Prior to the auction, GT retained key players such as Rashid Khan for ₹18 crore and captain Shubman Gill for ₹16.5 crore, along with star wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler.
Despite the IPL 2025 setback, the team will aim to build on that success and go one step further this season under the leadership of Shreyas Iyer.
Ahead of the 2026 edition, SRH have made several squad decisions during the retention and trade window.
Led by Hardik Pandya, the teams has plenty of experience in their ranks, with T20 World Cup winning captains Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma as well.
Chennai Super Kings will kick off their campaign on the road, facing Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Guwahati for their opening match of the season.
RCB enter the new season on the back of a historic triumph, having secured their first-ever IPL title in 2025.
Driven by rising valuations, the sum insured has gone up 25-30%
Lucknow Super Giants will take on Delhi Capitals in their opening match of IPL 2026 on April 1
India's home season will include white-ball series against West Indies, Sri Lanka and Zimbabwe, followed by a marquee five-match Test series against Australia
Gujarat Titans have made a change to their squad ahead of the official start of the season by replacing injured Prithviraj Yarra with left-arm pacer Kulwant Khejroliya
Leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal currently leads the chart of IPL's top wicket-takers with 221 wickets, while among pacers, the list is led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar with 198 wickets to his name
Rajasthan Royals will take on Chennai Super Kings in their opening match of IPL 2026 on March 30
RR were originally acquired in 2008 by UK-based Emerging Media, led by Manoj Badale, for $67 million
Mhatre was one of CSK's standout performers in IPL 2025, scoring 240 runs in seven innings at a strike rate of 188.97 while opening the batting
Former Indian skipper Virat Kohli leads the list of highest run scorers in IPL with 8,661 runs, while David Warner, with 6,565 runs, leads the table for overseas batters
Punjab Kings will take on Gujarat Titans in their opening match of IPL 2026 on March 29
Kolkata Knight Riders bought Australian all-rounder Cameron Green for ₹25.20 crore from a ₹2 crore base in the IPL 2026 auction
Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Mumbai Indians in their opening match of IPL 2026 on March 29
CSK's Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma, who broke the record for the most expensive uncapped players in IPL history with ₹14.2 crore bids each, will be at the centre stage among top uncapped players
Sunrisers Hyderabad will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the tournament opener of IPL 2026 on March 28