Retained Player List of IPL 2026 – All Teams Players with Salary
All teams participating in the IPL submit their retained players list to the BCCI as part of the initial stage before the auction announcement. The purpose of this process is to allow franchises to re-sign selected core players directly, without entering the auction, while the remaining slots are filled later through the auction bidding process.
Accordingly, each franchise has officially submitted its retained players list to IPL authorities, the details of which are provided below.
In the IPL, all 10 franchises are allowed to retain players as per their strategy, with a total purse of ₹120 crore allocated to each team. The retention cost of players is deducted from this purse before the auction begins. It is also important to note that no Right to Match (RTM) cards were available under the IPL retention and auction rules for this cycle.
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Table of Contents
1. Retained Players of CSK
Details of the players retained by Chennai Super Kings, who will represent the franchise in the upcoming IPL season.
| Chennai Super Kings Retained Players | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player Name | Nationality | Price |
| Ruturaj Gaikwad | India | ₹18 crore |
| Sanju Samson | India | ₹18 crore |
| Shivam Dube | India | ₹12 crore |
| Noor Ahmad | Afghanistan | ₹10 crore |
| Khaleel Ahmed | India | ₹4.8 crore |
| MS Dhoni | India | ₹4 crore |
| Anshul Kamboj | India | ₹3.4 crore |
| Dewald Brevis | South Africa | ₹2.2 crore |
| Gurjapneet Singh | India | ₹2.2 crore |
| Nathan Ellis | Australia | ₹2 crore |
| Jamie Overton | England | ₹1.5 crore |
| Mukesh Choudhary | India | ₹30.96 lakh |
| Ramakrishna Ghosh | India | ₹30.96 lakh |
| Shreyas Gopal | India | ₹30.96 lakh |
| Ayush Mhatre | India | ₹30.96 lakh |
| Urvil Patel | India | ₹30.96 lakh |
2. DC Retained Players Names
Details of the players retained by Delhi Capitals, who will represent the franchise in the upcoming IPL season.
| Delhi Capitals Retained Players | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player Name | Nationality | Price |
| Axar Patel | India | ₹16.5 crore |
| KL Rahul | India | ₹14 crore |
| Kuldeep Yadav | India | ₹13.25 crore |
| Mitchell Starc | Australia | ₹11.75 crore |
| T. Natarajan | India | ₹10.75 crore |
| Tristan Stubbs | South Africa | ₹10 crore |
| Mukesh Kumar | India | ₹8 crore |
| Nitish Rana | India | ₹4.2 crore |
| Abhishek Porel | India | ₹4 crore |
| Ashutosh Sharma | India | ₹3.8 crore |
| Sameer Rizvi | India | ₹95.96 lakh |
| Dushmantha Chameera | Sri Lanka | ₹75.96 lakh |
| Karun Nair | India | ₹50.96 lakh |
| Madhav Tiwari | India | ₹40.96 lakh |
| Ajay Mandal | India | ₹30.96 lakh |
| Tripurana Vijay | India | ₹30.96 lakh |
| Vipraj Nigam | India | ₹30.96 lakh |
3. GT Retained Players in IPL 2026
The following players will play again for Gujarat Titans.
| Gujarat Titans Retained Players | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player Name | Nationality | Price |
| Rashid Khan | Afghanistan | ₹18 crore |
| Shubman Gill | India | ₹16.5 crore |
| Jos Buttler | England | ₹15.75 crore |
| Mohammed Siraj | India | ₹12.25 crore |
| Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | ₹10.75 crore |
| Prasidh Krishna | India | ₹9.5 crore |
| Sai Sudarshan | India | ₹8.5 crore |
| Rahul Tewatia | India | ₹4 crore |
| Shahrukh Khan | India | ₹4 crore |
| Washington Sundar | India | ₹3.2 crore |
| Sai Kishore | India | ₹2 crore |
| Glenn Phillips | New Zealand | ₹2 crore |
| Arshad Khan | India | ₹1.3 crore |
| Gurnoor Singh Brar | India | ₹1.3 crore |
| Ishant Sharma | India | ₹75.96 lakh |
| Jayant Yadav | India | ₹75.96 lakh |
| Kumar Kushagra | India | ₹65.96 lakh |
| Anuj Rawat | India | ₹30.96 lakh |
| Manav Suthar | India | ₹30.96 lakh |
| Nishant Sindhu | India | ₹30.96 lakh |
4. KKR Retained Players
Players you will see again in Kolkata Knight Riders squad.
| Kolkata Knight Riders Retained Players | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player Name | Nationality | Price |
| Rinku Singh | India | ₹13 crore |
| Sunil Narine | West Indies | ₹12 crore |
| Varun Chakravarthy | India | ₹12 crore |
| Harshit Rana | India | ₹4 crore |
| Ramandeep Singh | India | ₹4 crore |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | India | ₹3 crore |
| Vaibhav Arora | India | ₹1.8 crore |
| Ajinkya Rahane | India | ₹1.5 crore |
| Rovman Powell | West Indies | ₹1.5 crore |
| Manish Pandey | India | ₹75.96 lakh |
| Umran Malik | India | ₹75.96 lakh |
| Anukul Roy | India | ₹40.96 lakh |
5. LSG 2026 Retained Player list
Following player again chooses Lucknow Super Giant to play IPL this season.
| Lucknow Super Giants Retained Players | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player Name | Nationality | Price |
| Rishabh Pant | India | ₹27 crore |
| Nicholas Pooran | West Indies | ₹21 crore |
| Mayank Yadav | India | ₹11 crore |
| Mohammed Shami | India | ₹10 crore |
| Avesh Khan | India | ₹9.75 crore |
| Abdul Samad | India | ₹4.2 crore |
| Ayush Badoni | India | ₹4 crore |
| Mohsin Khan | India | ₹4 crore |
| Mitchell Marsh | Australia | ₹3.4 crore |
| Shahbaz Ahmed | India | ₹2.4 crore |
6. Mumbai Indians Retained Players
Hardik Pandya once again will lead the Mumbai Indians with the following players.
| Mumbai Indians Retained Players | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player Name | Nationality | Price |
| Hardik Pandya | India | ₹18 crore |
| Jasprit Bumrah | India | ₹18 crore |
| Suryakumar Yadav | India | ₹16.35 crore |
| Rohit Sharma | India |
₹16.3 crore |
| Tilak Varma | India | ₹11 crore |
| Tim David | Australia | ₹8.25 crore |
| Nehal Wadhera | India | ₹4.2 crore |
| Shams Mulani | India | ₹30.96 lakh |
7. PBKS Retained Player Names
Punjab Kings retain their 7 players for upcoming season IPL 2026.
| Punjab Kings Retained Players | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player Name | Nationality | Price |
| Shreyas Iyer | India | ₹18 crore |
| Arshdeep Singh | India | ₹18 crore |
| Marcus Stoinis | Australia | ₹11 crore |
| Shashank Singh | India | ₹9 crore |
| Prabhsimran Singh | India | ₹4 crore |
| Harpreet Brar | India | ₹3.8 crore |
| Rishi Dhawan | India | ₹30.96 lakh |
8. Rajasthan Royals Retained Players IPL 2026
In IPL this season you will see these players again playing for RR.
| Rajasthan Royals Retained Players | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player Name | Nationality | Price |
| Sanju Samson | India | ₹18 crore |
| Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | ₹18 crore |
| Riyan Parag | India | ₹14 crore |
| Jos Buttler | England | ₹12 crore |
| Trent Boult | New Zealand | ₹8 crore |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | India | ₹6.5 crore |
| Dhruv Jurel | India | ₹2 crore |
9. RCB Retained Player List
One of the popular team in IPL league who won the title in 2025, will go with these old stars.
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru Retained Players | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player Name | Nationality | Price |
| Virat Kohli | India | ₹18 crore |
| Rajat Patidar | India | ₹14 crore |
| Glenn Maxwell | Australia | ₹11 crore |
| Mohammed Siraj | India | ₹9 crore |
| Dinesh Karthik | India | ₹5.5 crore |
| Mahipal Lomror | India | ₹3 crore |
| Swapnil Singh | India | ₹30.96 lakh |
10. SHR IPL 2026 Retained Player List
Sunrisers will play IPL season with these retained players.
| Sunrisers Hyderabad Retained Players | ||
|---|---|---|
| Player Name | Nationality | Price |
| Pat Cummins | Australia | ₹20.5 crore |
| Abhishek Sharma | India | ₹14 crore |
| Heinrich Klaasen | South Africa | ₹12 crore |
| Travis Head | Australia | ₹11 crore |
| Nitish Kumar Reddy | India | ₹6 crore |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | India | ₹4 crore |
| Mayank Markande | India | ₹30.96 lakh |
