The player retention window for the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026) officially closed on November 15, 2025, with all ten franchises submitting their confirmed lists ahead of the mega auction. A total of 173 players, including 49 overseas cricketers, have been retained collectively across franchises, leaving ₹237.55 crore available in combined purse value for the upcoming auction.
This year’s auction will take place on December 16, 2025, at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, marking another major milestone as the league heads into a refreshed season structure.
Each franchise can build a maximum squad of 25 players, and among all teams, Punjab Kings retained the most (21 players), while Kolkata Knight Riders retained the fewest (12 players), giving them the largest available purse of ₹64.3 crore and up to 13 slots to fill, including 6 overseas positions.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) follow with ₹43.4 crore, while Mumbai Indians enter the auction with the lowest purse (₹2.75 crore) despite retaining a 20-member squad, including seven overseas players.
IPL 2026 – Team-wise Squad Size, Purse Availability & Slots Remaining
Franchise Total Players Overseas Amount Spent (₹ Cr) Purse Left (₹ Cr) Slots Open Overseas Slots
CSK 16 4 81.6 43.4 9 4
DC 17 3 103.2 21.8 8 5
GT 20 4 112.1 12.9 5 4
KKR 12 2 60.7 64.3 13 6
LSG 19 4 102.05 22.95 6 4
MI 20 7 122.25 2.75 5 1
PBKS 21 6 113.5 11.5 4 2
RCB 17 6 108.6 16.4 8 2
RR 16 7 108.95 16.05 9 1
SRH 15 6 99.5 25.5 10 2
Total 173 49 1012.45 237.55 77 31
Franchise-wise IPL 2026 Retained Players List
Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
16 retained | 4 overseas | ₹81.60 Cr spent | ₹43.40 Cr remaining
Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, *Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, *Nathan Ellis, *Noor Ahmad, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sanju Samson (T), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Gopal, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Ayush Mhatre, *Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel.
Delhi Capitals (DC)
17 retained | 3 overseas | ₹103.20 Cr spent | ₹21.80 Cr remaining
Abhishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, *Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, *Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Nitish Rana (T), Sameer Rizvi, T. Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, *Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam.
Gujarat Titans (GT)
20 retained | 4 overseas | ₹112.10 Cr spent | ₹12.90 Cr remaining
Anuj Rawat, *Glenn Phillips, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, *Jos Buttler, *Kagiso Rabada, Kumar Kushagra, Manav Suthar, Mohammad Siraj, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Prasidh Krishna, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, *Rashid Khan, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
12 retained | 2 overseas | ₹60.70 Cr spent | ₹64.30 Cr remaining
Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, *Rovman Powell, *Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
19 retained | 4 overseas | ₹102.05 Cr spent | ₹22.95 Cr remaining
Abdul Samad, *Aiden Markram, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar (T), Arshin Kulkarni, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, *Matthew Breetzke, Mayank Yadav, Md Shami (T), *Mitchell Marsh, Mohsin Khan, *Nicholas Pooran, Prince Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shahbaz Ahmed.
Mumbai Indians (MI)
20 retained | 7 overseas | ₹122.25 Cr spent | ₹2.75 Cr remaining
*Allah Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, *Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande (T), *Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raghu Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Robin Minz, Rohit Sharma, *Ryan Rickelton, Shardul Thakur (T), *Sherfane Rutherford (T), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, *Trent Boult, *Will Jacks.
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
21 retained | 6 overseas | ₹113.50 Cr spent | ₹11.50 Cr remaining
Arshdeep Singh, *Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Harpreet Brar, *Lockie Ferguson, *Marco Jansen, *Marcus Stoinis, *Mitch Owen, Musheer Khan, Nehal Wadhera, Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijaykumar, *Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal.
Rajasthan Royals (RR)
16 retained | 7 overseas | ₹108.95 Cr spent | ₹16.05 Cr remaining
Dhruv Jurel, *Donovan Ferreira (T), *Jofra Archer, *Kwena Maphaka, *Lhuan-Dre Pretorious, *Nandre Burger, Ravindra Jadeja (T), Riyan Parag, *Sam Curran (T), Sandeep Sharma, *Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Yudhvir Charak.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
17 retained | 6 overseas | ₹108.60 Cr spent | ₹16.40 Cr remaining
Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Devdutt Padikkal, *Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma, *Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, *Nuwan Thushara, *Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Rasikh Dar, *Romario Shepherd, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, *Tim David, Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
15 retained | 6 overseas | ₹99.50 Cr spent | ₹25.50 Cr remaining
Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, *Brydon Carse, *Eshan Malinga, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, *Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Jaydev Unadkat, *Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, *Pat Cummins, Smaran Ravichandaran, *Travis Head, Zeeshan Ansari.
Notes: Amounts are in crores while * denotes overseas players.
