IPL 2025: Which Team Has the Most Playoff Appearances Ever?

The player retention window for the TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 officially closed on November 15, 2025, with all 10 franchises confirming their finalized squads ahead of the mega auction. A total of 173 players have been retained across teams, including 49 overseas players, setting the stage for a high-stakes auction on 16 December at the Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi.

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TATA IPL 2026 Player Retentions Announced: Full Team-Wise Breakdown, Salary Cap & Remaining Slots

As teams prepare their strategies, a combined purse of ₹237.55 crore remains available to fill 77 player slots. While each franchise can build a squad of up to 25 players, Punjab Kings lead the list with 21 retained players, whereas MI and GT have chosen to retain 20 players each.

Among auction purses, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) enter the auction with the largest remaining amount—₹64.3 crore, giving them ample flexibility to fill 13 slots, including six overseas positions. On the other hand, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) hold the second-biggest purse at ₹43.4 crore to complete their nine available slots.

IPL 2026 Franchise Retention Summary

Franchise	Players	Overseas Players	Money Spent (₹ Cr)	Remaining Purse (₹ Cr)	Slots Left	Overseas Slots
CSK	16	4	81.6	43.4	9	4
DC	17	3	103.2	21.8	8	5
GT	20	4	112.1	12.9	5	4
KKR	12	2	60.7	64.3	13	6
LSG	19	4	102.05	22.95	6	4
MI	20	7	122.25	2.75	5	1
PBKS	21	6	113.5	11.5	4	2
RCB	17	6	108.6	16.4	8	2
RR	16	7	108.95	16.05	9	1
SRH	15	6	99.5	25.5	10	2
Total	173	49	1012.45	237.55	77	31

TATA IPL 2026 Player Retentions Announced: Full Team-Wise Breakdown, Salary Cap & Remaining Slots

Team-Wise List of Retained Players (IPL 2026)

Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

16 retained | 4 overseas | Spent: ₹81.60 Cr | Remaining: ₹43.40 Cr

Anshul Kamboj, Gurjapneet Singh, *Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni, Mukesh Choudhary, *Nathan Ellis, *Noor Ahmad, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Sanju Samson (T), Ruturaj Gaikwad, Shivam Dube, Shreyas Gopal, Syed Khaleel Ahmed, Ayush Mhatre, *Dewald Brevis, Urvil Patel.

Delhi Capitals (DC)

17 retained | 3 overseas | Spent: ₹103.20 Cr | Remaining: ₹21.80 Cr

Abhishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, *Dushmantha Chameera, Karun Nair, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Madhav Tiwari, *Mitchell Starc, Mukesh Kumar, Nitish Rana (T), Sameer Rizvi, T. Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, *Tristan Stubbs, Vipraj Nigam.

Gujarat Titans (GT)

20 retained | 4 overseas | Spent: ₹112.10 Cr | Remaining: ₹12.90 Cr

Anuj Rawat, *Glenn Phillips, Gurnoor Singh Brar, Ishant Sharma, Jayant Yadav, *Jos Buttler, *Kagiso Rabada, Kumar Kushagra, Manav Suthar, Mohammad Siraj, Mohd. Arshad Khan, Nishant Sindhu, Prasidh Krishna, R. Sai Kishore, Rahul Tewatia, *Rashid Khan, Sai Sudharsan, Shahrukh Khan, Shubman Gill, Washington Sundar.

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

12 retained | 2 overseas | Spent: ₹60.70 Cr | Remaining: ₹64.30 Cr

Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Anukul Roy, Harshit Rana, Manish Pandey, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, *Rovman Powell, *Sunil Narine, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

19 retained | 4 overseas | Spent: ₹102.05 Cr | Remaining: ₹22.95 Cr

Abdul Samad, *Aiden Markram, Akash Singh, Arjun Tendulkar (T), Arshin Kulkarni, Avesh Khan, Ayush Badoni, Digvesh Rathi, Himmat Singh, Manimaran Siddharth, *Matthew Breetzke, Mayank Yadav, Md Shami (T), *Mitchell Marsh, Mohsin Khan, *Nicholas Pooran, Prince Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Shahbaz Ahmed.

Mumbai Indians (MI)

20 retained | 7 overseas | Spent: ₹122.25 Cr | Remaining: ₹2.75 Cr

*Allah Ghazanfar, Ashwani Kumar, *Corbin Bosch, Deepak Chahar, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande (T), *Mitchell Santner, Naman Dhir, Raghu Sharma, Raj Angad Bawa, Robin Minz, Rohit Sharma, *Ryan Rickelton, Shardul Thakur (T), *Sherfane Rutherford (T), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, *Trent Boult, *Will Jacks.

Punjab Kings (PBKS)

21 retained | 6 overseas | Spent: ₹113.50 Cr | Remaining: ₹11.50 Cr

Arshdeep Singh, *Azmatullah Omarzai, Harnoor Pannu, Harpreet Brar, *Lockie Ferguson, *Marco Jansen, *Marcus Stoinis, *Mitch Owen, Musheer Khan, Nehal Wadhera, Prabhsimran Singh, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer, Suryansh Shedge, Vishnu Vinod, Vyshak Vijaykumar, *Xavier Bartlett, Yash Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal.

Rajasthan Royals (RR)

16 retained | 7 overseas | Spent: ₹108.95 Cr | Remaining: ₹16.05 Cr

Dhruv Jurel, *Donovan Ferreira (T), *Jofra Archer, *Kwena Maphaka, *Lhuan-Dre Pretorious, *Nandre Burger, Ravindra Jadeja (T), Riyan Parag, *Sam Curran (T), Sandeep Sharma, *Shimron Hetmyer, Shubham Dubey, Tushar Deshpande, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashaswi Jaiswal, Yudhvir Charak.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

17 retained | 6 overseas | Spent: ₹108.60 Cr | Remaining: ₹16.40 Cr

Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Devdutt Padikkal, *Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma, *Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya, *Nuwan Thushara, *Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Rasikh Dar, *Romario Shepherd, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, *Tim David, Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal.

Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

15 retained | 6 overseas | Spent: ₹99.50 Cr | Remaining: ₹25.50 Cr

Abhishek Sharma, Aniket Verma, *Brydon Carse, *Eshan Malinga, Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, *Heinrich Klaasen, Ishan Kishan, Jaydev Unadkat, *Kamindu Mendis, Nitish Kumar Reddy, *Pat Cummins, Smaran Ravichandaran, *Travis Head, Zeeshan Ansari.