All ten teams begin their preparations for the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi on December 16, and this has become an integral part of their plans. Teams have announced their retention list as per the deadline (November 15) and each franchise has kept the main group together while allowing space for new talent to come into the team for the next season. Teams Focus on Core Players Most sides have retained their star performers who have done well for them in previous seasons. These retained players will be the main strength of each squad. Franchises want stability and retaining trusted players is an opportunity to build a strong base before entering the auction. Trade Talk and Squad Plans Retentions aside, the trade talks this season have also been pretty active. Teams want to fix gaps and build up a balanced unit. Some big names have been released for purse space, while others are being traded to fit team needs. Full team-wise retained players' list gives a clear picture to the fans about how each franchise shapes its squad for IPL 2026. With the auction close, teams are now prepared to move into the next phase of their planning. Also Read | CSK Part Ways with Matheesha Pathirana; Big Auction Strategy for IPL 2026 IPL 2026 Team-Wise Players Released Chennai Super Kings: Rahul Tripathi, Vansh Bedi, C Andre Siddarth, Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Sam Curran (trade), Ravindra Jadeja (trade), Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Shaik Rasheed, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Matheesha Pathirana Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Donovan Ferreira (trade), Sediqullah Atal, Manvanth Kumar, Mohit Sharma, Darshan Nalkande Gujarat Titans: Sherfane Rutherford (trade), Mahipal Lomror, Karim Janat, Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee, Kulwant Khejroliya Kolkata Knight Riders: Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Moeen Ali, Anrich Nortje, Mayank Markande (trade) Lucknow Super Giants: Aryan Juyal, David Miller, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shardul Thakur (trade), Akash Deep, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph Mumbai Indians: Satyanarayana Raju, Reece Topley, KL Shrijith, Karn Sharma, Arjun Tendulkar, Bevon Jacobs, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Lizaad Williams, Vignesh Puthur Punjab Kings: Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen Rajasthan Royals: Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana Royal Challengers Bengaluru: (Swastik Chikara, Mayank Agarwal, Tim Seifert, Liam Livingstone, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi, Blessing Muzarabani, Mohit Rathee Sunrisers Hyderabad: Mohammed Shami (trade), Adam Zampa, Rahul Chahar, Wiaan Mulder, Abhinav Manohar, Atharva Taide, Sachin Baby Also Read | Watch: Rishabh Pant Calls Jadeja “Jadender”, Jadeja Bowls Stubbs Moments Later IPL 2026 Updated Squads After Retentions & Trades (Team-Wise) Chennai Super Kings Ruturaj Gaikwad (c), Ayush Mhatre, M.S. Dhoni, Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel, Shivam Dube, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Noor Ahmad, Khaleel Ahmed, Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, Shreyas Gopal, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis Traded In: Sanju Samson Delhi Capitals Axar Patel (c), KL Rahul, Abishek Porel, Tristan Stubbs, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Vipraj Nigam, Madhav Tiwari, Tripurana Vijay, Ajay Mandal, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, T. Natarajan, Mukesh Kumar, Dushmantha Chameera Traded In: Nitish Rana Gujarat Titans Shubman Gill (c), Sai Sudharsan, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav Kolkata Knight Riders Ajinkya Rahane, Sunil Narine, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Varun Chakravarthy, Luvnith Sisodia, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ramandeep Singh, Ankul Roy, Rovman Powell, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakariya, Spencer Johnson Lucknow Super Giants Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Rishabh Pant (c), Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, Manimaran Siddharth, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Akash Singh Traded In: Mohammed Shami Mumbai Indians Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ryan Rickelton, Robin Minz, Mitchell Santner, Corbin Bosch, Naman Dhir, Jasprit Bumrah, Trent Boult, Allah Ghafanzar, Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Will Jacks Traded In: Sherfane Rutherford (GT), Mayank Markande (KKR), Shardul Thakur (LSG) Punjab Kings Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Shreyas Iyer, Shashank Singh, Nehal Wadhera, Marcus Stoinis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Marco Jansen, Harpreet Brar, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Musheer Khan, Pyala Avinash, Harnoor Pannu, Suryansh Shedge, Mitchell Owen, Xavier Bartlett, Lockie Ferguson, Vyshak Vijaykumar, Yash Thakur, Vishnu Vinod Rajasthan Royals Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kunal Rathore, Lhuan-Dre Pretorius, Shimron Hetmyer, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Riyan Parag, Yudhvir Singh Charak, Jofra Archer, Akash Madhwal, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Tushar Deshpande, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, Ashok Sharma, Nandre Burger Traded In: Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran Royal Challengers Bengaluru Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Rasikh Salam, Abhinandan Singh, Suyash Sharma Sunrisers Hyderabad Pat Cummins (c), Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, R. Smaran, Ishan Kishan, Heinrich Klaasen, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Kamindu Mendis, Harshal Patel, Brydon Carse, Jaydev Unadkat, Eshan Malinga, Zeeshan Ansari Also Read | Watch: Ravindra Jadeja Bowls a Dream Delivery to Clean Up Tristan Stubbs Team-wise Purse and RTMs Ahead of IPL 2026 Auction Team Purse Remaining (INR) Retained Players Released Players Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) 25.50 crore 15 8 Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) 22.95 crore 19 8 Punjab Kings (PBKS) 11.50 crore 21 6 Gujarat Titans (GT) 12.90 crore 20 6 Delhi Capitals (DC) 21.80 crore 17 4 Rajasthan Royals (RR) 16.05 crore 16 8 Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) 64.30 crore 12 10 Chennai Super Kings (CSK) 43.40 crore 16 12 Mumbai Indians (MI) 2.75 crore 20 9 Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) 16.40 crore 17 6