The road to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 has officially begun as the franchises named their squad retentions yesterday. It was a jam-packed day for cricket fans as the India vs South Africa first Test match coincided with the IPL 2026 retention announcement. All the IPL fans were glued to their screens and analyzed their favourite team’s retentions.
Unlike any other IPL season, we saw several big trades this time around that added drama to the retention day. Also, there were huge names that were released as well. The likes of Andre Russell, Glenn Maxwell, Matheesha Pathirana and David Miller are some of the biggest names that will enter the IPL 2026 auction.
With the IPL 2026 auction date set for December 16 in Abu Dhabi, fans should need to know how every IPL franchise looks at this moment. This will give them a better idea of their auction targets and team strategy going forward. So, on that note, let us look at all the IPL 2026 squads after the retention announcement.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) IPL 2026 squad
Players Retained: 15
Players Released: 12
IPL 2026 Auction Purse Remaining: INR 43.4 crore
Slots remaining: 9 (4 overseas)
Batters retained by CSK
| Player | IPL 2026 price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | 18 crore |
| Ayush Mhatre | 30 lakh |
| Urvil Patel | 30 lakh |
| Shivam Dube | 12 crore |
Dewald Brevis  |
2.2 crore |
| MS Dhoni | 4 crore |
| Sanju Samson (traded) | 18 crore |
All-rounders Retained by CSK
| Player | IPL 2026 price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Jamie Overton |
1.50 crore |
| Ramakrishna Ghosh | 30 lakh |
Bowlers Retained by CSK
| Player | IPL 2026 price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Noor Ahmad |
10 crore |
| Khaleel Ahmed | 4.80 crore |
| Anshul Kamboj | 3.40 crore |
| Gurjapneet Singh | 2.2 crore |
| Nathan Ellis |
2 crore |
| Shreyas Gopal | 30 lakh |
| Mukesh Choudhary | 30 lakh |
Mumbai Indians (MI) IPL 2026 squad
Players Retained: 17
Players Released: 9
IPL 2026 Auction Purse Remaining: INR 2.75 crore
Slots Remaining: 5 (1 overseas)
Batters retained by MI
| Player | IPL 2026 price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | 16.30 crore |
| Suryakumar Yadav | 16.35 crore |
| Tilak Varma | 8 crore |
| Naman Dhir | 5.25 crore |
| Robin Minz | 65 lakh |
| Ryan Rickelton |
1 crore |
All-rounders retained by MI
| Player | IPL 2026 price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Hardik Pandya (C) | 16.35 crore |
| Deepak Chahar | 9.25 crore |
| Mitchell Santner |
2 crore |
| Raj Angad Bawa | 30 lakh |
| Sherfane Rutherford (trade from GT) | 2.60 crore |
| Corbin Bosch |
30 lakh |
Bowlers retained by MI
| Player | IPL 2026 price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Jasprit Bumrah | 18 crore |
| Trent Boult |
12.5 crore |
| Shardul Thakur (trade from LSG) | 2 crore |
| Mayank Markande (trade from KKR) | 30 lakh |
| Ashwani Kumar | 30 lakh |
| AM Ghazanfar |
4.80 crore |
| Raghu Sharma | 30 lakh |
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) IPL 2026 squad
Players Retained: 17
Players Released: 8
IPL 2026 Auction Purse Remaining: INR 16.4 crore
Slots Remaining: 8 (2 overseas)
Batters retained by RCB
| Player | IPL 2026 price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | 21 crore |
| Rajat Patidar | 11 crore |
| Phil Salt |
11.50 crore |
| Devdutt Padikkal | 2 crore |
| Jacob Bethell |
2.60 crore |
| Jitesh Sharma | 11 crore |
| Tim David |
3 crore |
All-rounders retained by RCB
| Player | IPL 2026 price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Krunal Pandya | 5.75 crore |
| Romario Shepherd |
1.50 crore |
Bowlers retained by RCB
| Player | IPL 2026 price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Josh Hazlewood |
12.50 crore |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 10.75 crore |
| Rasikh Dar | 6 crore |
| Yash Dayal | 5 crore |
| Suyash Sharma | 2.60 crore |
| Nuwan Thushara |
1.60 crore |
| Swapnil Singh | 50 lakh |
| Abhinandan Singh | 30 lakh |
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) IPL 2026 squad
Players Retained: 12
Players Released: 10
IPL 2026 Auction Purse Remaining: INR 64.3 crore
Slots Remaining: 13 (6 overseas)
Batters retained by KKR
| Player | IPL 2026 price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Rinku Singh | 13 crore |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 3 crore |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 1.5 crore |
| Manish Pandey | 75 lakh |
All-rounders retained by KKR
| Player | IPL 2026 price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Sunil Narine |
12 crore |
| Harshit Rana | 4 crore |
| Ramandeep Singh | 4 crore |
| Rovman Powell |
1.5 crore |
| Anukul Roy | 40 lakh |
Bowlers retained by KKR
| Player | IPL 2026 price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Varun Chakravarthy | 12 crore |
| Vaibhav Arora | 1.8 crore |
| Umran Malik | 75 lakh |
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) IPL 2026 squad
Players Retained: 15
Players Released: 8
IPL 2026 Auction Purse Remaining: INR 25.5 crore
Slots Remaining: 10 (2 overseas)
Batters retained by SRH
| Player | IPL 2026 price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Travis Head |
14 crore |
| Abhishek Sharma | 14 crore |
| Ishan Kishan | 11.25 crore |
| Aniket Verma | 30 lakh |
| Smaran Ravichandran | 30 lakh |
| Heinrich Klaasen (WK-Batter) |
23 crore |
All-rounders retained by SRH
| Player | IPL 2026 price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | 6 crore |
| Harsh Dubey | 30 lakh |
| Brydon Carse |
1 crore |
| Kamindu Mendis |
75 lakh |
Bowlers retained by SRH
| Player | IPL 2026 price (INR) |
|---|---|
| Eshan Malinga |
1.20 crore |
| Jaydev Unadkat | 1 crore |
| Harshal Patel | 8 crore |
| Zeeshan Ansari | 40 lakh |
| Pat Cummins |
18 crore |
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