IPL 2026 Mini-Auction: 10 Teams Announce Retention Squads

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The retention lists for all teams have been announced on November 15, 2025, ahead of the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction. Here you will find all the details regarding which players each team has retained.

1. Gujarat Titans (GT) Retention Squad

Gujarat Titans (GT) retention squad announcement ahead of the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction:

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  • Anuj Rawat
  • Glenn Phillips (Overseas Player)
  • Gurnoor Singh Brar
  • Ishant Sharma
  • Jayant Yadav
  • Jos Buttler (Overseas Player)
  • Kagiso Rabada (Overseas Player)
  • Kumar Kushagra
  • Manav Suthar
  • Mohammed Siraj
  • Mohsin Arshad Khan
  • Nishant Sindhu
  • Prasidh Krishna
  • R Sai Kishore
  • Rahul Tewatia
  • Rashid Khan (Overseas Player)
  • Sai Sudharsan
  • Shahrukh Khan
  • Shubman Gill
  • Washington Sundar

Gujarat Titans (GT) announced their retention squad with a purse of ₹112.10 crore before the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction.

2. Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Retention Squad

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) retention squad announcement ahead of the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction:

  • Anshul Kamboj
  • Gurjapneet Singh
  • Jamie Overton (Overseas Player)
  • MS Dhoni
  • Mukesh Choudhary
  • Nathan Ellis (Overseas Player)
  • Noor Ahmad (Overseas Player)
  • Ramkrishna Ghosh
  • Sanju Samson (Traded Player)
  • Ruturaj Gaikwad
  • Shivam Dube
  • Shreyas Gopal
  • Syed Khaleel Ahmed
  • Ayush Mhatre
  • Dewald Brevis (Overseas Player)
  • Urvil Patel

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) announced their retention squad with a purse of ₹81.60 crore before the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction.

3. Punjab Kings (PBKS) Retention Squad

Punjab Kings (PBKS) retention squad announcement ahead of the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction:

  • Arshdeep Singh
  • Azmatullah Omarzai (Overseas Player)
  • Harnoor Pannu, Harpreet Brar
  • Lockie Ferguson (Overseas Player)
  • Marco Jansen (Overseas Player)
  • Marcus Stoinis (Overseas Player)
  • Mitch Owen (Overseas Player)
  • Mushir Khan
  • Nehal Wadhera
  • Prabhsimran Singh
  • Priyam Garg
  • Piala Avinash
  • Shashank Singh
  • Shreyas Iyer
  • Suryansh Shedge
  • Vishnu Vinod
  • Vishwak Vijaykumar
  • Xavier Bartlett (Overseas Player)
  • Yash Thakur
  • Yuzvendra Chahal

Punjab Kings (PBKS) announced their retention squad with a purse of ₹113.50 crore before the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction.

4. Delhi Capitals (DC) Retention Squad

Delhi Capitals (DC) retention squad announcement ahead of the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction:

  • Abhishek Porel
  • Ajay Mandal
  • Ashutosh Sharma
  • Axar Patel
  • Dushmantha Chameera (Overseas Player)
  • Karun Nair
  • KL Rahul
  • Kuldeep Yadav
  • Madhav Tiwari
  • Mitchell Starc (Overseas Player)
  • Mukesh Kumar
  • Nitish Rana (Traded Player)
  • Sameer Rizvi
  • T Natarajan
  • Tripurana Vijay
  • Tristan Stubbs (Overseas Player)
  • Bipraj Nigam

Delhi Capitals (DC) announced their retention squad with a purse of ₹103.20 crore before the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction.

5. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Retention Squad

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) retention squad announcement ahead of the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction:

  • Ajinkya Rahane
  • Angkrish Raghuvanshi
  • Anukul Roy
  • Harshit Rana
  • Manish Pandey
  • Ramandeep Singh
  • Rinku Singh
  • Rovman Powell (Overseas Player)
  • Sunil Narine (Overseas Player)
  • Umran Malik
  • Vaibhav Arora
  • Varun Chakravarthy

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) announced their retention squad with a purse of ₹60.70 crore before the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction.

6. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Retention Squad

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) retention squad announcement ahead of the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction:

  • Abdul Samad
  • Aiden Markram (Overseas Player)
  • Akash Singh
  • Arjun Tendulkar (Traded Player)
  • Arshin Kulkarni
  • Avesh Khan
  • Ayush Badoni
  • Digvijay Rathi
  • Himmat Singh
  • Manimaran Siddharth
  • Matthew Breetzke (Overseas Player)
  • Mayank Yadav
  • Mohammed Shami (Traded Player)
  • Mitchell Marsh (Overseas Player)
  • Mohsin Khan
  • Nicholas Pooran (Overseas Player)
  • Prince Yadav
  • Rishabh Pant
  • Shahbaz Ahmed

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) announced their retention squad with a purse of ₹102.05 crore before the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction.

7. Mumbai Indians (MI) Retention Squad

Mumbai Indians (MI) retention squad announcement ahead of the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction:

  • Allah Ghazanfar (Overseas Player)
  • Ashwin Kumar
  • Corbin Bosch
  • Deepak Chahar (The original text had “বিদেশী খেলোয়াড়” next to this name, but Deepak Chahar is Indian, so the source text contains an error, which has been translated as written in the source)
  • Hardik Pandya
  • Jasprit Bumrah
  • Mayank Markande (Traded Player)
  • Mitchell Santner (Overseas Player)
  • Naman Dhir
  • Raghu Sharma
  • Raj Angad Bawa
  • Robin Minz
  • Rohit Sharma
  • Ryan Rickelton (Overseas Player)
  • Shardul Thakur (Traded Player)
  • Sherfane Rutherford (Overseas Player / Traded Player)
  • Suryakumar Yadav
  • Tilak Varma
  • Trent Boult (Overseas Player)
  • Will Jacks (Overseas Player)

Note: The original text incorrectly stated the purse value for MI was the same as LSG’s. The text read: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) announced their retention squad with a purse of ₹102.05 crore before the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction.

8. Rajasthan Royals (RR) Retention Squad

Rajasthan Royals (RR) retention squad announcement ahead of the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction:

  • Dhruv Jurel
  • Donovan Ferreira (Overseas Player / Traded Player)
  • Jofra Archer (Overseas Player)
  • Kwena Maphaka (Overseas Player)
  • Lhuan-dre Pretorius (Overseas Player)
  • Nandre Burger (Overseas Player)
  • Ravindra Jadeja (Traded Player)
  • Riyan Parag
  • Sam Curran (Overseas Player / Traded Player)
  • Sandeep Sharma
  • Shimron Hetmyer (Overseas Player)
  • Shubham Dubey
  • Tushar Deshpande
  • Vaibhav Suryavanshi
  • Yashasvi Jaiswal
  • Yudhvir Charak

Rajasthan Royals (RR) announced their retention squad with a purse of ₹108.95 crore before the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction.

9. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Retention Squad

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) retention squad announcement ahead of the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction:

  • Abhinandan Singh
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar
  • Devdutt Padikkal
  • Jacob Bethell (Overseas Player)
  • Jitesh Sharma
  • Josh Hazlewood (Overseas Player)
  • Krunal Pandya
  • Nuwan Thushara (Overseas Player)
  • Phil Salt (Overseas Player)
  • Rajat Patidar
  • Rasikh Dar
  • Romario Shepherd (Overseas Player)
  • Suyash Sharma
  • Swapnil Singh
  • Tim David (Overseas Player)
  • Virat Kohli
  • Yash Dayal

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) announced their retention squad with a purse of ₹108.60 crore before the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction.

10. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Retention Squad

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) retention squad announcement ahead of the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction:

  • Abhishek Sharma
  • Aniket Verma
  • Brydon Carse (Overseas Player)
  • Eshan Malinga (Overseas Player)
  • Harsh Dubey
  • Harshal Patel
  • Heinrich Klaasen (Overseas Player)
  • Ishan Kishan
  • Jaydev Unadkat
  • Kamindu Mendis (Overseas Player)
  • Nitish Kumar Reddy
  • Pat Cummins (Overseas Player)
  • Smaran Ravichandran
  • Travis Head (Overseas Player)
  • Zeeshan Ansari

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) announced their retention squad with a purse of ₹99.50 crore before the IPL 2026 Mini-Auction.

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