Cricket fans are eagerly anticipating the IPL 2026 mini auction, and ahead of the December 15 event in Abu Dhabi, all 10 franchises have released their retention lists. Chennai Super Kings retained Rachin Ravindra, Matish Patirana, Vamsh Bedi, Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Shake Rashid, Andrei Siddharth, Kamalesh Nagarkoti, and Vijay Shankar. Kolkata Knight Riders kept Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Anrich Nortje, Moin Ali, Spenser Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Chetan Sakariya, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz. Mumbai Indians retained Satyanarayan Raju, Bevan Jacobs, Lizard Williams, Mujibur Rehman, Reece Topley, KL Sherjit, Karan Sharma, and Vignesh Putur.
The retentions are locked in! 🥳
Presenting the retained players of all the teams ahead of #TATAIPLAuction 2026! 🙌
What do you make of your team’s combination 🤔🔢#TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/SYvak6e123
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 15, 2025
Rajasthan Royals’ retained players include Kumar Kartikeya, Mahish Teekshan, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Vanindu Hasaranga, Akash Madhwal, Ashok Sharma, and Kunal Rathod. Royal Challengers Bangalore kept Mayank Agarwal, Swastik Chikara, Tim Seifert, Liam Livingstone, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi, Blessing Muzarabani, and Mohit Rathi. Punjab Kings retained Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen, Glenn Maxwell, and Praveen Dubey, while Sunrisers Hyderabad retained Abhinav Manohar, Simarjeet Singh, Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa, Atharv Taide, Sachin Baby, and Vian Mulder. Lucknow Super Giants kept Akash Deep, Ravi Bishnoi, Aryan Juyal, David Miller, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, and Shamar Joseph. Gujarat Titans retained Gerald Coetzee, Kareem Janat, Mahipal Lomror, Kulwant Khejrolia, and Dasun Shanaka. Delhi Capitals retained Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sedikulla Atal, Manvant Kumar, Mohit Sharma, and Darshan Nalkande.
The retentions are locked in! 🥳
Presenting the retained players of all the teams ahead of #TATAIPLAuction 2026! 🙌
What do you make of your team’s combination 🤔🔢#TATAIPL pic.twitter.com/SYvak6e123
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 15, 2025
Significant trades have also taken place: Ravindra Jadeja (₹14 crore) and Sam Curran (₹2.4 crore) moved from CSK to Rajasthan Royals, Sanju Samson (₹18 crore) shifted from Rajasthan Royals to Chennai Super Kings, Nitish Rana (₹4.2 crore) moved to Delhi Capitals, Mohammed Shami (₹10 crore) went from Sunrisers Hyderabad to Lucknow Super Giants, Mayank Markande (₹30 lakh) from KKR to Mumbai Indians, Sherfane Rutherford (₹2.6 crore) from Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians, Arjun Tendulkar (₹30 lakh) from Mumbai to Lucknow, Shardul Thakur (₹2 crore) from Lucknow to Mumbai, and Donovan Ferreira (₹1 crore) from Delhi to Rajasthan Royals.
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) November 15, 2025