IPL 2026 retentions Highlights: CSK release Pathirana; KKR release Russell, Venkatesh

CSK have released 11 players, the most among the 10 franchises, as they attempt to reset after finishing bottom of the table for the first time in their IPL history

6:49 PM

IPL 2026 retentions highlights: Players released by RCB

RCB released players
Player name	IPL 2026 team	IPL 2025 team	Current Salary	Previous salary
Liam Livingstone	TBD	RCB	TBD	Rs 8.75 crore
Lungi Ngidi	TBD	RCB	TBD	Rs 1 crore
Swastik Chikara	TBD	RCB	TBD	Rs 30 lakh
Mohit Rathee	TBD	RCB	TBD	Rs 30 lakh
Mayank Agarwal	TBD	RCB	TBD	Came as replacement
Tim Seifert	TBD	RCB	TBD	Came as replacement
Manoj Bhandage	TBD	RCB	TBD	Rs 30 lakh
Blessing Muzarabani	TBD	RCB	TBD	Came as replacement

6:42 PM

IPL 2026 retentions highlights: Players released by KKR ahead of auction

KKR released players
Player name	IPL 2026 team	IPL 2025 team	Current Salary	Previous salary
Venkatesh Iyer	TBD	KKR	TBD	Rs 23.75 crore
Andre Russell	TBD	KKR	TBD	Rs 12 crore
Anrich Nortje	TBD	KKR	TBD	Rs 6.5 crore
Quinton de Kock	TBD	KKR	TBD	Rs 3.6 crore
Spencer Johnson	TBD	KKR	TBD	Rs 2.8 crore
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	TBD	KKR	TBD	Rs 2 crore
Moeen Ali	TBD	KKR	TBD	Rs 2 crore

6:38 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: Gujarat Titans released players

Gujarat Titans released players
Player name	IPL 2026 team	IPL 2025 team	Current Salary	Previous salary
Gerald Coetzee	TBD	GT	TBD	Rs 2.4 crore
Mahipal Lomror	TBD	GT	TBD	Rs 1.7 crore
Karim Janat	TBD	GT	TBD	Rs 75 lakh
Kulwant Khejroliya	TBD	GT	TBD	Rs 30 lakh

6:32 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: Players released by LSG

LSG released players
Player name	IPL 2026 team	IPL 2025 team	Current Salary	Previous salary
Ravi Bishnoi	TBD	LSG	TBD	Rs 11 crore
Akash Deep	TBD	LSG	TBD	Rs 8 crore
David Miller	TBD	LSG	TBD	Rs 7.5 crore
Shamar Joseph	TBD	LSG	TBD	Rs 75 lakh
Yuvraj Chaudhary	TBD	LSG	TBD	Rs 30 lakh
Rajvardhan Hangargekar	TBD	LSG	TBD	Rs 30 lakh
Aryan Juyal	TBD	LSG	TBD	Rs 30 lakh

6:26 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals released players

DC released players
Player name	IPL 2026 team	IPL 2025 team	Current Salary	Previous salary
Jake Fraser-McGurk	TBD	DC	TBD	Rs 9 crore
Mohit Sharma	TBD	DC	TBD	Rs 2.2 crore
Faf du Plessis	TBD	DC	TBD	Rs 2 crore
Manvanth Kumar	TBD	DC	TBD	Rs 30 lakh
Darshan Nalkande	TBD	DC	TBD	Rs 30 lakh
Sediqullah Atal	TBD	DC	TBD	NA

6:24 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: MI released players list

MI released players
Player name	IPL 2026 team	IPL 2025 team	Current Salary	Previous salary
Reece Topley	TBD	MI	TBD	Rs 75 lakh
Lizaad Williams	TBD	MI	TBD	Rs 75 lakh
Karn Sharma	TBD	MI	TBD	Rs 50 lakh
Vignesh Puthur	TBD	MI	TBD	Rs 30 lakh
Bevon Jacobs	TBD	MI	TBD	Rs 30 lakh
Satyanarayana Raju	TBD	MI	TBD	Rs 30 lakh
Krishnan Shrijith	TBD	MI	TBD	Rs 30 lakh

6:07 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: CSK going with Gaikwad as captain?

With CSK posting on their social media with the caption - 'Lead the way Ruturaj!', it is expected that the batter will be the CSK captain for the next season as well

5:54 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: Kumar Sangakara on RR trades!

"When we look at a good finisher, someone who attacks spin and pace, Donovan Ferreira stands out, has had a good year, a player with great potential. When we looked at it, felt it was the right trade with Nitish. To have him in our bank gives us a big advantage in managing our purse, also the ability to play different combinations having traded Jadeja and Sam Curran. It allows us flexibility to try out different options."

5:27 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: RCB players released!

As expected, RCB have released Liam Livingstone, marking their only major overseas departure. Lungi Ngidi, who spent most of his stint as a backup option, has also been let go.

 

Interestingly, they have retained Yash Dayal, despite him not featuring in any competitive cricket since the IPL final on June 3. Dayal has been dealing with legal issues that kept him out of the UP T20 League and he hasn’t appeared for Uttar Pradesh in the Ranji Trophy either. RCB’s decision suggests they may have insight into his availability and are optimistic he’ll be ready for IPL 2026.

 

Other players released include Mayank Agarwal, who joined as an injury replacement for Devdutt Padikkal, while Swastik Chikara exits without having played a match.

5:25 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: LSG players released!

Lucknow Super Giants have relased mutliple players ahead of the IPL 2026 auction as well, Shardul Thakur (traded to MI), David Miller, Ravi Bishnoi and Akash Deep being the top releases this year.

5:20 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: GT players released!

Gujarat Titans have also announced their retentions with the top 3 releases of the franchise coming in the form of Sherfane Rutherford (traded to MI), Dasun Shanaka, and Gerald Coetzee

5:19 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: DC players released!

Delhi Capitals have released the likes of Faf Du Plessis, Jake Frazer-McGurk, Donovan Ferreira (traded out), Mohit Sharma ahead of the IPL 2026 auction.

5:16 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: SRH players released!

Mohd Shami, Adam Zampa and Wiaan Mulder are top 3 releases by the Sunrisers Hyderabad this time heading into the IPL 2026 auction.

5:15 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: Punjab Kings players released!

Punjab Kings have also named their retentions with Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie and Josh Inglis being the top 3 releases for the franchise this time,

5:10 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: RR players released!

Rajasthan has also been busy ahead of the retention deadline with the franchise letting go of Wanindu Hasaranga, Sanju Samson (Traded to CSK), Nitish Rana (Moves to DC), and  Maheesh Theekshana for IPL 2026.

5:09 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: MI players released!

Mumbai too have relased multiple players ahead of IPL 2026 with Mujeeb Ur Rehman, Reece Topley and Karn Sharma being the top 3 players who will not be a part of the side next season.

5:07 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: Venkatesh Iyer released!

Venkatesh Iyer has been released by KKR who fought hard to get him back in the last auction at a whopping INR 23.75 Crore

5:05 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: Dre Russ no more with KKR!

In the most high-profile releases in IPL history, KKR have decided to let go their star allrounder Andre Russell.

 

Russell has been a constant since coming on board in IPL 2014, and was among five players retained by the franchise ahead of the 2025 mega auction for INR 12 crore.

5:04 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: CSK release Pathirana among 10 others!

Chennai Super Kings have let go the highest number of players this season, releasing 11 in total.

 

Among them are four overseas names — Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Matheesha Pathirana and Sam Curran, with Curran moving to Rajasthan Royals via trade.

 

CSK have also made a clear statement regarding their underperforming middle order from IPL 2025. Andre Siddarth, who didn’t get a single game, has been released, along with Deepak Hooda, Rahul Tripathi, Shaikh Rasheed and Vijay Shankar.

 

As expected, Dewald Brevis retains his spot, and so does Gurjapneet Singh, whose injury last season opened the door for a marquee replacement signing.

5:00 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: Rajasthan Royals full squad in IPL 2025 with salary

Rajasthan Royals full squad in IPL 2025 with salary
Player	Type	Base Price (INR Cr)	Sold Price (INR Cr)
Yashasvi Jaiswal	AR	-	18
Sanju Samson	BAT	-	18
Dhruv Jurel	BAT	-	14
Riyan Parag	AR	-	14
Jofra Archer	BOWL	2	12.5
Shimron Hetmyer	BAT	-	11
Tushar Deshpande	BOWL	1	6.5
Wanindu Hasaranga	BOWL	2	5.25
Maheesh Theekshana	BOWL	2	4.4
Nitish Rana	AR	1.5	4.2
Sandeep Sharma	BOWL	-	4
Fazalhaq Farooqi	BOWL	2	2
Kwena Maphaka	BOWL	0.75	1.5
Akash Madhwal	BOWL	0.3	1.2
Vaibhav Suryavanshi	BAT	0.3	1.1
Shubham Dubey	BAT	0.3	0.8
Yudhvir Singh	AR	0.3	0.35
Kunal Singh Rathore	BAT	0.3	0.3
Ashok Sharma	BOWL	0.3	0.3
Kumar Kartikeya	BOWL	0.3	0.3

4:54 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: Andre Russell set to be released

With few minutes left for the deadline for IPL 2026 retentions, the biggest news that is floating in - Andre Russell set to be in IPL 2026 auction.

4:51 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: RCB squad in IPL 2025 with salary

RCB squad in IPL 2025 with salary
Player	Type	Base Price (INR Cr)	Sold Price (INR Cr)
Virat Kohli	BAT	-	21
Josh Hazlewood	BOWL	2	12.5
Phil Salt	BAT	2	11.5
Rajat Patidar	BAT	-	11
Jitesh Sharma	BAT	1	11
Bhuvneshwar Kumar	BOWL	2	10.75
Liam Livingstone	AR	2	8.75
Rasikh Salam	BOWL	0.3	6
Krunal Pandya	AR	2	5.75
Yash Dayal	BOWL	-	5
Tim David	AR	2	3
Suyash Sharma	BOWL	0.3	2.6
Jacob Bethell	AR	1.25	2.6
Devdutt Padikkal	BAT	2	2
Nuwan Thushara	BOWL	0.75	1.6
Romario Shepherd	AR	1.5	1.5
Lungi Ngidi	BOWL	1	1
Swapnil Singh	AR	0.3	0.5
Abhinandan Singh	BOWL	0.3	0.3
Swastik Chikara	BAT	0.3	0.3
Mohit Rathee	BOWL	0.3	0.3
Manoj Bhandage	AR	0.3	0.3

4:48 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad in IPL 2025 with salary

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) squad in IPL 2025 with salary
Player	Type	Base (INR Cr)	Sold (INR Cr)
Venkatesh Iyer	AR	2	23.75
Rinku Singh	BAT	-	13
Varun Chakravarthy	AR	-	12
Andre Russell	AR	-	12
Sunil Narine	BOWL	-	12
Anrich Nortje	BOWL	2	6.5
Harshit Rana	BOWL	-	4
Ramandeep Singh	AR	-	4
Quinton de Kock	BAT	2	3.6
Angkrish Raghuvanshi	BAT	0.3	3
Spencer Johnson	BOWL	2	2.8
Rahmanullah Gurbaz	BAT	2	2
Moeen Ali	AR	2	2
Vaibhav Arora	BOWL	0.3	1.8
Rovman Powell	BAT	1.5	1.5
Ajinkya Rahane	BAT	1.5	1.5
Umran Malik	BOWL	0.75	0.75
Manish Pandey	BAT	0.75	0.75
Anukul Roy	AR	0.3	0.4
Luvnith Sisodia	BAT	0.3	0.3
Mayank Markande	BOWL	0.3	0.3

4:41 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: Lucknow Super Giants squad in IPL 2025 with salary

Lucknow Super Giants squad in IPL 2025 with salary
Player	Type	Base (INR Cr)	Sold (INR Cr)
Rishabh Pant	BAT	2	27
Nicholas Pooran	BAT	-	21
Mayank Yadav	BOWL	-	11
Ravi Bishnoi	BOWL	-	11
Avesh Khan	BOWL	2	9.75
Akash Deep	BOWL	1	8
David Miller	BAT	1.5	7.5
Abdul Samad	AR	0.3	4.2
Ayush Badoni	AR	-	4
Mohsin Khan	BOWL	-	4
Mitchell Marsh	AR	2	3.4
Shahbaz Ahmed	AR	1	2.4
Aiden Markram	BAT	2	2
Shamar Joseph	BOWL	0.75	0.75
Manimaran Siddharth	BOWL	0.3	0.75
Matthew Breetzke	BAT	0.75	0.75
Digvesh Rathi	BOWL	0.3	0.3
Arshin Kulkarni	AR	0.3	0.3
Prince Yadav	BOWL	0.3	0.3
Yuvraj Chaudhary	AR	0.3	0.3
Akash Singh	BOWL	0.3	0.3
Rajvardhan Hangargekar	AR	0.3	0.3
Aryan Juyal	BAT	0.3	0.3
Himmat Singh	BAT	0.3	0.3

4:39 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: Mumbai Indians squad in IPL 2025 with salary

Mumbai Indians squad in IPL 2025 with salary
Player	Type	Base (INR Cr)	Sold (INR Cr)
Jasprit Bumrah	BOWL	-	18
Hardik Pandya	AR	-	16.35
Suryakumar Yadav	BAT	-	16.35
Rohit Sharma	BAT	-	16.3
Trent Boult	BOWL	2	12.5
Deepak Chahar	BOWL	2	9.25
Tilak Varma	AR	-	8
Naman Dhir	AR	0.3	5.25
Will Jacks	AR	2	5.25
AM Ghazanfar	BOWL	0.75	4.8
Mitchell Santner	AR	2	2
Ryan Rickelton	BAT	1	1
Reece Topley	BOWL	0.75	0.75
Lizaad Williams	BOWL	0.75	0.75
Robin Minz	BAT	0.3	0.65
Karn Sharma	BOWL	0.5	0.5
Vignesh Puthur	AR	0.3	0.3
Bevon Jacobs	BAT	0.3	0.3
Satyanarayana Raju	BOWL	0.3	0.3
Raj Bawa	AR	0.3	0.3
Ashwani Kumar	BOWL	0.3	0.3
Arjun Tendulkar	BOWL	0.3	0.3
Krishnan Shrijith	BAT	0.3	0.3

4:33 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: Gujarat Titans squad in IPL 2025 with salary

Gujarat Titans squad in IPL 2025 with salary
Player	Type	Base (INR Cr)	Sold (INR Cr)
Rashid Khan	BOWL	-	18
Shubman Gill	BAT	-	16.5
Jos Buttler	BAT	2	15.75
Mohammed Siraj	BOWL	2	12.25
Kagiso Rabada	BOWL	2	10.75
Prasidh Krishna	BOWL	2	9.5
Sai Sudharsan	AR	-	8.5
M Shahrukh Khan	AR	-	4
Rahul Tewatia	AR	-	4
Washington Sundar	AR	2	3.2
Sherfane Rutherford	BAT	1.5	2.6
Gerald Coetzee	BOWL	1.25	2.4
Sai Kishore	AR	0.75	2
Glenn Phillips	BAT	2	2
Mahipal Lomror	AR	0.5	1.7
Gurnoor Brar	BOWL	0.3	1.3
Arshad Khan	AR	0.3	1.3
Karim Janat	AR	0.75	0.75
Jayant Yadav	AR	0.75	0.75
Ishant Sharma	BOWL	0.75	0.75
Kumar Kushagra	BAT	0.3	0.65
Nishant Sindhu	AR	0.3	0.3
Manav Suthar	BOWL	0.3	0.3
Anuj Rawat	BAT	0.3	0.3
Kulwant Khejroliya	BOWL	0.3	0.3

4:24 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: Delhi Capitals squad in IPL 2025

Delhi Capitals squad in IPL 2025
Player	Type	Base (INR Cr)	Sold (INR Cr)
Axar Patel	AR	-	16.5
KL Rahul	BAT	2	14
Kuldeep Yadav	BOWL	-	13.25
Mitchell Starc	BOWL	2	11.75
T Natarajan	BOWL	2	10.75
Tristan Stubbs	BAT	-	10
Jake Fraser-McGurk	BAT	2	9
Mukesh Kumar	BOWL	2	8
Harry Brook	BAT	2	6.25
Abishek Porel	BAT	-	4
Ashutosh Sharma	AR	0.3	3.8
Mohit Sharma	BOWL	0.5	2.2
Faf du Plessis	BAT	2	2
Sameer Rizvi	AR	0.3	0.95
Donovan Ferreira	BAT	0.75	0.75
Dushmantha Chameera	BOWL	0.75	0.75
Vipraj Nigam	AR	0.3	0.5
Karun Nair	BAT	0.3	0.5
Madhav Tiwari	AR	0.3	0.4
Manvanth Kumar	AR	0.3	0.3
Tripurana Vijay	AR	0.3	0.3
Darshan Nalkande	AR	0.3	0.3
Ajay Mandal	AR	0.3	0.3

4:11 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: CSK squad in IPL 2025

CSK squad in IPL 2025
Players	Type	Base price (Rs crore)	Sold (Rs crore)
Ruturaj Gaikwad	BAT	-	18
Ravindra Jadeja (Traded to RR)	AR	-	18
Matheesha Pathirana	BOWL	-	13
Shivam Dube	AR	-	12
Noor Ahmad	BOWL	2	10
Ravichandran Ashwin	AR	2	9.75
Devon Conway	BAT	2	6.25
Khaleel Ahmed	BOWL	2	4.8
Rachin Ravindra	AR	1.5	4
MS Dhoni	BAT	-	4
Anshul Kamboj	AR	0.3	3.4
Rahul Tripathi	BAT	0.75	3.4
Sam Curran (traded to RR)	AR	2	2.4
Gurjapneet Singh	BOWL	0.3	2.2
Nathan Ellis	BOWL	1.25	2
Deepak Hooda	AR	0.75	1.7
Jamie Overton	AR	1.5	1.5
Vijay Shankar	AR	0.3	1.2
Vansh Bedi	BAT	0.3	0.55
C Andre Siddarth	BAT	0.3	0.3
Ramakrishna Ghosh	AR	0.3	0.3
Shaik Rasheed	BAT	0.3	0.3
Mukesh Choudhary	BOWL	0.3	0.3
Kamlesh Nagarkoti	AR	0.3	0.3
Shreyas Gopal	BOWL	0.3	0.3

3:54 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: CSK CEO message to fans

‘Fans will be upset, but the team needed change’

 

Acknowledging the emotional reaction from supporters, Viswanathan said the franchise had already received “a lot of messages from fans” upset by Jadeja’s departure.

 

However, he insisted the decision was made with the long-term stability and competitiveness of the team in mind.

 

“Taking into account the current status of the team composition, the management felt the need for change. I am sure CSK will maintain the same consistency in the coming years.”

3:44 PM

IPL 2026 retentions LIVE UPDATES: Why Samson was roped in

Sanju Samson: CSK’s investment in the future

 

Calling Samson a long-term asset, Viswanathan emphasised the strategic value of bringing in a high-quality Indian batter at his peak.

 

“Sanju has been one of the most experienced IPL batsmen… He is only around 30 years old. We thought he would be a good addition for the future.”