₹3.40 crore | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Dewald Brevis | ₹2.20 crore | South Africa (capped) | Batter |
| Nathan Ellis (Australia) | ₹1.25 crore | Overseas (capped) | Bowler |
| Ramakrishna Ghosh | ₹30 lakh | India (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Urvil Patel | ₹30 lakh | India (uncapped) | Batter |
| C Andre Siddarth | ₹30 lakh | India (uncapped) | Batter |
CSK Released Players List
| Player | Price | Type | Role |
| Devon Conway (New Zealand) | ₹6.25 crore | Overseas (capped) | Batter |
| Rahul Tripathi | ₹3.40 crore | Indian (capped) | Batter |
| Ravichandran Ashwin | ₹9.75 crore | Indian (capped) | Bowler |
| Sam Curran | ₹2.40 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Deepak Hooda | ₹1.70 crore | India (capped) | Batter |
| Jamie Overton | ₹1.50 crore | Overseas (capped) | All-rounder |
| Vijay Shankar | ₹1.20 crore | Indian (uncapped) | All-rounder |
| Kamlesh Nagarkoti | ₹30 lakh | India (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Mukesh Choudhary | ₹30 lakh | Indian (uncapped) | Bowler |
| Shreyas Gopal | ₹30 lakh | India (uncapped) | Bowler |
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