Complete List of 73 Players Released Before IPL 2026 Auction

On Saturday, November 15, all 10 Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises announced the list of players they are releasing ahead of the IPL 2026 auction, scheduled for December 2025. A total of 73 players have been released by their respective IPL 2025 teams. In addition, 10 players have been traded ahead of the upcoming auction.

In this article, we provide a complete breakdown of all the released and traded players, giving fans a clear view of the changes ahead of IPL 2026.

The most talked-about players who have changed teams before the auction are Ravindra Jadeja, Sanju Samson, Mohammed Shami, and Sam Curran. Jadeja, a long-time Chennai Super Kings player, has joined the Rajasthan Royals for ₹14 crore.

Rajasthan Royals captain Sanju Samson has joined the Chennai Super Kings for ₹18 crore. English all-rounder Sam Curran has also moved from Chennai to the Rajasthan Royals for ₹2.4 crore. Indian pacer Mohammed Shami has joined Lucknow Super Giants from Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹10 crore.

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Full List of Players Released by 10 IPL Teams Ahead of IPL 2026 Auction

Chennai Super Kings

Indians (7): Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Andre Siddharth, Shaik Rasheed, Vansh Bedi (WK)
Overseas (3): Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Matheesha Pathirana
Traded (2): Ravindra Jadeja (to RR), Sam Curran (to RR)
Retired (1): Ravichandran Ashwin

Delhi Capitals

Indians (3): Mohit Sharma, Manvanth Kumar, Darshan Nalkande
Overseas (4): Faf du Plessis, Sediqullah Atal (WK), Jake Fraser-McGurk, Mustafizur Rahman
Traded (1): Donovan Ferreira (to RR)
Banned (1): Harry Brook

Gujarat Titans

Indians (2): Mahipal Lomror, Kulwant Khejroliya
Overseas (3): Karim Janat, Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee
Traded (1): Sherfane Rutherford (to MI)

Kolkata Knight Riders

Indians (4): Venkatesh Iyer, Luvnith Sisodia (WK), Chetan Sakariya, Shivam Shukla
Overseas (6): Andre Russell, Quinton de Kock (WK), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Moeen Ali, Spencer Johnson, Anrich Nortje
Traded (1): Mayank Markande (to MI)

Lucknow Super Giants

Indians (5): Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Deep, Aryan Juyal (WK), Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar
Overseas (2): David Miller, Shamar Joseph
Traded (1): Shardul Thakur (to MI)

Mumbai Indians

Indians (4): Krishnan Shrijith (WK), Satyanarayana Raju, Karn Sharma, Vignesh Puthur
Overseas (4): Bevon Jacobs, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Reece Topley, Lizaad Williams
Traded (1): Arjun Tendulkar (to LSG)

Punjab Kings

Indians (2): Kuldeep Sen, Praveen Dubey
Overseas (3): Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Josh Inglis

Rajasthan Royals

Indians (4): Kumar Kartikeya, Akash Madhwal, Kunal Singh Rathore (WK), Ashok Sharma
Overseas (3): Wanindu Hasaranga, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Maheesh Theekshana
Traded (2): Sanju Samson (to CSK), Nitish Rana (to DC)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Indians (4): Mayank Agarwal, Swastik Chikara, Manoj Bhandage, Mohit Rathee
Overseas (2): Liam Livingstone, Lungi Ngidi

Sunrisers Hyderabad

Indians (5): Rahul Chahar, Simarjeet Singh, Abhinav Manohar, Sachin Baby, Atharva Taide
Overseas (2): Wiaan Mulder, Adam Zampa
Traded (1): Mohammed Shami (to LSG)