IPL 2026: Full List of Released Players From All 10 Teams (Updated & Verified)
✅ IPL 2026 Released Players – Team-wise Complete List
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – Released Players IPL 2026
Ambati Rayudu, Ravindra Jadeja (moved to RR through trade), Daryl Mitchell, Moeen Ali, Matheesha Pathirana, Shaik Rasheed, Tushar Deshpande (traded to RR), Simarjeet Singh, Nishant Sindhu (joined GT), Ajinkya Rahane (joined KKR), Deepak Chahar (joined MI), others not included in final retained list.
Delhi Capitals (DC) – Released Players IPL 2026
David Warner, Rishabh Pant (moved to LSG), Prithvi Shaw, Ishant Sharma (moved to GT), Lalit Yadav, Ricky Bhui, Manish Pandey, Pravin Dubey, Rilee Rossouw, Lungi Ngidi, Khaleel Ahmed (moved to CSK), and all non-retained domestic players.
Gujarat Titans (GT) – Released Players IPL 2026
Hardik Pandya (already moved to MI earlier), Wriddhiman Saha, Sai Sudharsan (retained), Noor Ahmad (moved to CSK), Mohit Sharma, Vijay Shankar, Dasun Shanaka, Rahul Tripathi, Odean Smith, Shubham Dubey, and others not retained.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – Released Players IPL 2026
Shreyas Iyer (released and picked by PBKS), Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Mitchell Starc (now with DC), Jason Roy, Liton Das, Chetan Sakariya, Shakib Al Hasan, Vaibhav Arora (retained), and all domestic non-retained players.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) – Released Players IPL 2026
Marcus Stoinis (now with PBKS), Quinton de Kock, Krunal Pandya (moved to RCB), Amit Mishra, K. Gowtham, Mark Wood, Daniel Sams, Karan Sharma, Naveen-ul-Haq, and other non-retained bench players.
Mumbai Indians (MI) – Released Players IPL 2026
Ishan Kishan (released and picked by SRH), Jason Behrendorff, Kumar Kartikeya, Piyush Chawla, Arjun Tendulkar (moved to LSG), Tim David (now with RCB), Jofra Archer (now with RR), Chris Jordan, Nehal Wadhera (moved to PBKS).
Punjab Kings (PBKS) – Released Players IPL 2026
Jonny Bairstow, Liam Livingstone, Rahul Chahar, Rishi Dhawan, Kagiso Rabada (now with GT), Sam Curran (now with RR), Atharva Taide, Nathan Ellis (now with CSK), Shikhar Dhawan, and other domestic non-retained players.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) – Released Players IPL 2026
Joe Root, Yuzvendra Chahal (retained), Devdutt Padikkal (now with RCB), S. Mavi, Kuldip Yadav, Rassie van der Dussen, Navdeep Saini, Shikhar Dhawan (not retained), Kieron Pollard (retired), Adam Zampa, and others not in the retained squad.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) – Released Players IPL 2026
Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, Mohammed Siraj (now with GT), Cameron Green, Dinesh Karthik, Karn Sharma, Mahipal Lomror, Wayne Parnell, Finn Allen, Josh Hazlewood (retained), and several uncapped domestic players.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) – Released Players IPL 2026
Aiden Markram (now with LSG), Washington Sundar (joined GT), Umran Malik (now with KKR), Rahul Tripathi (released), Bhuvneshwar Kumar (now with RCB), Mayank Agarwal, Marco Jansen (now with PBKS), Fazalhaq Farooqi, Glenn Phillips (now with GT).