IPL 2026 Retentions: Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer among big names released as all 10 teams announce retention list
New Delhi: 10 IPL franchises have confirmed their list of retained and released players ahead of the mini-auction, which is set to take place in December. Some of the big and interesting trades have already taken place ahead of the retention deadline.
Shardul Thakur has joined the Mumbai Indians (MI) from Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for a Rs 2 crore cash deal. Shardul was signed by LSG as an injury replacement and picked up 13 wickets in 10 matches. West Indies all-rounder Sherfane Rutherford has also joined MI from the Gujarat Titans (GT) for Rs 2.6 crore.
The wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson traded to Chennai Super Kings (CSK) from Rajasthan Royals (RR) in exchange for all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and Sam Curran. Arjun Tendulkar has been traded to LSG from Mumbai Indians for Rs 30 lakh, while Mohammed Shami has also joined the Lucknow-based franchise for Rs 10 crore from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). Here is the list of released and retained players by all 10 franchises.
Released players: Swastik Chikara, Mayank Agarwal, Manoj Bhandage, Liam Livingstone, Lungi Ngidi, Mohit Rathi
Retained players: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Josh Hazlewood,........





















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