The whole world is about to enter the new year. In the year 2025, big tournaments like Champions Trophy, World Test Championship and Women’s ODI World Cup took place in the cricket world. Many cricketers have made a series of records, but many legends have also said goodbye to the game of cricket. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma said goodbye to Test cricket, while Steve Smith has retired from ODI cricket.

This process of taking retirement may continue in the year 2026 also. See here the list of those legendary cricketers who can retire in the year 2026.

These 5 cricketers can take retirement in 2026

Suryakumar Yadav

Suryakumar Yadav made his international cricket debut in the year 2021 and within a few years he has become the captain of the T20 team. He will be seen captaining Team India in the T20 World Cup 2026, but Surya’s poor form can sink his career. Suryakumar Yadav has been able to score only 244 runs in the last 25 T20 matches. He has not played any half-century innings after the series against Bangladesh in 2024. If Suryakumar is not able to recover from this poor form, then the end of his career does not seem to be far away.

glen maxwell

37-year-old Glenn Maxwell has retired from ODI cricket. Maxwell has not played Test matches after 2017 and is currently active only in T20 format. It is possible that T20 World Cup 2026 may be Maxwell’s last major tournament, because after that the Australian Cricket Board would like to prepare a new team for 2028. In such a situation, Maxwell will have to take a difficult decision on his career.

david miller

David Miller has been representing South Africa in international cricket since 2010. Has scored more than 7 thousand runs in his international career. Miller’s dream of winning the World Cup for South Africa in the 2024 T20 World Cup final remained unfulfilled. In 2026, he can make his last attempt to win the World Cup for his country.

mohammed nabi

Last year, Afghanistan’s veteran player Mohammad Nabi had said that the Champions Trophy would be his last major tournament in the 50-over format. Nabi said that after that he would probably play international cricket for one more year. Based on that statement, Nabi can be seen in Afghanistan jersey for the last time in T20 World Cup 2026.

Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane has not played any match for the Indian team after July 2023. Rahane bats in the upper order, but there is no vacancy till number-4 in the white ball teams. At the same time, the Test team needs a number-3 batsman, on whom many experiments have been done. But the management under Gautam Gambhir has been giving more opportunities to the youth, so there is very little chance of a comeback for Rahane. For him, retirement seems to be the last option.

Glenn Maxwell may not look very strong, but he has such strength in his arms that he is capable of sending the ball out of the field. He has shown something similar in the Big Bash League. On December 28, in the BBL 2025-26 match against Sydney Thunder, he hit a six of 104 meters (Glenn Maxwell Longest Six). Maxwell played an important role in helping Melbourne Stars win by 9 wickets by playing a quick inning of 39 runs.

Ball out of ground, 104 meters away

Batting first, Sydney Thunder was all out for 128 runs. Glenn Maxwell came to bat in the 10th over for Melbourne Stars. Daniel Sams came to bowl in the 11th over. The third ball of the over came exactly in the slot, while Maxwell swung the bat and hit a 104 meter long six towards deep-mid wicket. The six was so strong that the ball went out of the field. For this reason a new ball was taken to continue the match.

This is not the first time that Glenn Maxwell has hit a six longer than 100 meters in the Big Bash League. In the last season i.e. BBL 14, Maxwell had hit a 122 meter long six, which is one of the longest sixes in the history of T20 cricket.

A 104m BOMB from Glenn Maxwell goes OUT. O.F. THE. GROUND.

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Maxwell won with a six

Joe Clark and Sam Harper gave a good start to Melbourne while chasing the target of 129 runs given by Sydney Thunder. Clarke scored 60 runs in 37 balls, while Harper returned unbeaten after scoring 29 runs. Meanwhile, a storm named Glenn Maxwell came, who scored 39 runs in 20 balls while playing at a stormy strike rate of 195. In this innings he hit 5 fours and 2 sixes. Maxwell ensured the victory of Melbourne Stars team by 9 wickets on the last ball of the 14th over.

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The IPL 2026 auction will be held on December 16 in Abu Dhabi. It is being told that a total of 1355 players have registered in the auction, but only 77 slots are vacant. Crores of rupees are left in the purse of all the teams. Many veteran and young players from India and abroad will be seen in this auction, but some international stars will not be seen in the auction this time. So here is the list of those 5 international players who will not be a part of the IPL 2026 auction.

1. Glenn Maxwell

After playing 13 seasons in IPL, taking 2819 runs and 41 wickets, Australia’s legendary all-rounder Glenn Maxwell himself has confirmed that he will not be a part of the IPL 2026 auction. Although he has not taken retirement from the Indian Premier League. He was released by Punjab Kings before the 2026 auction.

2. Andre Russell

Andre Russell has retired from the Indian Premier League. He was associated with Kolkata Knight Riders team since 2014. In his entire IPL career, he took 2651 runs and 123 wickets. Russell played for Delhi Daredevils and KKR in his IPL career.

3. Faf du Plessis

Faf du Plessis was the first player to withdraw his name from the IPL 2026 mini auction. He told in a social media post that he will not be a part of the IPL 2026 auction, instead he has decided to play in PSL 2026. Du Plessis played for Delhi Daredevils last season.

4. Moeen Ali

Moeen Ali, who has been playing in IPL for 8 consecutive seasons, has also chosen the path like Faf du Plessis. He has also confirmed not to participate in the IPL 2026 auction. He will also be seen playing in Pakistan Super League (PSL). Moeen Ali played 73 matches in his IPL career and scored 1167 runs and took 41 wickets.

5. Ben Stokes

England team captain Ben Stokes will not be able to be a part of the auction due to a strict rule of BCCI. Actually, before the mega auction last year, BCCI had made a rule that if any player does not become a part of the mega auction, then he will be banned from the next 2 auctions. This is the reason why Stokes will not be able to be a part of the auction even if he wants to.

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Glenn Maxwell has withdrawn his name from the IPL 2026 auction. In the last few days, Maxwell is the second legendary batsman who has withdrawn his name from the auction. Before him, South African veteran batsman Faf du Plessis had also made such an announcement. After being released from KKR, Andre Russell has announced his retirement. They will also not be part of the auction. Maxwell told through a social media post that he will not be a part of the mini auction. In the last two seasons, Maxwell has been able to take only 100 runs in total and 10 wickets in bowling.

Maxwell made an emotional post on social media and wrote, “After spending many memorable seasons in the IPL, I have decided not to participate in the auction this year. This is a big decision, I will be very grateful to this league. IPL has shaped my path as a cricketer and personally as well.”

He further wrote, “Playing with world-class players, representing different teams and playing in front of passionate fans has been a privilege for me. Those memories, those challenges and the passion of the Indians will always be with me. Thank you to everyone for supporting me for so many years. Hope to see you again.”

Glenn Maxwell played for Punjab Kings in IPL 2025. Punjab had bought him in the mega auction for Rs 4.2 crore. Last season, he was able to score only 48 runs in 7 matches and took only 4 wickets in bowling. Let us tell you that before him, Faf du Plessis had confirmed not to participate in the IPL auction. He will now play in PSL 2026. Andre Russell has announced his retirement from IPL.

Glenn Maxwell Withdraws From IPL 2026: The mini auction of IPL 2026 is going to be held on December 16 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, for which there is a lot of excitement among the fans. 1355 players have registered their names for this mini auction. Australia’s star all-rounder Glenn Maxwell has not given his name for the mini auction. Maxwell has surprised everyone with his decision to stay away from IPL 2026. His stay away from the world’s biggest cricket league was revealed when Maxwell did not register his name in the mini auction for IPL 2026.

Maxwell played for Punjab Kings last season

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was part of Punjab Kings in IPL 2025. In the mega auction held last year, Punjab Kings bought Maxwell for Rs 4.2 crore. However, the Punjab franchise had released Maxwell from the team for IPL 2026. After Maxwell’s release, many franchises had their eyes set on him, but by not registering himself for the mini auction, he made it clear that he will not be seen playing in IPL 2026.

What could be the reason behind this decision of Maxwell?

There has been no disclosure yet about the reason behind Glenn Maxwell’s decision of not registering his name for IPL 2026. However, Maxwell has recently recovered from injury and has returned to international cricket. It would not be right to say that Maxwell did not put his name in the auction due to injury. We will have to wait a bit to know the real reason behind this decision of Maxwell. Only then will it become clear why he took this decision.

Maxwell earned around Rs 92 crore from IPL

After debuting in IPL in 2012, Glenn Maxwell has played a total of 13 seasons for 4 teams. In which he has played for Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, Royal Challenger Bangalore and Punjab Kings. Maxwell has earned around Rs 92 crore from 13 seasons of this tournament. Maxwell received the highest salary of Rs 14.25 crore in IPL 2021, when he was bought by RCB. Maxwell has played maximum 6 seasons of IPL with Punjab Kings.

10 teams will place bids to fill a total of 77 slots in the IPL 2026 auction. Most slots are vacant in Kolkata Knight Riders, they can buy maximum 13 players (6 foreigners). Punjab Kings have the least number of slots. They can buy only 4 players. IPL auction will be held on December 16 in Abu Dhabi, in which money will be showered on many players. But there are also players who were once the poster boys of their teams and may remain unsold this time.

1. Vijay Shankar

Vijay Shankar was also in Chennai Super Kings, but he too was not retained by the franchise. 34 year old Vijay Shankar was bought by CSK for Rs 1.20 crore in the last edition.

Vijay Shankar played 6 matches for CSK in the last edition, in which he scored 118 runs. However, CSK did not make him bowl. It seems difficult to sell him in IPL 2026. If we look at his IPL career, he has played 78 matches for 4 teams (CSK, SRH, DC and GT), in which he has scored 1233 runs and taken 9 wickets.

2. Rahul Tripathi

Rahul Tripathi was in Sunrisers Hyderabad from 2022 to 2024, his price was Rs 8.50 crore. Although his salary reduced in the last edition, he got a bigger team. He was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 3.40 crore, but he could not leave much of an impact. As a result, CSK released him before IPL 2026.

Rahul Tripathi played 5 matches for CSK in the last edition of IPL, in which he could score only 55 runs. 34 year old Rahul Tripathi may remain unsold in the auction this time. Talking about his IPL career, he has played a total of 100 matches for 5 teams (RPS, RR, KKR, SRH and CSK) since 2017, in which he has scored 2291 runs.

3. Mohit Sharma

Mohit Sharma is also finding it difficult to sell in IPL 226 auction. The 37-year-old bowler was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 2.20 crore in the last edition, however he could not perform as per expectations. He played 8 matches for Delhi last season, but could take only 2 wickets. Now Delhi has released him, but it is difficult to sell him in the auction.

Mohit Sharma started his IPL career in 2013 while playing for CSK. Till now, he has played a total of 120 matches for 4 teams (CSK, PBKS, GT and DC), in which he has taken 134 wickets.

4. Glenn Maxwell

Australia’s explosive batsman Glenn Maxwell was criticized a lot in the last edition. Although he is a big name in the cricket world, his bat has often been silent in the IPL. Last season, there was a big decline in his IPL price, but still he was bought by Punjab Kings, but this time it seems very difficult to sell him.

In 2021, RCB bought Maxwell for Rs 14.25 crore, from 2022 to 2024 he remained in RCB with a price of Rs 11 crore, but before the last edition, RCB released him, then Punjab Kings bought him for Rs 4.20 crore. Although he could not justify even this price, he played 7 matches in 2025 and scored a total of 48 runs. Although Punjab reached the final this season, Maxwell had no contribution in it. The result was that Punjab did not keep Maxwell in the 21 retained players, now it is difficult to sell this big player.

5. Faf Du Plessis

Faf du Plessis is difficult to sell in the IPL 2026 auction, his age is also a factor in this. 41-year-old Faf has been playing IPL since 2012, he started his journey with CSK and in the last edition he was in Delhi Capitals. For Delhi in 2025, he scored a total of 202 runs in 9 matches, out of which there were 2 half-centuries. Although Delhi has released him.

Talking about his IPL career, Faf du Plessis has scored 4773 runs in 154 matches, which includes 39 half-centuries. But it seems difficult for the former South African captain to play in IPL 2026, hardly any team will bet on him.

6. Moeen Ali

England all-rounder Moeen Ali was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders at his base price (2 crores) in the last auction, although even then it seemed difficult to sell him. Now KKR has also released him, because his performance last year was not anything special. He played 6 matches in 2025, in which he took 6 wickets and scored only 5 runs in 2 innings. Now it seems difficult to sell him in the IPL 2026 auction. Age will also be a factor, Moeen Ali is 38 years old.

7. Karan Sharma

Mumbai Indians have retained 20 players, but Karn Sharma is not there. Whereas Mumbai had bought him last year for only Rs 50 lakh. Mumbai had reached the playoffs in the last edition, but Karna played only 6 matches. He bowled in 5 matches, in which he was able to take a total of 7 wickets. His economy was 8.53.

Karn Sharma may remain unsold in IPL 2026 auction. His last few seasons have not been good, while his age could also be a factor. 38-year-old Karn Sharma played 9 matches for RCB in 2024, in which he took 7 wickets but the economy was above 10 (10.58). Last season (2023), he gave away runs in 7 matches for RCB at an economy of more than 10 (10.37).

Most Ducks In IPL: In the Indian Premier League (IPL), where batsmen make headlines with their powerful shots and explosive innings. On the other hand, the names of some players are also associated with such a record which no one wants to make in their name. That is being out for a duck (out on 0 runs) for the most number of times in his career. Many star cricketers have made this unwanted record in the 18 seasons of IPL. The interesting thing is that some veteran and experienced players are also included in this list.

Glenn Maxwell – 19 ducks (most)

Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell is considered one of the most explosive players of IPL. However, his aggressive batting has proved costly many times. Maxwell has 19 ducks in his name, which is the highest in IPL history. Although he has scored 2819 runs in IPL and won many matches, but his “boom or blast” style of playing makes him number one in this list.

Dinesh Karthik – 18 ducks

Experienced wicketkeeper-batsman Dinesh Karthik is also at second place in this list. Karthik, who has been playing IPL continuously since 2008, has a record of being out on 0 18 times. Karthik has shone as a finisher in many matches, but his shaky starts and attempts to score quick runs often push him into the “duck club”.

Rohit Sharma – 18 ducks

Many cricket fans are surprised to see a big name like Rohit Sharma in this list. Rohit is one of the biggest match-winners in IPL with 7046 runs and five trophies. However, 18 ducks are also recorded in his name. While batting aggressively in the powerplay, Rohit has been walking on the initial balls many times.

Sunil Narayan – 17 ducks

The name of KKR’s dangerous all-rounder Sunil Narayan is also included in this list. He has made an unwanted record of returning to the pavilion 17 times in IPL without opening the account. He was promoted as an opener several times, but in an attempt to give a fast start, he kept getting out early.

Rashid Khan – 16 ducks

Rashid Khan, one of the best bowlers in the world, often comes in the lower order while batting. In an attempt to score fast runs, he has registered 16 ducks in his name in IPL. However, his records and match-winning performances in bowling make him an essential player for every team.

Before IPL 2026, the retention list of all the teams has been revealed. All the teams have retained 15 or more players, but in the list of players to be released, there are some names which have shocked the entire IPL world. Among these, one name is also that of Andre Russell (Andre Russell Released), who has been released by KKR after 11 years. RCB and Delhi Capitals have shown the exit door to some famous players.

5 big players to be released

Andre Russell- The biggest name among the players to be released is Andre Russell, who was playing for KKR since 2014. With the release of Russell, Rs 12 crore has been added to KKR’s purse, because last season KKR had retained Russell for Rs 12 crore. Apart from scoring 2651 runs in 140 matches for KKR, Russell also took 123 wickets.

Liam Livingstone- Liam Livingstone was bought by RCB in the auction last year with a bid of Rs 8.75 crore. Last season, he could score only 112 runs in 10 matches for RCB and took only 2 wickets in bowling. Somehow this poor performance and the amount of Rs 8.75 crores became the reason for his release.

Faf du Plessis- Faf du Plessis was bought by Delhi Capitals in the mega auction for Rs 2 crore. In the 2025 season, he could score only 202 runs in 9 matches for Delhi. Du Plessis, who is 41 years old, is finding it difficult to find a buyer for the next season due to his increasing age. Even in the mega auction, Delhi had bought him at the base price only.

Glenn Maxwell- The last 2 IPL seasons have been very bad for Glenn Maxwell. He has scored only 100 runs in 17 matches played in the last two seasons. Whereas in IPL 2025, he could score only 48 runs in 7 matches for Punjab Kings. Maxwell’s release has added Rs 4.2 crore to Punjab’s purse.

David Miller- David Miller’s IPL form has also not been very good. In the mega auction, he was bought by Lucknow Super Giants with a bid of Rs 7.5 crore. But in the 11 matches played in the entire season, only 153 runs came from his bat.

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When the retention list of Punjab Kings came, everyone was surprised, the team has also released Josh English. There was already news about Glenn Maxwell that the team could remove him, but the fans were surprised when English was not retained. Punjab has retained 21 players including Shreyas Iyer. The team can now buy maximum 4 players in the auction.

You might be wondering that if Punjab Kings retained 21 players then how did they release 5 players? Because there can be only a maximum of 25 players in a team. So let us tell you that Mitchell Owen had joined the team last year as a replacement for Glenn Maxwell, who is included in the 21 retained players.

Players retained by PBKS

• Shreyas Iyer
• Nehal Vadhera
• Priyansh Arya
• Shashank Singh
• Payla Avinash
• Harnoor Pannu
• Musheer Khan
• Prabhsimran Singh
• Vishnu Vinod
• marcus stoinis
• marco yanson
• Azmatullah Omarzai
• Suryansh Shedge
• Mitchell Owen
• Arshdeep Singh
• Vaishakh Vijay Kumar
• Yash Thakur
• Xavier Bartlett
• lockie ferguson
• Yuzvendra Chahal
• Harpreet Brar

PBKS released these players

• josh inglis
• aaron hardy
• glen maxwell
• Kuldeep Sen
• Praveen Dubey

Among the players to be released, Glenn Maxwell’s performance last year was very disappointing, he played 7 matches before getting injured. He scored only 48 runs in 6 innings, out of which 30 runs came in a single innings. Josh Inglis made his IPL debut in the last edition itself, in which he scored 278 runs in 11 matches at a strike rate of 162.57.

PBKS HAS RELEASED JOSH INGLIS pic.twitter.com/U3uwZb7YmY

—Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) November 15, 2025

How much money is left in the purse of Punjab Kings

A team can have a maximum of 25 players, Punjab has retained 21 players and can now buy a maximum of 4 players in the auction, out of which there are 2 slots for foreign players. Punjab currently has Rs 11 crore 50 lakh in its purse.

The last date for releasing the retention list for IPL 2026 is 15th November. All teams will have to submit their retention lists by 5 pm tomorrow. Before that, there is news that Punjab Kings may release experienced Australian player Glenn Maxwell, while Sunrisers Hyderabad may once again show confidence in Heinrich Klaasen. Meanwhile, according to the report of Cricbuzz, Ajinkya Rahane can remain the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2026.

Glenn Maxwell OUT, Klaasen IN

In the mega auction, Sunrisers Hyderabad had retained South African wicketkeeper batsman Heinrich Klaasen for Rs 23 crore. According to Cricbuzz report, there has been no indication of Klaasen being released. He will remain in SRH next season. Klaasen scored 487 runs in 14 matches for Hyderabad in IPL 2025.

On the other hand, Glenn Maxwell scored only 48 runs in 7 matches while playing for Punjab Kings last season. In the same report it was claimed that Maxwell’s release seems certain. Last season, Mitchell Owen was brought as a replacement for Maxwell, he also has little hope of getting retention from Punjab Kings.

There is also an update regarding Royal Challengers Bangalore that Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar Salaam and Mayank Agarwal can also be released. Mumbai Indians can release Will Jacques. This is the same Will Jacques, whom Akash Ambani reached to shake hands with the RCB team management after buying in the auction.

Who is the captain of KKR?

Kolkata Knight Riders was captained by Ajinkya Rahane last season. KKR team had tried to trade KL Rahul with Delhi Capitals, but that deal could not be completed due to some reason. If Rahul had come to KKR, he would probably have got the captaincy. For now Rahane can remain the captain.

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