Author name: Chandni Mehra

Delhi Capitals have released 7 players, including vice-captain Faf du Plessis, before the IPL 2026 mini-auction. The franchise, who finished 6th on the points table in 2025, having won seven matches and lost six have made some tough calls, including the release of du Plessis and explosive Australian opener Jake Fraser-McGurk. With the team finalizing […]

LSG has made some bad decisions in the past, and they continue to do so, come the IPL 2026 retentions. On Saturday, the team got rid of four quality players, and retained a few questionable ones. Before coming to that, in an IPL trade deal with MI, LSG got Arjun Tendulkar for Shardul Thakur. Also,

The retention deadline has ended, and all Indian Premier League (IPL) teams have announced their release lists before the 2026 mini-auction. LSG release list for IPL 2026 Player Released Amount Ravi Bishnoi 11.00 crore David Miller 7.50 crore Akash Deep 8.00 crore Shamar Joseph 75 lakh Shardul Thakur 2 crore (traded to MI) RR release

Gujarat Titans finally made their moves on retention day after spending most of the trade window sitting quietly in the corner. The franchise has released four players, a small but necessary clean-up after a patchy 2025 season. With Sherfane Rutherford already moved to Mumbai Indians, GT’s plan is simple: free up space for players who

In the IPL 2026 retentions, out of a squad of 24, LSG decided to retain 20 of its players on Saturday, surprising many by leaving out David Miller and Ravi Bishnoi. InsideSport takes a look at the entire retention list of Lucknow Super Giants. Player IPL 2026 Retained Price (INR) Nicholas Pooran 18 crore Mayank Yadav

Chennai Super Kings have decided to retain a majority of their squad heading into IPL 2026. They have traded Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran to Rajasthan Royals for Sanju Samson. CSK have released the likes of Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Rahul Tripathi, Matheesha Pathirana apart from Jadeja and Curran who have been traded. CSK retention

The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have decided to retain 14 players before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 auction. The 2-time champions also traded spinner Mayank Markande to the Mumbai Indians (MI) and got left-arm pacer Arjun Tendulkar in return. KKR retention list for IPL 2026 Player IPL 2026 Retained Price (INR) Rinku Singh 13 crore

The journey to the IPL 2026 officially begins as the teams have announced their IPL 2026 retention list. For the Mumbai Indians (MI), it wasn’t that difficult, as they have a settled core. However, even the five-time champions needed to let go of some talent, which is always a hard call. However, MI have decided

The Mumbai Indians (MI) did a fantastic job even before the IPL 2026 retention deadline. They had a glaring gap in their finishing department last year, with Hardik Pandya and Naman Dhir asked to do heavy lifting. However, with the trade signings of Sherfane Rutherford and Shardul Thakur, MI addressed that issue. Also, Mayank Markande

Out of a pool of 26 players, PBKS went on to retain 20 players when the IPL 2026 retention lists were announced on Saturday. The team, till now hasn’t been involved in any trade, which could perhaps change in future, but for now the squad looks sorted. InsideSport takes a look at the full PBKS