By Admin 
IPL 2026: Even before the excitement of IPL begins, the excitement among the fans is at its peak. Before the mini auction, all 10 teams have finalized the retention of their most expensive players. This time the biggest blast has been made by Lucknow Super Giants (LSG), who have made the most expensive deal in IPL history by retaining Rishabh Pant for a record price of Rs 27 crore.
Every season, IPL brings many such decisions which surprise the fans. This is the reason why as soon as the retention list came out, the discussion on social media intensified. Now all eyes are on the mini auction to be held in December, where teams can make big bids to strengthen their squad.
Who is the most expensive player of which team?
This time some new names have been included in the retention list. Some old veterans have also registered their names in this list. See the complete list here,
Team player price/salary
LSG Rishabh Pant Rs 27 crore
PBKS Shreyas Iyer Rs 26.75 crore
SRH Heinrich Klaasen Rs 23 crore
RCB Virat Kohli Rs 21 crore
CSK Sanju Samson/Rituraj Gaikwad Rs 18 crore
RR Yashasvi Jaiswal Rs 18 crore
MI Jasprit Bumrah Rs 18 crore
DC Akshar Patel Rs 16.50 crore
GT Jos Buttler Rs 15.75 crore
KKR Rinku Singh Rs 13 crore
The prices of teams from Lucknow and Punjab were the highest this time. Whereas KKR has expressed confidence in Rinku Singh by retaining him for Rs 13 crore.