The road to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 has officially begun as the franchises named their squad retentions yesterday. It was a jam-packed day for cricket fans as the India vs South Africa first Test match coincided with the IPL 2026 retention announcement. All the IPL fans were glued to their screens and analyzed their favourite team’s retentions.
Unlike any other IPL season, we saw several big trades this time around that added drama to the retention day. Also, there were huge names that were released as well. The likes of Andre Russell, Glenn Maxwell, Matheesha Pathirana and David Miller are some of the biggest names that will enter the IPL 2026 auction.
With the IPL 2026 auction date set for December 16 in Abu Dhabi, fans should need to know how every IPL franchise looks at this moment. This will give them a better idea of their auction targets and team strategy going forward. So, on that note, let us look at all the IPL 2026 squads after the retention announcement.
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) IPL 2026 squad
Players Retained: 15Players Released: 12IPL 2026 Auction Purse Remaining: INR 43.4 crore Slots remaining: 9 (4 overseas)
Batters retained by CSK
PlayerIPL 2026 price (INR) Ruturaj Gaikwad 18 croreAyush Mhatre30 lakhUrvil Patel30 lakhShivam Dube12 croreDewald Brevis2.2 croreMS Dhoni4 croreSanju Samson (traded)18 croreAll-rounders Retained by CSK
PlayerIPL 2026 price (INR) Jamie Overton1.50 croreRamakrishna Ghosh30 lakhBowlers Retained by CSK
PlayerIPL 2026 price (INR) Noor Ahmad10 croreKhaleel Ahmed4.80 croreAnshul Kamboj3.40 croreGurjapneet Singh2.2 croreNathan Ellis2 croreShreyas Gopal30 lakhMukesh Choudhary30 lakhMumbai Indians (MI) IPL 2026 squad
Players Retained: 17Players Released: 9IPL 2026 Auction Purse Remaining: INR 2.75 croreSlots Remaining: 5 (1 overseas)
Batters retained by MI
PlayerIPL 2026 price (INR)Rohit Sharma16.30 croreSuryakumar Yadav16.35 croreTilak Varma8 croreNaman Dhir5.25 croreRobin Minz65 lakhRyan Rickelton 1 croreAll-rounders retained by MI
PlayerIPL 2026 price (INR)Hardik Pandya (C)16.35 croreDeepak Chahar9.25 croreMitchell Santner 2 croreRaj Angad Bawa30 lakhSherfane Rutherford (trade from GT)2.60 croreCorbin Bosch 30 lakhBowlers retained by MI
PlayerIPL 2026 price (INR)Jasprit Bumrah18 croreTrent Boult 12.5 croreShardul Thakur (trade from LSG)2 croreMayank Markande (trade from KKR)30 lakhAshwani Kumar30 lakhAM Ghazanfar 4.80 croreRaghu Sharma 30 lakhRoyal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) IPL 2026 squad
Players Retained: 17Players Released: 8IPL 2026 Auction Purse Remaining: INR 16.4 croreSlots Remaining: 8 (2 overseas)
Batters retained by RCB
PlayerIPL 2026 price (INR)Virat Kohli21 croreRajat Patidar11 crorePhil Salt 11.50 croreDevdutt Padikkal2 croreJacob Bethell 2.60 croreJitesh Sharma11 croreTim David 3 croreAll-rounders retained by RCB
PlayerIPL 2026 price (INR)Krunal Pandya5.75 croreRomario Shepherd 1.50 croreBowlers retained by RCB
PlayerIPL 2026 price (INR)Josh Hazlewood 12.50 croreBhuvneshwar Kumar10.75 croreRasikh Dar6 croreYash Dayal5 croreSuyash Sharma2.60 croreNuwan Thushara 1.60 croreSwapnil Singh50 lakhAbhinandan Singh30 lakhAll IPL 2026 squads with prices after retention announcement & trades Inside Sport India.
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