The IPL 2026 auction will be held in Abu Dhabi on December 16, in which a maximum of 77 players will be able to bid. All 10 teams have retained 173 players for the next season, after which 77 slots are left vacant. Veteran T20 specialist players like Andre Russell, Glenn Maxwell and David Miller can come in the auction. But there are some players who, even if they want, will not be able to come to the IPL 2026 mini auction.

BCCI had made a new rule

Before the IPL 2025 mega auction, BCCI had made some new rules regarding the auction. The first rule was that any foreign player would have to register for the mega auction. If that player does not register his name for the auction, he will not be able to participate in the auction to be held next season.

The second rule was that if a player, after being bought in the auction, withdraws his name before the start of the season. Then he will be banned for 2 years from participating in the auction and playing in the tournament.

These 3 players will not be able to take part in the auction

Ben Stokes- England’s Test captain Ben Stokes is also in this list. He had not registered in the mega auction last year. Giving the reason for this, he said that he wants to prolong his career for England by paying attention to his fitness. Due to lack of registration, Ben Stokes will no longer be able to be a part of the mini auction.

Harry Brook- England’s ODI and T20 team captain Harry Brook had withdrawn his name from the IPL in 2024 due to the death of his grandmother. After being bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 6.25 crore in the IPL 2025 mega auction, he withdrew his name from the tournament citing focus on his England career. For this reason, he too will not be able to come to the auction this year.

Jason Roy- Jason Roy has also been a stormy opening batsman for England. He had withdrawn his name from IPL 2024 due to personal reasons, while his name was also not there in the 2025 mega auction. Due to not being in the 2025 auction, he will also not be able to come in the IPL 2026 mini auction.

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Kolkata Knight Riders is planning to release Venkatesh Iyer. Iyer, who was bought by KKR in the mega auction with a huge bid of Rs 23.75 crore. According to Cricbuzz, Kolkata team can release Venkatesh Iyer, but can buy him again in the auction. Iyer has been playing for the KKR franchise since 2021.

Venkatesh Iyer was a flop in IPL 2025. In the 11 matches played in the season, only 142 runs were scored with his bat. There is speculation that apart from Iyer, Kolkata Knight Riders may also release Quinton de Kock and Anrich Nortje. Venkatesh Iyer had recently said about working with Gautam Gambhir that he expects the best performance from his players. Iyer said that if a player is performing averagely, it becomes difficult for him to keep up with Gambhir.

If we remember the mega auction, KKR had stubbornly bought Venkatesh Iyer. Lucknow Super Giants also showed interest in him, but backed out after a bid of Rs 7.75 crore. Royal Challengers Bangalore also made tireless efforts to buy Iyer, but RCB accepted defeat after a bid of Rs 23.50 crore.

The auction strategy of Kolkata Knight Riders last season was beyond comprehension. The team had also released Shreyas Iyer, so when the time came for the season to start, there was a lot of discussion about the captain. In the end, Ajinkya Rahane was chosen as the captain, who was not even sold in the first round of the auction. With the release of Venkatesh Iyer, KKR’s purse will be emptied by Rs 23.75 crore. This time KKR will especially have to consider keeping many captaincy options open.

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The mini auction for the upcoming season of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) will be held in December, before that all the teams will release the list of their retained players. The retention list will be live on November 15, which means everyone will know who the team has released and whom it has decided to retain. Here we are telling you about those 5 players who were never released by their team.

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar, known as the God of Cricket, played for Mumbai Indians from 2008 to 2013. MI never released Sachin. Later Sachin also became the mentor of this team. His son Arjun Tendulkar is also involved in Mumbai Indians, however, before the upcoming season, there is news that the franchise may give him to Lucknow Super Giants through a trade deal.

Virat Kohli

At number two is Virat Kohli, who has been playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore since the first edition (2008). He played under the captaincy of many legends, then also commanded this team for many years. However, he and RCB won their first IPL title after 18 years in the last edition (2025). RCB never released Virat.

ms dhoni

Chennai Super Kings never released MS Dhoni. Dhoni has been a part of this team since 2008 and has made the team champion 5 times under his captaincy. Dhoni played for Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016 and 2017, although Dhoni was not released but CSK was banned in these 2 years. Dhoni is also certain to play in IPL 2026.

Sunil Narine

West Indies spinner Sunil Narine made his IPL debut in 2012, he was associated with Kolkata Knight Riders and is still a part of this team. Narine bowled many match-winning spells for KKR, while he was also promoted in batting. He started coming to the opening. He gives a fast start to KKR.

shane warne

Shane Warne, who won the first IPL title, is no longer with us, he died in March 2022. Shane Warne led Rajasthan Royals to their first IPL title as captain. He played for Rajasthan from 2008 to 2011, but the franchise never released him.

The auction process for the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL 2026) is likely to take place in mid-December. The deadline for franchises to submit the list of their retained and released players is November 15, meanwhile there is news that Sunrisers Hyderabad can release Heinrich Klaasen. This will also be shocking because the team had retained him for Rs 23 crore in the last edition. However, the former Indian cricketer does not think that Hyderabad will release Klaasen.

Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that the chances of Sunrisers Hyderabad releasing Heinrich Klaasen are very slim. However, the former player also said that in the last few years we have seen strange things in IPL.

The last date for all 10 teams to declare their retention players before the auction is likely to be November 15. The auction may take place in the second week of next month (December). According to a report in Times of India, Sunrisers Hyderabad management is considering releasing Klaasen before the auction. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Chopra shared his views on this report and said that perhaps Hyderabad is not keen on releasing Klaasen Ko.

Aakash Chopra said, “There is a lot of talk about Heinrich Klaasen. There are reports that Sunrisers Hyderabad may consider releasing him as it will save Rs 23 crore. I am thinking, you don’t buy a player for Rs 23 crore just to keep him for a year. Then, you release him and buy him back. I don’t think that will happen. As far as I know, there will be no RTM (Right To Match) also because it is a mini There will be an auction.”

Aakash Chopra further said, “Why would they release him? I think it’s just a rumour. I don’t think Heinrich Klaasen will be released so easily and sent to the auction. But, strange things have happened in the past too, so let’s see. We’ll wait and see.”

Recently, IPL 2026 auction has been in discussion, regarding which the new update is that this time BCCI can organize the auction in India only. After Saudi showed interest in the Indian Premier League, BCCI had conducted the 2024 auction in Dubai. After that the 2025 auction was held in Jeddah. Now a report by Cricbuzz has revealed that if the mini auction of 2026 takes place in India, then it will not be a shocking topic.

Till now BCCI has not released any details related to the date and venue of IPL 2026 auction. But reports believe that the auction can be conducted between December 13-15. Let us remind you that last year (IPL 2025 Mega Auction) was conducted in Jeddah.

Till now Bengaluru is the city which has hosted the IPL auction the most number of times. A total of 7 auctions have been conducted in Bengaluru. But in the last few years, more importance has been given to Ahmedabad. After the arrival of Gujarat Titans franchise in 2022, three out of four IPL finals have been played in Ahmedabad only. It is possible that this time the auction may also be hosted by Ahmedabad.

The last time the auction was organized in India was in 2023, when Kochi hosted the auction. Let us tell you that Bengaluru has hosted the auction 7 times and Chennai 3 times. Whereas after the first season i.e. 2008, no auction has ever been conducted in Mumbai.

According to reports, the last date for submitting the list of retained players can be kept as 15th November. Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals can release many big players, especially Sanju Samson’s name has been in the news in the last months.

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