The excitement for IPL 2026 is growing as 10 teams prepare for the mini auction. While most core squads will remain unchanged after last year’s mega auction, several big names from IPL 2025 squads will be released and will return to the auction pool. All franchises have had to let go of underperforming players, injury-prone cricket players, and expensive stars just to create space. This potential list of IPL 2026 Released Players consists of a combination of international superstars and Indian players who will look to fetch huge bids when the mini auction happens. The following is the complete potential released players list of all 10 IPL Teams. Potential Released Players List of All 10 Teams Before Mini Auction Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Released Players List The five-time champion side, after a dismal IPL 2025 season, is likely to release senior players and a few inconsistent performers. Ravichandran Ashwin, who returned to CSK in 2025, is expected to be released after poor bowling performance. Batters like Devon Conway and Rahul Tripathi are also supposed to be a part of the auction pool. In last year's mega auction, the franchise roped in senior players, which backfired, and they faced criticism for not going after the young talent. However, in the mid-season, they brought in some young names like Urvil Patel, Ayush Mhatre and Dewald Brevis who performed well in short stint. Following this, the franchise will now aim to add some rising talents to their side to build a team for future. Potential Released Players of CSK: Sr. No Player Name 1 Ravichandran Ashwin 2 Devon Conway 3 Rahul Tripathi 4 Vijay Shankar 5 Shaik Rashid 6 Mukesh Choudhary 7 Deepak Hooda CSK will now look for young spinners and middle-order batters in the mini-auction. Also Read | RCB Beats CSK as Most Valuable IPL Team in 2025 Valuation Report Mumbai Indians (MI) Released Players List One of the most successful T20 side, and a five-time IPL winner, Mumbai Indians (MI) is likely to make just a handful of changes. They will retain the Indian core and will also continue with their experienced bowling attack. Their potential release list includes some young Indian names as well as an experienced pacer from England. Potential Released Players of MI: Sr. No Player Name 1 Robin Minz 2 Karn Sharma 3 Reece Topley 4 Raj Bawa 5 Satyanarayana Raju 6 Bevon Jacobs Mumbai will seek to sign young domestic players and active overseas pacers to bolster their pace attack. Delhi Capitals (DC) Released Players List DC is expected to make some tough calls by releasing seasoned stars such as Faf du Plessis, young opener Jake Fraser-McGurk and experienced bowlers such as Natarajan and Mohit Shamra. The side had roller-coaster IPL 2025. There were the contenders of playoffs after the first half of the season, but the second half went against them as they failed to qualify for the playoffs. Very few players stepped up to the occasion for DC in the last season. Hence, they are likely to make major changes in the mini-auction, as they do it in every auction of Indian Premier League (IPL). Potential Released Players of DC: Sr. No Player Name 1 T Natarajan 2 Mohit Sharma 3 Darshan Nalkande 4 Dushmanta Chameera 5 Donovan Ferreira 6 Tripurana Vijay 7 Faf du Plessis 8 Jake Fraser-McGurk Delhi will be rebuilding their bowling attack and strengthening their batting lineup. Gujarat Titans (GT) Released Players List GT is likely to part ways with a number of overseas stars, such as Kusal Mendis and Dasun Shanaka, along with experienced Indian bowlers. Shubman Gill-led side had an exceptional IPL 2025 both with the bat and ball. However, what troubled them the most was their inexperienced and lackluster middle order that failed to deliver when it need the most. The side has no concerns with their top order and bowling department. All they will look for in the auction is a strong middle order, to make their XI an invincible side. Potential Released Players of GT: Sr. No Player Name 1 Kusal Mendis 2 Dasun Shanaka 3 Gerald Coetzee 4 Ishant Sharma 5 Jayant Yadav 6 Karim Janat 7 Kulwant Khejroliya Gujarat will most probably look to find younger bowlers and reliable middle-order batters and all-rounders. Also Read | Not Kohli, Not Rohit - Buttler Picks This Teen as the Best He’s Seen Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Released Players List A shocker is expected from Kolkata Knight Riders as they are likely to release a number of important players, such as Quinton de Kock and Moeen Ali, as well as young star Venkatesh Iyer. Rahane-led side failed miserably in Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 and there were several negatives including the inconsistent batting department and inexperienced pack of quicks. Three-time champions will aim to revamp the squad in this mini auction by adding some reliable and in-form players to their side. Potential Released Players of KKR: Sr. No Player Name 1 Quinton de Kock 2 Rahmanullah Gurbaz 3 Venkatesh Iyer 4 Anrich Nortje 5 Spencer Johnson 6 Moeen Ali 7 Chetan Sakariya KKR are likely to rebuild their top order and reshape their bowling unit. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Released Players List LSG's potential released players list features some big names, with Ravi Bishnoi being one of the biggest surprises. Overseas recruits such as Shamar Joseph and William O'Rourke also expected to be released. Earlier, there were rumors of the franchise parting ways with Rishabh Pant after his failure with the bat in IPL 2025. However, this is not true as southpaw will continue to lead the side in the upcoming season as well. Super Giants had a strong batting line-up in the previous season, but they lacked the experienced in their bowling department, especially in their pace attack. The franchise will aim to rope in some reliable pacers by releasing the ones they already have in their roster. Potential Released Players of LSG: Sr. No Player Name 1 Ravi Bishnoi 2 Aryan Juyal 3 Akash Deep 4 Himmat Singh 5 Akash Singh 6 Matthew Breetzke 7 Arshin Kulkarni 8 Shamar Joseph 9 William O'Rourke 10 Shardul Thakur LSG will utilize the released budget to acquire quality bowlers who can bowl in the death overs. Punjab Kings (PBKS) Released Players List PBKS is also expected to make big changes in their squad, releasing star players such as Glenn Maxwell and Yuzvendra Chahal. Although, the side reached the final playing some quality cricket throughout the IPL 2025 season, there were some players who were unable to contribute to a stellar season of the side. Several overseas stars including Maxwell, Kyle Jamieson and Owen failed to deliver. On the other hand, young and domestic Indian talents such as Priyansh Arya and Prabhsimran Singh took the command, playing a huge role in PBKS' success. The franchise will aim to rope in such players in the mini auction by parting ways with the big overseas names. Potential Released Players of PBKS: Sr. No Player Name 1 Yuzvendra Chahal 2 Aaron Hardie 3 Suryansh Shedge 4 Xavier Bartlett 5 Pyla Avinash 6 Pravin Dubey 7 Glenn Maxwell 8 Mitchell Owen 9 Kyle Jamieson Punjab will seek dependable middle-order batters and new bowling shoulders. Also Read | Is This Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s Girlfriend? Insta Story Goes Viral Rajasthan Royals (RR) Released Players List RR is expected to release a number of bowlers, including Wanindu Hasaranga, Tushar Deshpande and Maheesh Theekshana, to re-structure their bowling attack. The champions of the inaugural season stayed in the bottom half of the table of IPL 2025 and one big reason behind this was their out of form bowling attack. Moreover, their batters, especially the middle-order department which included of Shimron Hetmyer, Dhruv Jurel and Shubham Dubey, failed to finish the games. However, Hetmyer and Jurel, being experienced and loyal to the franchise, will be retained, but Dubey is expected to be released along with the bowlers. Potential Released Players of RR: Sr. No Player Name 1 Wanindu Hasaranga 2 Maheesh Theekshana 3 Tushar Deshpande 4 Shubham Dubey 5 Fazalhaq Farooqi 6 Nandre Burger RR will target death bowlers and reserve Indian batsmen. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Released Players List The champions of IPL 2025, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) is likely to part ways with one of their most expensive players from IPL 2025, Liam Livingstone, and a few of the domestic players who failed to deliver despite getting opportunities. Potential Released Players of RCB: Sr. No Player Name 1 Liam Livingstone 2 Rasikh Dar 3 Manoj Bhandage 4 Mayank Agarwal 5 Swastik Chikara 6 Lungi Ngidi 7 Abhinandan Singh 8 Mohit Rathee RCB, who won their first ever IPL title in 2025, will look to strengthen their bench depth. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Released Players List Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) also have big names such as Ishan Kishan and Mohammad Shami in their potential released players list, as they look to rebuild for the upcoming season. The list includes some experienced Indians namely Kishan, Shami, Harshal and Rahul Chahar, who looked quite ordinary in the last season. Potential Released Players of SRH: Sr. No Player Name 1 Ishan Kishan 2 Mohammed Shami 3 Harshal Patel 4 Rahul Chahar 5 Eshan Malinga 6 Wiaan Mulder 7 Sachin Baby SRH will go after new bowlers and middle-order power hitters. IPL 2026 Mini Auction: What to Anticipate With so many big-name players, including Ishan Kishan, Glenn Maxwell, Liam Livingstone, and Mohammad Shami, in the list of released players, the IPL 2026 mini auction would be one of the most competitive to date. Teams will target balancing budgets with players who can perform immediately. Fans will see lots of bidding battles as franchises reassemble and reorganize their squads for IPL 2026.