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).

The auction is to be held in December before the next edition of the Indian Premier League, for this all the franchises have to submit the list of their released and retained players to the board by 15th November. MS Dhoni, who has made Chennai Super Kings (CSK) champion 5 times under his captaincy, is almost certain to play in the next season. Know which 4 players CSK can release in the auction to increase the value of its purse.

The 19th edition of IPL is to be played next year. Before this, IPL auction may take place in mid-December (second or third week). Consideration is going on to get this done outside India in UAE. November 15 is the deadline for all franchises to submit the list of their retained and released players. Here we are only talking about Chennai Super Kings team and which 4 players this franchise can release.

Deepak Hooda

Deepak Hooda was bought by CSK in the auction for Rs 1.7 crore. Earlier he was in Lucknow Super Giants, but his performance in CSK in the last edition (2025) was not good. Played 7 matches, in which a total of 31 runs were scored at an average of 6.20 in 5 innings. CSK can release him so that they can buy an impactful batsman for the next edition, who can become a match finisher for them.

Deepak Hooda made his IPL debut in 2015, after playing the first season in Rajasthan Royals, he joined Hyderabad, then Punjab and then Lucknow. Last season, he came to CSK, he has scored 1496 runs in 125 matches played in IPL, which includes 8 half-centuries.

Rahul Tripathi

Rahul was bought by CSK for Rs 3.40 crore for the last edition, he was played at various positions in the team but he could not perform as per expectations. He scored only 55 runs in 5 innings at an average of 11. Later he was dropped from the playing 11, the franchise can also release him.

Talking about his IPL performance, Rahul Tripathi, who has been playing since 2017, has played a total of 100 matches for 5 franchises, in which he has scored 2291 runs at an average of 26.33.

devon conway

Chennai Super Kings made Devon Conway a part of their team for the last season for Rs 6.25 crore, he was a part of the same team in the previous two seasons also. Although in the last edition, CSK preferred Rachin Ravindra in his place in the opening matches, but after not living up to the expectations, Conway was played. He scored 156 runs in 6 innings at an average of 26, which included 2 half-centuries. The team can release him for the auction to get more money in the purse.

Vijay Shankar

Vijay Shankar was bought by Chennai Super Kings for Rs 1.2 crore for the last season of IPL. Shankar scored 118 runs at an average of 39.33 in 5 innings played in 2025. However, he did not bowl for CSK. CSK may think about releasing him.

Talking about Vijay Shankar’s performance, he has played a total of 78 matches in IPL, in which he has scored 1233 runs in 65 innings. He also has 9 wickets in his name.

IPL 2026 of auction Now Some? The only months are far away and all Franchise Our Retention And Release List She is working on In such a situation, if the teams some experienced but recent season Flop These 5 Indian players proved Release If you decide to do it for them auction It can be extremely difficult to find a buyer, because the teams now more fit and Form I am looking towards the young players running.

If released thenFor these 5 players Auction It will be difficult to sell

1- Ajinkya Rahane, Kolkata Night Riders Done Ajinkya Rahane Was included in the team for Rs 1.5 crore. Also, the team also handed over the captaincy to them. 37 years old Rahane Okay with the bat ofDawn There was a performance. But as captain They Team Playoffs Could not take me KKR Points Table But Stayed at the 8th position.

2- Vijay Shankar- Chennai Super Kings To Vijay Auction Was included in Rs 1.2 crore. But his performance was disappointing. Vijay one Half -century Scored 118 runs in 6 matches thanks to this.

3- Mohit Sharma- IPL Delhi in 2025 Capitals Mohit played for about 37 years. Fascinated IPL 2025 performance was extremely poor. Mohit played 8 matches by an average of around 129 and 11 Economy Rate From just 2 Wicket For.

4- Ishant Sharma- Indian fast bowler Ishant Sharma Gujarat Titans Were part of the team. 37 years old Ishant The performance was very bad. Ishant Just 4 in 7 matches Wicket For. Their average about 52 and Economy Rate Stayed around 11.

5- lamp Hooda, Chennai Super Kings Deepak involved Hooda The performance was absolutely disappointing. Deepak got a chance to play in 7 matches. Deepak scored only 31 runs during this period. During this time his average 6.20 and Strike Rate 75.61.

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