With the IPL 2026 mini-auction starting on December 16 at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, excitement is building among teams and fans. After the retention deadline passed on November 15, franchises have made major trades, surprising releases, and adjusted their budgets in preparation for the auction. The mini-auction will be a one-day event focused on finalizing squads with strategic buys and bidding wars expected among top teams.
A massive storyline involved the CSK–RR trade, which saw Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran and Sanju Samson switch franchises. Below is a complete analytical team-wise breakdown of retentions, releases and auction purse balance.
Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardie, Glenn Maxwell, Kuldeep Sen, Praveen Dubey
Remaining Purse
Slots
Purse
4 (2 overseas)
INR 11.50 Cr
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
Retained Players
Players
Abdul Samad, Ayush Badoni, Aiden Markram, Matthew Breetzke, Himmat Singh, Rishabh Pant, Nicholas Pooran, Mitchell Marsh, Shahbaz Ahmed, Arshin Kulkarni, Mohammed Shami (from SRH), Arjun Tendulkar (from MI), Mayank Yadav, Avesh Khan, Mohsin Khan, M Siddharth, Digvesh Rathi, Prince Yadav, Akash Singh
Released Players
Players
Aryan Juyal, David Miller, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Rajvardhan Hangargekar, Shardul Thakur (to MI), Akash Deep, Ravi Bishnoi, Shamar Joseph
Remaining Purse
Slots
Purse
7 (4 overseas)
INR 22.95 Cr
Gujarat Titans (GT)
Retained Players
Players
Shubman Gill (C), Sai Sudharsan, Kumar Kushagra, Anuj Rawat, Jos Buttler, Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Arshad Khan, Shahrukh Khan, Rahul Tewatia, Kagiso Rabada, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Ishant Sharma, Gurnoor Brar, Rashid Khan, Manav Suthar, Sai Kishore, Jayant Yadav
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