The excitement for IPL 2026 is at an all-time high as all 10 franchises have now officially locked in their IPL retained players list ahead of the November 15 retention deadline.
This year’s retention window witnessed historic trades, bold releases, and major squad reshuffles as teams prepare for the IPL 2026 mini-auction on December 16, 2025 in Abu Dhabi.
With the retention window now closed, some big names have been released or traded, while franchises have locked in their core by retaining key performers who will form the backbone of their squads. Here’s a complete team-wise guide of official IPL 2026 retained players and key trade moves, along with the latest view on squads, trade buzz, and strategic direction across all 10 IPL teams for the upcoming season.
From Sanju Samson’s blockbuster trade, Nitish Rana switching teams, Mohammed Shami’s move, to franchises releasing big names like Glenn Maxwell, Devon Conway, and Liam Livingstone — IPL 2026 has already become one of the most dramatic seasons even before the auction begins.
IPL 2026 Retained & Traded Players (All 10 Teams Official Confirmed)
Each team’s official retained players list for IPL 2026 is given below. Where applicable, traded players are highlighted separately in the notes or in bold with ⚠ TRADED.
1. Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
CSK Retained Players 2026 (Official)
| Player Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ruturaj Gaikwad (C) | Batter | Retained |
| Ayush Mhatre | Batter | Retained |
| M.S. Dhoni | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Dewald Brevis | Batter | Retained |
| Urvil Patel | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Shivam Dube | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Jamie Overton | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Ramakrishna Ghosh | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Noor Ahmad | Spinner | Retained |
| Khaleel Ahmed | Pacer | Retained |
| Anshul Kamboj | Bowler | Retained |
| Gurjapneet Singh | Bowler | Retained |
| Shreyas Gopal | Spinner | Retained |
| Mukesh Choudhary | Pacer | Retained |
| Nathan Ellis | Pacer | Retained |
2. Mumbai Indians (MI)
MI Retained Players 2026 (Official)
| Player Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rohit Sharma | Batter | Retained |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Batter | Retained |
| Tilak Varma | Batter | Retained |
| Ryan Rickelton | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Robin Minz | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Hardik Pandya | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Corbin Bosch | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Mitchell Santner | Spinner | Retained |
| Naman Dhir | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Raj Angad Bawa | All-Rounder | Retained |
| AM Ghazanfar | Spinner | Retained |
| Ashwani Kumar | Bowler | Retained |
| Raghu Sharma | Spinner | Retained |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Pacer | Retained |
| Deepak Chahar | Pacer | Retained |
| Trent Boult | Pacer | Retained |
| Will Jacks | All-Rounder | Retained |
3. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
RCB Retained Players 2026 (Official)
| Player Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rajat Patidar (C) | Batter | Retained |
| Virat Kohli | Batter | Retained |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Batter | Retained |
| Phil Salt | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Jitesh Sharma | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Krunal Pandya | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Swapnil Singh | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Tim David | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Romario Shepherd | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Jacob Bethell | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Josh Hazlewood | Pacer | Retained |
| Yash Dayal | Pacer | Retained |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Pacer | Retained |
| Nuwan Thushara | Pacer | Retained |
| Rasikh Salam | Pacer | Retained |
| Abhinandan Singh | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Suyash Sharma | Spinner | Retained |
4. Delhi Capitals (DC)
DC Retained Players 2026 (Official)
| Player Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Axar Patel | All-Rounder | Retained |
| KL Rahul | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Karun Nair | Batter | Retained |
| Abishek Porel | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Tristan Stubbs | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Sameer Rizvi | Batter | Retained |
| Ashutosh Sharma | Batter | Retained |
| Vipraj Nigam | Batter | Retained |
| Ajay Mandal | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Tripurana Vijay | Batter | Retained |
| Madhav Tiwari | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Mitchell Starc | Pacer | Retained |
| T Natarajan | Pacer | Retained |
| Mukesh Kumar | Pacer | Retained |
| Dushmantha Chameera | Pacer | Retained |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Spinner | Retained |
5. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
LSG Retained Players 2026 (Official)
| Player Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Rishabh Pant (C) | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Nicholas Pooran | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Abdul Samad | Batter | Retained |
| Ayush Badoni | Batter | Retained |
| Aiden Markram | Batter | Retained |
| Matthew Breetzke | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Himmat Singh | Batter | Retained |
| Mitchell Marsh | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Arshin Kulkarni | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Mayank Yadav | Pacer | Retained |
| Avesh Khan | Pacer | Retained |
| Mohsin Khan | Pacer | Retained |
| Manimaran Siddharth | Spinner | Retained |
| Digvesh Rathi | Spinner | Retained |
| Prince Yadav | Bowler | Retained |
| Akash Singh | Pacer | Retained |
6. Gujarat Titans (GT)
GT Retained Players 2026 (Official)
| Player Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill (C) | Batter | Retained |
| Rashid Khan | Spinner | Retained |
| Sai Sudharsan | Batter | Retained |
| Rahul Tewatia | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Shahrukh Khan | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Kagiso Rabada | Pacer | Retained |
| Jos Buttler | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Mohammed Siraj | Pacer | Retained |
| Prasidh Krishna | Pacer | Retained |
| Nishant Sindhu | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Kumar Kushagra | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Anuj Rawat | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Manav Suthar | Spinner | Retained |
| Washington Sundar | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Arshad Khan | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Gurnoor Brar | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Sai Kishore | Spinner | Retained |
| Ishant Sharma | Pacer | Retained |
| Jayant Yadav | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Glenn Phillips | WK-Batter | Retained |
7. Punjab Kings (PBKS)
PBKS Retained Players 2026 (Official)
| Player Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Shreyas Iyer | Batter | Retained |
| Prabhsimran Singh | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Priyansh Arya | Batter | Retained |
| Shashank Singh | Batter | Retained |
| Nehal Wadhera | Batter | Retained |
| Marcus Stoinis | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Azmatullah Omarzai | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Marco Jansen | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Harpreet Brar | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Spinner | Retained |
| Arshdeep Singh | Pacer | Retained |
| Musheer Khan | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Pyala Avinash | Batter | Retained |
| Harnoor Pannu | Batter | Retained |
| Suryansh Shedge | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Mitchell Owen | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Xavier Bartlett | Pacer | Retained |
| Lockie Ferguson | Pacer | Retained |
| Vyshak Vijaykumar | Pacer | Retained |
| Yash Thakur | Pacer | Retained |
| Vishnu Vinod | WK-Batter | Retained |
8. Rajasthan Royals (RR)
RR Retained Players 2026 (Official)
| Player Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter | Retained |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Batter | Retained |
| Dhruv Jurel | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Riyan Parag | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Shubham Dubey | Batter | Retained |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | Batter | Retained |
| Kunal Rathore | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Lhuan-Dre Pretorius | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Yudhvir Singh Charak | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Jofra Archer | Pacer | Retained |
| Akash Madhwal | Pacer | Retained |
| Kumar Kartikeya Singh | Spinner | Retained |
| Tushar Deshpande | Pacer | Retained |
| Fazalhaq Farooqi | Pacer | Retained |
| Kwena Maphaka | Pacer | Retained |
| Ashok Sharma | Bowler | Retained |
| Nandre Burger | Pacer | Retained |
9. Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
SRH Retained Players 2026 (Official)
| Player Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pat Cummins (C) | Pacer | Retained |
| Travis Head | Batter | Retained |
| Abhishek Sharma | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Aniket Verma | Batter | Retained |
| R. Smaran | Batter | Retained |
| Ishan Kishan | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Heinrich Klaasen | WK-Batter | Retained |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Harsh Dubey | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Kamindu Mendis | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Harshal Patel | Pacer | Retained |
| Brydon Carse | Pacer | Retained |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Pacer | Retained |
| Eshan Malinga | Pacer | Retained |
| Zeeshan Ansari | Spinner | Retained |
10. Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
KKR Retained Players 2026 (Official)
| Player Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ajinkya Rahane | Batter | Retained |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Batter | Retained |
| Anukul Roy | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Harshit Rana | Pacer | Retained |
| Manish Pandey | Batter | Retained |
| Ramandeep Singh | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Rinku Singh | Batter | Retained |
| Rovman Powell | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Sunil Narine | All-Rounder | Retained |
| Umran Malik | Pacer | Retained |
| Vaibhav Arora | Pacer | Retained |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | Spinner | Retained |
Read more: – IPL 2026 Released Players List
The IPL 2026 Retained Players List shows how franchises are investing smartly — backing proven match-winners, nurturing young Indian talent and planning for the future with calculated trades and bold releases. Whether it’s RCB’s settled champion core, MI’s power-packed line-up, GT’s all-round depth or RR and PBKS building around new-age stars, every team has laid a strong foundation ahead of what promises to be a very competitive mini-auction in December.
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Disclaimer: These retained and traded lists are based on the latest franchise updates and official retention announcements as of November 15, 2025 (IPL 2026 retention deadline). Final squads remain subject to BCCI’s official auction register and any late trades before the mini-auction on 16 December 2025.
