US EditionIPL 2026: Full List of Retained, Released, Traded Players with Purse Left and Spots Remaining for All 10 Teams
Franchises released key players like Andre Russell and Matheesha Pathirana to free purse space and rebuild squads ahead of the IPL 2026 auction on Dec 16.
- Long-Serving all-rounder Andre Russell was released by Kolkata Knight Riders and will enter the Indian Premier League 2026 auction on December 16.
- After a difficult IPL 2025, Kolkata Knight Riders finished eighth and Chennai Super Kings ended last, prompting franchises to release players and reshape squads for the auction.
- Chennai Super Kings released Matheesha Pathirana ahead of the auction after IPL 2025, where he took 13 wickets in 12 innings but coaches raised concerns about his action.
- Gujarat Titans have confirmed retention of 20 players, including Shubman Gill and Jos Buttler, leaving five slots remaining and a purse of INR 12.9 crore for the IPL 2026 auction.
- Franchises will target a keeper , a middle-order overseas batter, pace bowlers and an all-rounder, while Washington Sundar is expected to fill a bigger batting role for Gujarat Titans after Sherfane Rutherford was traded out.
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IPL 2026: Full list of retained, released, traded players with purse left and spots remaining for all 10 teams
With the dust over retentions and releases now settled, here is all the information about the current squad, released players, purse left, spots to fill for all 10 teams ahead of the IPL 2026 auction.
IPL 2026: List of Gujarat Titans' retentions, released players and remaining purse
Gujarat Titans have confirmed a retention of as many as 20 players ahead of the IPL 2026 auction. 2022 champions, who qualified for the playoffs last season, have retained most of their IPL 2025 squad, while vacating a few overseas spots, having traded out Sherfane Rutherford to the Mumbai Indians and released Gerald Coetzee and Karim Janat. Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan and Jos Buttler will headline the Titans roster, which now has just five slot…
IPL 2026: CSK Set to Enter Auction with Second-biggest Purse, Rachin, Conway, Pathirana Among 11 Released
Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Five-time champions Chennai Super Kings released a staggering 11 players, the most among the 10 franchises and will head into the auction for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 with the second-highest purse of Rs 43.4 crore after Kolkata Knight Riders. Sports News | IPL 2026: CSK Set to Enter Auction with Second-biggest Purse, Rachin, Conway, Pathirana Among 11 Released.
IPL 2026: Full list of retained and released players, purse remaining for mini auction
IPL 2026 retentions full list: Chennai Super Kings and Kolkata Knight Riders released a big chunk of their squad, making room for the mini auction. While KKR let go of Andre Russell, CSK released their Sri Lankan pacer Matheesha Pathirana. Here's the full list of players retained and relased by teams on deadline day.
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