# IPL 2026 Retention List: Complete Team-Wise Player Prices and Squad Breakdown

URL: https://technosports.co.in/ipl-2026-retention-list-team-wise-player-prices/  
Published: 2025-11-15  
Updated: 2025-11-15  
Author: Rahul Roy

IPL 2026 Retention List: The retention drama has unfolded as all Indian Premier League franchises finalized their retention lists by the 3 PM deadline on November 15, setting the stage for the December 16 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi. From blockbuster trades to surprising releases, here’s the comprehensive breakdown of every team’s retention strategy with exact player prices.

## **Key Retention Statistics**

| **Category** | **Details** |
| --- | --- |
| **Most Expensive Retention** | Rishabh Pant (LSG) – ₹27 Crore |
| **Highest Paid Indian** | Rishabh Pant – ₹27 Crore |
| **Most Retentions** | Punjab Kings – 21 Players |
| **Fewest Retentions** | Kolkata Knight Riders – 13 Players |
| **Biggest Surprise Release** | Andre Russell (KKR after 12 years) |
| **Auction Date** | December 16, 2025, Abu Dhabi |

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## **Mumbai Indians – Retained Players (16)**

| **Player Name** | **Role** | **Retention Price** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Jasprit Bumrah | Bowler | ₹18.00 crore |
| Hardik Pandya (C) | All-rounder | ₹16.35 crore |
| Suryakumar Yadav | Batter | ₹16.35 crore |
| Rohit Sharma | Batter | ₹16.30 crore |
| Trent Boult ✈️ | Bowler | ₹12.50 crore |
| Deepak Chahar | Bowler | ₹9.25 crore |
| Tilak Varma | Batter | ₹8.00 crore |
| Naman Dhir | All-rounder | ₹5.25 crore |
| AM Ghazanfar ✈️ | Bowler | ₹4.80 crore |
| Mitchell Santner ✈️ | All-rounder | ₹2.00 crore |
| Ryan Rickelton ✈️ | Batter/WK | ₹1.00 crore |
| Robin Minz | All-rounder | ₹65 lakh |
| Raj Angad Bawa | All-rounder | ₹30 lakh |
| Ashwani Kumar | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| Corbin Bosch ✈️ | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| **TOTAL SPENT** |  | **₹117.25 crore** |
| **Purse Remaining** |  | **₹2.75 crore** |

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## **Chennai Super Kings – Retained Players (16)**

| **Player Name** | **Role** | **Retention Price** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sanju Samson (Traded) | Batter/WK | ₹18.00 crore |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad (C) | Batter | ₹18.00 crore |
| Shivam Dube | All-rounder | ₹12.00 crore |
| Noor Ahmad ✈️ | Bowler | ₹10.00 crore |
| Khaleel Ahmed | Bowler | ₹4.80 crore |
| MS Dhoni | WK/Batter | ₹4.00 crore |
| Anshul Kamboj | Bowler | ₹3.40 crore |
| Dewald Brevis ✈️ | Batter | ₹2.20 crore |
| Gurjapneet Singh | Bowler | ₹2.20 crore |
| Nathan Ellis ✈️ | Bowler | ₹2.00 crore |
| Jamie Overton ✈️ | All-rounder | ₹1.50 crore |
| Ayush Mhatre | Batter | ₹30 lakh |
| Mukesh Choudhary | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| Shreyas Gopal | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| **TOTAL SPENT** |  | **₹76.60 crore** |
| **Purse Remaining** |  | **₹43.40 crore** |

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## **Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Retained Players (17)**

| **Player Name** | **Role** | **Retention Price** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Virat Kohli | Batter | ₹21.00 crore |
| Josh Hazlewood ✈️ | Bowler | ₹12.50 crore |
| Phil Salt ✈️ | Batter/WK | ₹11.50 crore |
| Rajat Patidar (C) | Batter | ₹11.00 crore |
| Jitesh Sharma | WK/Batter | ₹11.00 crore |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Bowler | ₹10.75 crore |
| Rasikh Salam Dar | Bowler | ₹6.00 crore |
| Krunal Pandya | All-rounder | ₹5.75 crore |
| Yash Dayal | Bowler | ₹5.00 crore |
| Tim David ✈️ | All-rounder | ₹3.00 crore |
| Jacob Bethell ✈️ | All-rounder | ₹2.60 crore |
| Suyash Sharma | Bowler | ₹2.60 crore |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Batter | ₹2.00 crore |
| Swapnil Singh | All-rounder | ₹50 lakh |
| Abhinandan Singh | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| **TOTAL SPENT** |  | **₹103.60 crore** |
| **Purse Remaining** |  | **₹16.40 crore** |

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## **Kolkata Knight Riders – Retained Players (13)**

| **Player Name** | **Role** | **Retention Price** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rinku Singh | Batter | ₹13.00 crore |
| Varun Chakaravarthy | Bowler | ₹12.00 crore |
| Sunil Narine ✈️ | All-rounder | ₹12.00 crore |
| Ramandeep Singh | All-rounder | ₹4.00 crore |
| Harshit Rana | Bowler | ₹4.00 crore |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Batter | ₹3.00 crore |
| Vaibhav Arora | Bowler | ₹1.80 crore |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Batter | ₹1.50 crore |
| Rovman Powell ✈️ | All-rounder | ₹1.50 crore |
| Manish Pandey | Batter | ₹75 lakh |
| Umran Malik | Bowler | ₹75 lakh |
| Anukul Roy | All-rounder | ₹40 lakh |
| Arjun Tendulkar (Traded) | All-rounder | ₹30 lakh |
| **TOTAL SPENT** |  | **₹55.70 crore** |
| **Purse Remaining** |  | **₹64.30 crore** |

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## **Punjab Kings – Retained Players (21)**

| **Player Name** | **Role** | **Retention Price** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Shreyas Iyer (C) | Batter | ₹26.75 crore |
| Arshdeep Singh | Bowler | ₹18.00 crore |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | Bowler | ₹18.00 crore |
| Marco Jansen ✈️ | All-rounder | ₹11.25 crore |
| Marcus Stoinis ✈️ | All-rounder | ₹11.00 crore |
| Shashank Singh | All-rounder | ₹5.50 crore |
| Nehal Wadhera | Batter | ₹4.20 crore |
| Prabhsimran Singh | WK/Batter | ₹4.00 crore |
| Priyansh Arya | Batter | ₹3.80 crore |
| Azmatullah Omarzai ✈️ | All-rounder | ₹2.40 crore |
| Lockie Ferguson ✈️ | Bowler | ₹2.00 crore |
| Vijaykumar Vyshak | Bowler | ₹1.80 crore |
| Yash Thakur | Bowler | ₹1.60 crore |
| Harpreet Brar | All-rounder | ₹1.50 crore |
| Vishnu Vinod | WK | ₹95 lakh |
| Xavier Bartlett ✈️ | Bowler | ₹80 lakh |
| Suryansh Shedge | All-rounder | ₹30 lakh |
| Pyla Avinash | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| Musheer Khan | Batter | ₹30 lakh |
| Harnoor Singh | Batter | ₹30 lakh |
| **TOTAL SPENT** |  | **₹108.50 crore** |
| **Purse Remaining** |  | **₹11.50 crore** |

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## **Lucknow Super Giants – Retained Players (21)**

| **Player Name** | **Role** | **Retention Price** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rishabh Pant | WK/Batter | ₹27.00 crore |
| Mohsin Khan | Bowler | ₹23.00 crore |
| Nicholas Pooran ✈️ | WK/Batter | ₹18.00 crore |
| Mayank Yadav | Bowler | ₹14.00 crore |
| Ayush Badoni | All-rounder | ₹14.00 crore |
| Avesh Khan | Bowler | ₹9.75 crore |
| Akash Deep | Bowler | ₹8.00 crore |
| Abdul Samad | All-rounder | ₹4.20 crore |
| Mitchell Marsh ✈️ | All-rounder | ₹3.40 crore |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | All-rounder | ₹2.40 crore |
| Aiden Markram ✈️ | Batter | ₹2.00 crore |
| M. Siddharth | Bowler | ₹75 lakh |
| Matthew Breetzke ✈️ | Batter | ₹75 lakh |
| Himmat Singh | All-rounder | ₹30 lakh |
| Aryan Juyal | WK | ₹30 lakh |
| Digvesh Singh | All-rounder | ₹30 lakh |
| Akash Singh | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| Prince Yadav | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| Yuvraj Chaudhary | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| Rajvardhan Hangargekar | All-rounder | ₹30 lakh |
| Arshin Kulkarni | Batter | ₹30 lakh |
| **TOTAL SPENT** |  | **₹97.05 crore** |
| **Purse Remaining** |  | **₹22.95 crore** |

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## **Rajasthan Royals – Retained Players (16)**

| **Player Name** | **Role** | **Retention Price** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | Batter | ₹18.00 crore |
| Riyan Parag | All-rounder | ₹14.00 crore |
| Dhruv Jurel | WK/Batter | ₹14.00 crore |
| Jofra Archer ✈️ | Bowler | ₹12.50 crore |
| Shimron Hetmyer ✈️ | Batter | ₹11.00 crore |
| Tushar Deshpande | Bowler | ₹6.50 crore |
| Sandeep Sharma | Bowler | ₹4.00 crore |
| Nandre Burger ✈️ | Bowler | ₹3.50 crore |
| Kwena Maphaka ✈️ | Bowler | ₹1.50 crore |
| Vaibhav Suryavanshi | Batter | ₹1.10 crore |
| Shubham Dubey | All-rounder | ₹80 lakh |
| Yudhvir Singh | All-rounder | ₹35 lakh |
| Lhuan-dre Pretorius ✈️ | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| **Plus Traded Players:** |  |  |
| Ravindra Jadeja (from CSK) | All-rounder | ₹14.00 crore |
| Sam Curran ✈️ (from CSK) | All-rounder | ₹18.00 crore |
| Donovan Ferreira ✈️ (from DC) | All-rounder | Price TBD |
| **TOTAL SPENT** |  | **₹103.95 crore** |
| **Purse Remaining** |  | **₹16.05 crore** |

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## **Sunrisers Hyderabad – Retained Players (18)**

| **Player Name** | **Role** | **Retention Price** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Heinrich Klaasen ✈️ | WK/Batter | ₹23.00 crore |
| Pat Cummins ✈️ | All-rounder | ₹18.00 crore |
| Travis Head ✈️ | Batter | ₹14.00 crore |
| Abhishek Sharma | All-rounder | ₹14.00 crore |
| Ishan Kishan | WK/Batter | ₹11.25 crore |
| Harshal Patel | Bowler | ₹8.00 crore |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | All-rounder | ₹6.00 crore |
| Abhinav Manohar | Batter | ₹3.20 crore |
| Simarjeet Singh | Bowler | ₹1.50 crore |
| Eshan Malinga ✈️ | Bowler | ₹1.20 crore |
| Jaydev Unadkat | Bowler | ₹1.00 crore |
| Kamindu Mendis ✈️ | All-rounder | ₹75 lakh |
| Wiaan Mulder ✈️ | All-rounder | ₹75 lakh |
| Zeeshan Ansari | Bowler | ₹40 lakh |
| Aniket Verma | Batter | ₹30 lakh |
| Ravichandran Smaran | Batter | ₹30 lakh |
| Harsh Dubey | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| Atharva Taide | Batter | ₹30 lakh |
| **TOTAL SPENT** |  | **₹94.50 crore** |
| **Purse Remaining** |  | **₹25.50 crore** |

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## **Gujarat Titans – Retained Players (20)**

| **Player Name** | **Role** | **Retention Price** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Rashid Khan ✈️ | Bowler | ₹18.00 crore |
| Shubman Gill (C) | Batter | ₹16.50 crore |
| Jos Buttler ✈️ | WK/Batter | ₹15.75 crore |
| Mohammed Siraj | Bowler | ₹12.25 crore |
| Kagiso Rabada ✈️ | Bowler | ₹10.75 crore |
| Prasidh Krishna | Bowler | ₹9.50 crore |
| Sai Sudharsan | Batter | ₹8.50 crore |
| Shahrukh Khan | All-rounder | ₹4.00 crore |
| Rahul Tewatia | All-rounder | ₹4.00 crore |
| Washington Sundar | All-rounder | ₹3.20 crore |
| Sai Kishore | Bowler | ₹2.00 crore |
| Glenn Phillips ✈️ | All-rounder | ₹2.00 crore |
| Arshad Khan | Bowler | ₹1.30 crore |
| Gurnoor Brar | Bowler | ₹1.30 crore |
| Jayant Yadav | All-rounder | ₹75 lakh |
| Ishant Sharma | Bowler | ₹75 lakh |
| Karim Kushagra | WK | ₹65 lakh |
| Anuj Rawat | WK/Batter | ₹30 lakh |
| Nishant Sindhu | All-rounder | ₹30 lakh |
| Manav Suthar | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| **TOTAL SPENT** |  | **₹107.10 crore** |
| **Purse Remaining** |  | **₹12.90 crore** |

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## **Delhi Capitals – Retained Players (17)**

| **Player Name** | **Role** | **Retention Price** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Axar Patel | All-rounder | ₹16.50 crore |
| KL Rahul | Batter | ₹14.00 crore |
| Kuldeep Yadav | Bowler | ₹13.25 crore |
| Mitchell Starc ✈️ | Bowler | ₹11.75 crore |
| T Natarajan | Bowler | ₹10.75 crore |
| Tristan Stubbs ✈️ | All-rounder | ₹10.00 crore |
| Mukesh Kumar | Bowler | ₹8.00 crore |
| Abhishek Porel | WK | ₹4.00 crore |
| Ashutosh Sharma | All-rounder | ₹3.80 crore |
| Sameer Rizvi | All-rounder | ₹95 lakh |
| Dushmanta Chameera ✈️ | Bowler | ₹75 lakh |
| Karun Nair | Batter | ₹50 lakh |
| Vipraj Nigam | All-rounder | ₹50 lakh |
| Madhav Tiwari | Batter | ₹40 lakh |
| Tripurana Vijay | Bowler | ₹30 lakh |
| Ajay Mandal | All-rounder | ₹30 lakh |
| **Plus Traded Player:** |  |  |
| Nitish Rana (from RR) | Batter | ₹4.20 crore |
| **TOTAL SPENT** |  | **₹98.20 crore** |
| **Purse Remaining** |  | **₹21.80 crore** |

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## **Major IPL 2026 Trade Deals**

| **Player** | **From** | **To** | **Price** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sanju Samson | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | ₹18 crore |
| Ravindra Jadeja | Chennai Super Kings | Rajasthan Royals | ₹14 crore |
| Sam Curran | Chennai Super Kings | Rajasthan Royals | ₹18 crore |
| Mohammed Shami | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹10 crore |
| Shardul Thakur | Lucknow Super Giants | Mumbai Indians | ₹2 crore |
| Sherfane Rutherford | Gujarat Titans | Mumbai Indians | ₹2.60 crore |
| Nitish Rana | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi Capitals | ₹4.20 crore |
| Arjun Tendulkar | Mumbai Indians | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹30 lakh |
| Donovan Ferreira | Delhi Capitals | Rajasthan Royals | Price TBD |

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## **Frequently Asked Questions**

### Q1: When is the IPL 2026 mini-auction?

The IPL 2026 mini-auction is scheduled for December 16, 2025, in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

### Q2: Who is the most expensive retention for IPL 2026?

Rishabh Pant is the costliest retention at ₹27 crore by Lucknow Super Giants, making him the highest-paid IPL player.

### Q3: Which team retained the most players?

Punjab Kings and Lucknow Super Giants both retained 21 players each, while Kolkata Knight Riders kept the fewest with 13.

### Q4: What happened to Andre Russell at KKR?

KKR released Andre Russell after 12 years with the franchise, making him available for the December 16 auction.

### Q5: Which major trades happened before the retention deadline?

The biggest trade saw Sanju Samson move to CSK while Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran joined Rajasthan Royals in a three-player swap deal.