The bugle for the 19th season of the Indian Premier League i.e. IPL 2026 has been sounded. The IPL 2026 auction will be organized this month. A total of 1355 players have registered for the mini auction to be held in Abu Dhabi on 16 December. There are 45 players with base price of Rs 2 crore.

Many Indian players will participate in the IPL 2026 auction, but only two Indians are included in the list of players with a base price of Rs 2 crore. Australia’s explosive batsman Glenn Maxwell has decided not to participate in the IPL 2026 auction. South African legend Faf du Plessis has also withdrawn from IPL. West Indies’ explosive all-rounder Andre Russell has retired from IPL.

1062 Indian and 293 foreign players got registered

According to the report of Cricbuzz, a total of 1355 players have registered for the IPL 2026 auction, which includes the names of major international players from England, Australia, South Africa and Afghanistan. This includes 1062 Indian and 293 foreign players. This list includes players from 212 capped, 1121 uncapped and 22 associate countries.

List of players with base price of Rs 2 crore in IPL 2026 auction

Ravi Bishnoi
Venkatesh Iyer
mujeeb ur rehman
Naveen Ul Haq
sean abbott
ashton agar
cooper connolly
Jake Fraser-McGurk
cameron green
josh inglis
steve smith
Mustafizur Rahman
Gus Atkinson
tom banton
tom curran
Liam Dawson
ben duckett
dan lawrence
liam livingstone
Tymal Mills
jamie smith
finn allen
Michael Bracewell
devon conway
jacob duffy
matt henry
kyle jamieson
adam milne
darryl mitchell
Will O’Rourke,
Rachin Ravindra
Gerald Coetzee
david miller
lungi ngidi
Enrique Nortje
riley rosso
Tabrez Shamsi
David VJ
Wanindu Hasaranga
Mathisha Pathirana
Mahesh Theekshana
jason holder
shy hope
Akil Hossein
Alzarri Joseph

Steve Smith also registered for the auction

Former Australian captain and legendary batsman Steve Smith has also registered for the auction. Let us tell you that Smith was also a part of the mega auction of IPL 2025 last year, but he was not bought by any team in the auction. He remained unsold. It is being said that this time some team can buy him, because Smith is in strong form.

The topic of IPL 2026 is much discussed because mini auction is going to be held on 16th December. This time many great players can be seen in the auction, because great players like Andre Russell to Glenn Maxwell have been released. Everyone will be keeping an eye on the players who have been released in the auction, but there are also some retained cricketers who can be seen playing for the last time in IPL 2026. See here the list of players who can retire after IPL 2026.

1. MS Dhoni

The first name in the list is that of MS Dhoni. Whenever the new season of IPL is about to come, the news of Dhoni’s retirement starts gaining momentum. But every time Dhoni puts an end to the rumors of retirement. Chennai Super Kings CEO Kashi Vishwanath has confirmed that Dhoni will play in IPL 2026. Dhoni’s knee problem is not hidden from anyone, while Sanju Samson is being seen as his successor. Samson has now come to CSK from Rajasthan Royals.

2. Ishant Sharma

Ishant Sharma has been retained by Gujarat Titans for IPL 2026. His form has not been very good in the last few seasons. In IPL 2025, he took only 4 wickets in 7 matches and the economy rate was 11.80. Last season he also became a victim of fitness related problems. If Ishant retires from the Indian Premier League after 2026, it will not be a surprising decision.

3. Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane was the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders last season, but under him the KKR team stood eighth in the points table. Now, to keep the captaincy option open, KKR has retained him for IPL 2026 also. Rahane was not finding any buyer in the mega auction, but KKR had played a gamble and bid on him. Rahane scored 390 runs in 12 matches in IPL 2025 and his strike rate was also around 148. But the problem is that apart from KKR, no other team is showing interest in Rahane.

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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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Fact Check CSK Rajasthan Royals Trade IPL 2026: Even a month has not been completed on IPL 2025, but the discussion has started about the next season from now. Recently, news has come out that very soon there may be a trade between Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals. The news of this trade is related to Sanju Samson, who has been captaining the Rajasthan team since 2021 season. Rumors are not just associated with Samson, it is also being claimed on social media that 2 players of CSK can go to Rajasthan team. After all, what is the truth of this case? Here you will get the answer to this question.

It is being claimed on social media that Sanju Samson can play for Chennai Super Kings in IPL 2026. Rajasthan Royals, Ravichandran Ashwin and Shivam Dubey can trade to send Samson to CSK. As soon as a rumor broke, some people are calling it fake, while some people have started preparing Ashwin and Dubey with the RR team and started preparing till the playing XI.

What is the truth?

R Ashwin returned to CSK in IPL 2025, which the team bought in the mega auction for Rs 9.75 crore. At the same time, Shivam Dubey has been playing for the Chennai team since 2022. Let us tell you that till now Sanju Samson himself has not given any such indication to confirm any such trade. At the same time, Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals have also not issued any statement on any such trade. At present, the claims of trade between CSK-RR are lies.

The rumors of Sanju Samson coming to CSK have also been linked to MS Dhoni. There have been speculations that if Dhoni takes retirement from IPL, then Samson can handle the weight of wicketkeeping in the CSK team, but all these reports are just rumors.

Good to see many csk fans are not interested to have sanju samson in our squad by trading shivam dube to rr.@Chennaiipl At Least Try to Negotiate Ashwin + Cash With RR for Sanju Samson Trade. Else Leave Sanju Samson Trade for Good. We can build our squad without sanju samson.

– νε (@maanavanphysics) June 27, 2025

This dude is very close to ashwin to make false claims on Ashwins trap, so most probally it isn Bollywood.

Sanju Samson Plus 5CRS (23CRS) <=> Shivam Dube Plus Ashwin (23CRS) ??

Thoughts? pic.twitter.com/dpwicuzp8o

– Sergio (@sergiocskk) June 26, 2025

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