Retention List of IPL 2026: The IPL 2026 retention phase finished with many blockbuster transactions and smart player releases as franchises prepare for the mini-auction in December 2025. With a purse of ₹151 crore per club and new retention restrictions, franchises aimed to balance retained star power with purse management for a successful campaign.The mini-auction is set to take place in Abu Dhabi on December 16. All of the teams’ retention lists are shown here.
IPL 2026 retention day LIVE: Remaining Purse
Kolkata Knight Riders: 64.3cr.
Chennai Super Kings: 43.4cr.
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 25.5cr.
Lucknow Supergiants: 22.95cr.
Delhi Capitals: 21.8cr.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 16.4cr.
Rajasthan Royals: 16.05cr.
Gujarat Titans: 12.9cr.
Punjab Kings: 11.5cr
Mumbai Indians: 2.75cr
IPL Retention 2026 List Overview
Key Highlights
Important Details
IPL 2026 Purse per Team
₹151 crore
Maximum Retentions Allowed
6 players (4 capped Indian, 2 overseas/uncapped)
Top Retained Player
Rishabh Pant (₹27 crore, Lucknow Super Giants)
Biggest Releases
Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell (KKR), Patheirana (CSK)
Major Trades
Ravindra Jadeja & Sam Curran to Rajasthan Royals
Retention Strategy
Balancing star retention with auction purse savings
Auction Schedule
December 2025 Mini Auction
Retained Captain Notable
MS Dhoni (CSK), KL Rahul (DC), Shreyas Iyer (PBKS)
Rajasthan Royals Retained Players 2026
Player
IPL 2026 Retained Price (INR)
Yashasvi Jaiswal
18 crore
Riyan Parag
14 crore
Dhruv Jurel
14 crore
Sandeep Sharma
4 crore
Jofra Archer
12.50 crore
Wanindu Hasaranga
5.25 crore
Akash Madhwal
1.20 crore
Kumar Kartikeya
30 lakh
Tushar Deshpande
6.50 crore
Shubham Dubey
80 lakh
Yudhvir Singh
35 lakh
Vaibhav Suryavanshi
1.10 crore
Kunal Rathore
30 lakh
Ashok Sharma
30 lakh
Traded In: Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, Donovan Ferreira
Traded Out: Sanju Samson (to CSK)
Strategic squad renewal around new all-rounders.
Kolkata Knight Riders - KKRRetained Players 2026
Player
IPL 2026 Retained Price (INR)
Rinku Singh
13 crore
Varun Chakaravarthy
12 crore
Sunil Narine✈️
12 crore
Ajinkya Rahane
1.50 crore
Harshit Rana
4 crore
Ramandeep Singh
4 crore
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
3.00 crore
Vaibhav Arora
1.80 crore
Rovman Powel✈️
1.50 crore
Manish Pandey
75.00 lakh
Umran Malik
75.00 lakh
Anukul Roy
40.00 lakh
Arjun Tendulkar
30.00 lakh (traded from MI)
Released: Venkatesh Iyer (₹23.75 crore), Andre Russell, Moeen Ali, Luvnith Sisodia, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya, Quinton de Kock, Anrich Nortje
Retention focuses: Key young Indian core; multiple foreign player releases free up major purse value.
Lucknow Super GiantsRetained Players 2026
Player
IPL 2026 Retained Price (INR)
Nicholas Pooran
18 crore
Mayank Yadav
14 crore
Mohsin Khan
23 crore
Ayush Badoni
14 crore
Rishabh Pant
Rs. 27 crore
Aiden Markram
Rs. 2 crore
Mitchell Marsh
Rs. 3.40 crore
Avesh Khan
Rs. 9.75 crore
Abdul Samad
Rs. 4.20 crore
Aryan Juyal
Rs. 30 lakh
Akash Deep
Rs. 8 crore
Himmat Singh
Rs. 30 lakh
M. Siddharth
Rs. 75 lakh
Digvesh Singh
Rs. 30 lakh
Shahbaz Ahmed
Rs. 2.40 crore
Akash Singh
Rs. 30 lakh
Prince Yadav
30.00 lakh
Yuvraj Chaudhary
Rs. 30 lakh
Rajvardhan Hangargekar
Rs. 30 lakh
Arshin Kulkarni
Rs. 30 lakh
Matthew Breetzke
Rs. 75 lakh
Retained: Rishabh Pant (₹27 crore, reportedly the top retention bid), Mayank Yadav (₹11 crore)
