IPL 2026: Players Released and Trades Ahead of Auction

As the Indian Premier League (IPL) gears up for the 2026 auction in December 2025, all 10 franchises have unveiled their list of released players. Ahead of the upcoming auction, a total of 73 players have been released, while 10 players have been traded between teams. Here’s a detailed breakdown team by team.

Chennai Super Kings

Indian Players Released: Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Andre Siddarth, Shaik Rasheed, Vansh Bedi (WK)
Overseas Players Released: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Matheesha Pathirana
Trades: Ravindra Jadeja (to Rajasthan Royals), Sam Curran (to Rajasthan Royals)
Retired: Ravichandran Ashwin

Delhi Capitals

Indian Players Released: Mohit Sharma, Manvanth Kumar, Darshan Nalkande
Overseas Players Released: Faf du Plessis, Sediqullah Atal (WK), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mustafizur Rahman
Trade: Donovan Ferreira (to Rajasthan Royals)
Banned: Harry Brook

Gujarat Titans

Indian Players Released: Mahipal Lomror, Kulwant Khejroliya
Overseas Players Released: Karim Janat, Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee
Trade: Sherfane Rutherford (to Mumbai Indians)

Kolkata Knight Riders

Indian Players Released: Venkatesh Iyer, Luvnith Sisodia (WK), Chetan Sakariya, Shivam Shukla
Overseas Players Released: Andre Russell, Quinton de Kock (WK), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Moeen Ali, Spencer Johnson, Anrich Nortje
Trade: Mayank Markande (to Mumbai Indians)

Lucknow Super Giants

Indian Players Released: Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Deep, Aryan Juyal (WK), Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar
Overseas Players Released: David Miller, Shamar Joseph
Trade: Shardul Thakur (to Mumbai Indians)

Mumbai Indians

Indian Players Released: Krishnan Shrijith (WK), Satyanarayana Raju, Karn Sharma, Vignesh Puthur
Overseas Players Released: Bevon Jacobs, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Reece Topley, Lizaad Williams
Trade: Arjun Tendulkar (to Lucknow Super Giants)

Punjab Kings

Indian Players Released: Kuldeep Sen, Praveen Dubey
Overseas Players Released: Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis

Rajasthan Royals

Indian Players Released: Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Kunal Singh Rathore (WK), Ashok Sharma
Overseas Players Released: Wanindu Hasaranga, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Maheesh Theekshana
Trades: Sanju Samson (to Chennai Super Kings), Nitish Rana (to Delhi Capitals)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Indian Players Released: Mayank Agarwal, Swastik Chikara, Manoj Bhandage, Mohit Rathee
Overseas Players Released: Liam Livingstone, Lungi Ngidi

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Indian Players Released: Rahul Chahar, Simarjeet Singh, Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Atharva Taide
Overseas Players Released: Wiaan Mulder, Adam Zampa
Trade: Mohammed Shami (to Lucknow Super Giants)

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