The IPL 2026 Auction Player List is bigger than ever, with 1,355 players registering for just 77 available slots, including 31 overseas positions. Scheduled for December 16 in Abu Dhabi, this mini auction comes with a combined ₹237.55 crore purse as franchises look to rebuild after finalising their retentions and releases.
A record 45 players have entered the ₹2 crore base price bracket, featuring Cameron Green, Pathirana, Hasaranga, Conway, Bishnoi and Venkatesh Iyer. Major updates include Glenn Maxwell opting out, Moeen Ali choosing PSL, Andre Russell joining KKR as Power Coach, and Josh Inglis confirming only 25% availability, setting the stage for a highly competitive auction.
IPL 2026 Auction Players: Latest Updates
The IPL 2026 Auction has registered a massive 1,355 players competing for only 77 total slots, including 31 overseas spots. The longlist features 1,006 Indian players, 349 overseas players, and 12 associate-nation players from UAE, USA, Namibia, Netherlands and Nepal.
| Total Registered Players | 1,355 |
| Indian Players | 1,006 |
| Overseas Players | 349 |
| Associate Nation Players | 12 |
| Total Slots Available | 77 |
| Overseas Slots | 31 |
| Players in ₹2 Crore Base Price | 45 |
| Combined Purse Remaining | ₹237.55 crore |
Major Headlines
- Glenn Maxwell opts out of the IPL 2026 Auction.
- Moeen Ali chooses PSL over IPL.
- Andre Russell retires from IPL and joins KKR as Power Coach.
- Josh Inglis registers but is available for only 25% of the season.
- Several released stars—Pathirana, Hasaranga, Conway, Bishnoi, Venkatesh Iyer & Livingstone—have re-entered the auction in the ₹2 crore bracket.
Top Names in the ₹2 Crore Base Price List
Cameron Green, Liam Livingstone, Matheesha Pathirana, Wanindu Hasaranga, Devon Conway, Ravi Bishnoi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rachin Ravindra, Steve Smith, Finn Allen, Adam Milne, David Miller, Anrich Nortje, Lungi Ngidi, Jason Holder, Shai Hope, Alzarri Joseph, Akeal Hosein and more.
Bidding Focus for 2026
- Cameron Green is expected to be the most in-demand player.
- KKR (₹64.3 crore) and CSK (₹43.4 crore) are the leading contenders with the strongest purses and an open overseas slot.
IPL 2026 Retained Players and Released Players List
The IPL teams have officially confirmed their retained cores along with the full list of players released before the IPL 2026 mega auction. Below is the complete and accurate franchise-wise squad status.
Note: * indicates overseas players. All deduction amounts are added back to the franchise purse.
1. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
- Retained: 16 players | Overseas: 4
- Spent: ₹81.60 | Cap left: ₹43.40
Retained Players:
Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, *Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, *Nathan Ellis, *Noor Ahmad, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sanju Samson, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Gopal, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Ayush Mhatre, *Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel
Released Players (11):
Andre Siddharth, Deepak Hooda, *Devon Conway, *Matheesha Pathirana, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, *Sam Curran, *Shaik Rasheed, Vansh Bedi, Vijay Shankar, Kamlesh Nagarkoti
Released Overseas (4):
Devon Conway, Matheesha Pathirana, Sam Curran, Shaik Rasheed
2. Delhi Capitals (DC)
- Retained: 17 players | Overseas: 3
- Spent: ₹103.20 | Cap left: ₹21.80
Retained Players:
Abhishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, *Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, *Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Nitish Rana, Sameer Rizvi, T Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, *Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam
Released Players (6):
Darshan Nalkande, *Faf du Plessis, *Jake Fraser McGurk, Manvanth Kumar, *Mohit Sharma, Sediqullah Atal
Released Overseas (3):
Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser McGurk, Mohit Sharma
3. Gujarat Titans (GT)
- Retained: 20 players | Overseas: 4
- Spent: ₹112.10 | Cap left: ₹12.90
Retained Players:
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
Released Players (6):
*Dasun Shanaka, *Gerald Coetzee, *Karim Janat, Kulwant Khejroliya, Mahipal Lomror, Manavtan Kumar
Released Overseas (3):
Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee, Karim Janat
4. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Retained: 12 players | Overseas: 2
- Spent: ₹60.70 | Cap left: ₹64.30
Retained Players:
Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, *Rovman Powell, *Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy
Released Players (5):
*Andre Russell, *Anrich Nortje, Chetan Sakariya, Luvnith Sisodia, *Moeen Ali
Released Overseas (3):
Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Moeen Ali
5. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
- Retained: 19 players | Overseas: 4
- Spent: ₹102.05 | Cap left: ₹22.95
Retained Players:
Abdul Samad, *Aiden Markram, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshin Kulkarni, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, *Matthew Breetzke, Mayank Yadav, Md Shami, *Mitchell Marsh, Mohsin Khan, *Nicholas Pooran, Prince Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shahbaz Ahmed
Released Players (9):
Akash Deep, Aryan Juyal, *David Miller, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, *Ravi Bishnoi, *Shamar Joseph, *Spencer Johnson, *Venkatesh Iyer, Yuvraj Chaudhary
Released Overseas (6):
David Miller, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph, Spencer Johnson, Venkatesh Iyer, Kulwant Khejroliya (not listed under LSG but marked overseas in sheet – corrected to match image)
6. Mumbai Indians (MI)
- Retained: 20 players | Overseas: 7
- Spent: ₹122.25 | Cap left: ₹2.75
Retained Players:
*Allah Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, *Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande, *Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raghu Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Robin Minz, Rohit Sharma, *Ryan Rickelton, Shardul Thakur, *Sherfane Rutherford, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, *Trent Boult, *Will Jacks
Released Players (8):
*Bevan John Jacobs, Karn Sharma, *Lizaad Williams, *Mujeeb Ur Rahman, *Reece Topley, Shrijit Krishnan, V Satyanarayana Pemnetsa, Vignesh Puthur
Released Overseas (4):
Bevan Jacobs, Lizaad Williams, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Reece Topley
7. Punjab Kings (PBKS)
- Retained: 21 players | Overseas: 6
- Spent: ₹113.50 | Cap left: ₹11.50
Retained Players:
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
Released Players (5):
*Aaron Hardie, *Glenn Maxwell, *Josh Inglis, Kuldeep Sen, Pravin Dubey
Released Overseas (3):
Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis
8. Rajasthan Royals (RR)
- Retained: 16 players | Overseas: 7
- Spent: ₹108.95 | Cap left: ₹16.05
Retained Players:
Dhruv Jurel, *Donovan Ferreira, *Jofra Archer, *Kwena Maphaka, *Lhuan Dre Pretorious, *Nandre Burger, Ravindra Jadeja, Riyan Parag, *Sam Curran, Sandeep Sharma, *Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Yudhvir Charak
Released Players (7):
Akash Madhwal, Ashok Sharma, *Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kumar Kartikeya Singh, Kunal Rathore, *Matheesha Theekshana, *Wanindu Hasaranga
Released Overseas (3):
Fazalhaq Farooqi, Matheesha Theekshana, Wanindu Hasaranga
9. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Retained: 17 players | Overseas: 6
- Spent: ₹108.60 | Cap left: ₹16.40
Retained Players:
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
Released Players (6):
*Liam Livingstone, *Lungi Ngidi, Manoj Bhandage, Mayank Agarwal, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chhikara
Released Overseas (2):
Liam Livingstone, Lungi Ngidi
10. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
- Retained: 15 players | Overseas: 6
- Spent: ₹99.50 | Cap left: ₹25.50
Retained Players:
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
Released Players (7):
Abhinav Manohar, *Adam Zampa, Atharva Taide, Rahul Chahar, Sachin Baby, Simarjeet Singh, *Wiaan Mulder
Released Overseas (2):
Adam Zampa, Wiaan Mulder
IPL 2026 Squad Size, Salary Cap and Available Slots Breakdown
Ahead of the December 16 mini auction in Abu Dhabi, all ten IPL teams have confirmed their retentions and released players for the 2026 season. A total of 173 players, including 49 overseas names, remain with their franchises.
Teams now enter the auction with a combined purse of ₹237.55 crore to fill 77 available slots. The table below shows each franchise’s current squad size, overseas count, money spent, purse remaining, and open slots for the upcoming season.
| Franchise | No of Players | Overseas Players | Total Spent (₹ Cr) | Cap Available (₹ Cr) | Slots Available | 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 |
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Player Eligibility Rule for IPL 2026 Auction
Before the IPL 2025 season, the BCCI introduced a rule restricting overseas players who did not register for the previous mega-auction and did not provide a valid medical or injury exemption.
Because of this, Ben Stokes and Jamie Smith are not eligible to enter the IPL 2026 auction pool.
Franchises will be able to bid on:
- Players released by teams before the auction,
- Players who went unsold in the previous auction,
- And players who missed IPL 2025 due to injury but are now fit and available.
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