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Harry Brook- England’s ODI and T20 team captain Harry Brook had withdrawn his name from the IPL in 2024 due to the death of his grandmother.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 He had withdrawn his name from IPL 2024 due to personal reasons, while his name was also not there in the 2025 mega auction.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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The IPL 2026 auction will be held on December 16, before that all ten teams have released their respective retention lists. But the released players are more in the news than the retained players, because these released players will be auctioned on 16th December. In fact, all the teams together have released a total of 70 players, which include famous players like Glenn Maxwell, Andre Russell and Liam Livingstone. See here which team has released how many players. Chennai Super Kings have removed maximum 10 players and KKR have removed a total of 9 players, out of which Venkatesh Iyer is also one.

Chennai Super Kings (10 players)

Rahul Tripathi, Vansh Bedi, Andre Siddharth, Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Deepak Hooda, Vijay Shankar, Sheikh Rashid, Kamlesh Nagarkoti and Mathisha Pathirana.

Kolkata Knight Riders (9 players)

Andre Russell, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Moeen Ali, Anrich Nortje, Lavnith Sisodia, Chetan Sakariya, Spencer Johnson

Sunrisers Hyderabad (7 players)

Adam Zampa, Rahul Chahar, Viaan Mulder, Abhinav Manohar, Atharva Tawde, Simarjeet Singh and Sachin Baby

Royal Challengers Bangalore (6 players)

Swastik Chikara, Mayank Agarwal, Liam Livingstone, Manoj Bhandage, Lungi Ngidi and Mohit Rathi

Punjab Kings (5 players)

Glenn Maxwell, Josh English, Aaron Hardie, Kuldeep Sen and Praveen Dubey

Mumbai Indians (8 players)

Satyanarayana Raju, Reece Topley, KL Srijit, Karn Sharma, Bevan Jacobs, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Lizaad Williams and Vignesh Puthur.

Gujarat Titans (5 players)

Mahipal Lomror, Karim Jannat, Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee, and Kulwant Khejroliya.

Rajasthan Royals (7 players)

Wanindu Hasaranga, Fazalhaq Farooqui, Akash Madhwal, Mahesh Teekshana, Kumar Karthikeya Singh, Ashok Sharma and Kunal Rathod.

Lucknow Super Giants (7 players)

Aryan Juyal, David Miller, Yuvraj Choudhary, Rajvardhan Hungergekar, Akash Deep, Ravi Bishnoi and Shamar Joseph.

Delhi Capitals (6 players)

Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Sediqullah Atal, Manwant Kumar, Mohit Sharma and Darshan Nalkande.

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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.

Mumbai Indians have retained 17 players, while they included 3 players in their squad through trade deals. Although Mumbai Indians’ purse is almost exhausted, now the franchise can buy maximum 5 players in the IPL auction but the team does not even have a total of Rs 3 crore in its purse.

Mumbai Indians have kept their ‘core’ team intact, they have retained 17 players including Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Tilak Verma, while through trade the franchise has included Shardul Thakur, Sharfan Rutherford and Mayank Markande in the team. But MI is going to face great difficulty in the auction. It will not be easy for them to buy the players of their choice, because the purse is very less.

MI retained these 17 players

• Suryakumar Yadav
• Rohit Sharma
• Tilak Verma
• Ryan Rickelton
• robin minz
• hardik pandya
• Naman Dheer
• will jacks
• Mitchell Santner
• Corbin Bosch
• Raj Angad Bawa
• Deepak Chahar
• Jasprit Bumrah
• trent bolt
• Allah Ghazanfar
• Ashwani Kumar
• Raghu Sharma

MI released these 8 players

• bevan jacobs
• KL Srijit
• Vignesh Puthur
• Karan Sharma
• lijad williams
• Satyanarayana Raju
• mujeeb ur rehman
• Reece Topley

MI’s remaining purse for IPL 2026 auction

Mumbai Indians can now buy maximum 5 players in the IPL 2026 auction. The team retained 17 players and kept 3 in the team through trade, which means a total of 20 players are already in the team. Let us tell you that an IPL team can have a maximum of 25 players.

Mumbai Indians will have a purse of only Rs 2 crore 75 lakh in the IPL 2026 auction. MI can buy 1 out of 5 foreign players.

Said that our – are here to stay and have made full efforts! pic.twitter.com/dTkbgw63uA

— Mumbai Indians (@mipaltan) November 15, 2025

On which date will IPL take place? 2026

There will be a mini auction for the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League, which is next month. The auction may take place on December 15, but its venue has not been decided yet. There is news that the auction is also being considered to be held outside India in UAE.

Before the auction for IPL 2026, Kolkata Knight Riders have retained 12 players including Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane. The most surprising thing in KKR’s retention list is that they have also released their poster boy Andre Russell. Russell has been playing for this team since 2014. KKR has released a total of 9 players.

List of retained players of KKR

• Rinku Singh
• Angrish Raghuvanshi
• Ajinkya Rahane
• Manish Pandey
• rovman powell
• Sunil Narine
• Ramandeep Singh
• Anukul Roy
• Varun Chakraborty
• Harshit Rana
• Vaibhav Arora
• Umran Malik

KKR released these players

• Lavneeth Sisodia
• quinton dekock
• Rehmanullah Gurbaz
• Venkatesh Iyer
• andre russell
• Moeen Ali
• spencer johnson
• Enrique Norkhia
• Chetan Sakariya

UNPRECEDENTED!!! pic.twitter.com/QXGY3qXUqz

— KnightRidersXtra (@KKR_Xtra) November 15, 2025

How much purse does KKR have in IPL 2026 auction?

Kolkata Knight Riders has released many of its expensive players, the name of Venkatesh Iyer is also included in it. Venkatesh was bought by KKR in the last auction for Rs 23.75 crore. The other expensive player to be released is Russell, who was retained by KKR for Rs 12 crore before the last edition.

KKR has also released Quinton de Kock, who was priced at Rs 3.6 crore. This is also a surprising decision, because the team has also released the second wicket keeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz along with him. Now KKR will be looking for a good wicket keeper in the auction.

Kolkata Knight Riders are left with a purse of Rs 64.3 crore in the IPL 2026 auction. There are slots left for 13 players, which means KKR can buy a maximum of 13 players in the auction. The team can buy maximum 6 foreign players.

When will IPL 2026 auction take place?

The auction for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League will be held in December, it will be a mini auction which is likely to last for 1 day. IPL auction is likely to take place on December 15. Its venue is under consideration, it can also happen outside India in UAE. However, the venue has not been decided yet.