IPL 2026 All Teams Best Released Players List Before Mini Auction

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Explore the IPL 2026 predicted released players list by all 10 teams ahead of the mini auction. Find out which big names have been dropped.

The Indian Premier League as a tournament is designed in such a way that every year we see an Auction happening, and every year there is a good shuffle in the team squad with some new additions, and some old deletions. This process of refining your squad every year helps the tournament to be more competitive, and that improves the overall quality of the tournament drastically. This model is quite different from other sporting arenas where money power takes the center stage.

The IPL 2026 will see a Mini Auction, and it is generally planned around December this year. The dates of the Mini Auction aren’t out yet, but expect teams to start finalising their list of retained and released players towards the end of November. However, the work for the Mini Auction may have already been started by all 10 teams. There are hardly 3-4 months left for the Mini Auction, and that means the teams must already be brainstorming in terms of their retentions and releases.

Since the upcoming Auction will be a Mini Auction, teams won’t go bang hard with their releases. The team will look to retain most of their core, and that means barring a few teams where we can see a major shuffle, the other teams may look to retain as many as 16-20 players. So, in this article, we brainstorm the current squad of all 10 teams, and find out the best predicted released players list for all 10 teams for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026.

Indian Premier League 2026 Best Retained Squad Players List for All 10 Teams

IPL 2026 Predicted Released Players List for Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)

Aryan Juyal
Matthew Breetzke (o)
Yuvraj Choudhary
Shamar Joseph (o)
M. Siddharth
Mayank Yadav
Mohsin Khan

The Lucknow Super Giants team had a decent outing in IPL 2025, but the team has too many redundant pacers, whom the team would like to trim for IPL 2026. Among the players whom LSG will release are the duo of Mayank Yadav and Mohsin Khan. These two pacers have more often than not remained injured for the entire tournament. Given their high cost, it would be prudent of LSG to release them. Other than him, the team may release the likes of Aryan Juyal, M Siddharth, Shamar Joseph, and Matthew Breetzke.

IPL 2026 Predicted Released Players List for Rajasthan Royals (RR)

Ashok Sharma
Kunal Rathore
Kumar Kartikeya
Fazalhaq Farooqi (o)
Kwena Maphaka (o)
Lhuan de Pretorius (o)

The Rajasthan Royals team had a below-par outing in IPL 2025. While the team looked balanced, there were a few gaps that the team would like to address in IPL 2026. Hence, to cover those gaps, the team may release their Overseas contingent comprising Fazalhaq Farooqi, Kwena Maphaka, and Lhuan de Pretorius. Other than these three, the team may release the likes of Kunal Rathore, Kumar Kartikeya and Ashok Sharma to find fresh talent in the market.

IPL 2026 Predicted Released Players List for Gujarat Titans (GT)

Kumar Khushagra (wk)
Dasun Shanaka (o)
Glenn Phillips (o)
Jayant Yadav
Karim Janat (o)
Gurnoor Brar
Ishant Sharma
Kagiso Rabada (o)

The Gujarat Titans team had a successful IPL 2025, and that means the team won’t do a major reshuffle in their current squad. However, if there is one area where the team may work for a better IPL 2026, it is the Overseas players department. Barring Jos Buttler, Sherfane Rutherford, and Rashid Khan, the GT team may look for a major Overseas players’ rehaul. So, expect the team to release the likes of Dasun Shanaka, Glenn Phillips, Karim Jant, and Kagiso Rabada to focus on getting newer, fresher Overseas players in the Auction.

IPL 2026 Predicted Released Players List for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

Manish Pandey
Rovman Powell (o)
Venkatesh Iyer
Luvnith Sisodiya (wk)
Chetan Sakariya
Shivam Shukla
Spencer Johnson (o)

The recent IPL 2024 champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, had a poor outing in IPL 2025. It was a drastic shift from their IPL 2024 performance. Hence, the team may look for a shuffle by only focusing on quality players in the side. The team’s major decision may revolve around the retention of Venkatesh Iyer. The team bought Iyer for a whopping 24 Cr, but his usage was not even close to 4 Cr. With the team already stacked up, expect KKR to release Venkatesh Iyer along with the likes of Rovman Powell, Spencer Jonson, Chetan Sakariya, etc.

IPL 2026 Predicted Released Players List for Punjab Kings (PBKS)

Harnoor Pannu
Vishnu Vinod (wk)
Aaron Hardie (o)
Glenn Maxwell (o)
Mitchell Owen (o)
Xavier Barlett (o)

The IPL 2025 Runner-up, Punjab Kings, will try to retain most of their core, and hence, they won’t make a lot of changes in their current squad. Among the non-performing assets, the team will release the likes of Glenn Maxwell, Aaron Hardie, Mitchell Owen, and Xavier Barlett. Maxwell has been a big disappointment in the IPL lately. It seems as if he just doesn’t have anymore interest in playing. Expect PBKS to release these Overseas players, and instead look for fresh names in the Auction.

IPL 2026 Predicted Released Players List for Delhi Capitals (DC)

Karun Nair
Faf du Plessis (o)
Ajay Mandal
Darshan Nalkande
Madhav Tiwari
Manvanth Kumar
Tripurana Vijay
Dushmantha Chameera (o)
Mohit Sharma
T. Natarajan

The Delhi Capitals team may see a huge shuffle in their squad list for IPL 2026 ahead of the Mini Auction. The team may release some big-ticket names in the form of Faf du Plessis, T Natarajan, Mohit Sharma, Karun Nair, and Dushmantha Chameera. While Faf is still a debatable player, age isn’t on his side. Natarajan, with a price tag of 10 Cr, was not used for more than 2 matches by the team, hence it looks he might be released. Other than these two, the likes of Karun Nair, Mohit Sharma, and Dushmantha Chameera also don’t add much value to the team anymore.

IPL 2026 Predicted Released Players List for Chennai Super Kings (CSK)

Rahul Tripathi
Devon Conway (o&wk)
Deepak Hooda
Ramakrishna Ghosh
Ravichandran Ashwin
Vijay Shankar
Gurjapneet Singh
Shreyas Gopal
Kamlesh Nagarkoti
Jamie Overton (o)

Let’s focus on the Chennai Super Kings now. The team may look to release some expensive buys who don’t seem to be adding much value to the team anymore. Among the set of players that CSK shall release, we have Rahul Tripathi, Deepak Hooda, and Ravichandran Ashwin among the main players. These three players look out of date for T20 cricket, and given their high price, CSK may look for fresh young players in the Mini Auction. Aside from these players, CSK may also release the likes of Devon Conway, Jamie Overton, Shreyas Gopal, and Mukesh Choudhary.

IPL 2026 Predicted Released Players List for Mumbai Indians (MI)

Shrijith Krishnan (wk)
Lizaad Williams (o)
Mujeeb ur Rahman (o)
Reece Topley (o)
Raghu Sharma
Satyanayarana Raju

The Mumbai Indians team is one team that generally focuses on very minimal chop and changes in their squad. This year should also not be any different for them as they would like to retain the core, and have very minimal changes in their side. Among the releases, the team will focus on releasing the redundant overseas bowlers, and those are Lizaad Williams, Mujeeb ur Rahman, and Reece Topley. Other than these three, MI shall release Shrijith Krishnan, Raghu Sharma, and Satyanarayana Raju, and instead buy fresh blood in the Auction.

IPL 2026 Predicted Released Players List for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)

Sachin Baby
Adam Zampa (o)
Mohammed Shami
Rahul Chahar
Wiaan Mulder (o)

The Sunrisers Hyderabad team gave a below-par performance in IPL 2025, but that takes away nothing from the fact that they have a solid team. Hence, the SRH team may not release a lot of players ahead of the Auction. However, there are a few non-performing and less valuable players whom SRH may look to release. Among those, the big name is Mohammed Shami, who has lost all his zip post the injury. While Shami is a big name, they may look to buy him at a lesser price, if at all. Other than him, SHR may release the likes of Zampa, Chahar, and Mulder.

IPL 2026 Predicted Released Players List for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

Liam Livingstone (o)
Abhinandan Singh
Mohit Rathee

Finally, talking about the IPL 2025 champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the team should retain most of their core, but there are a few non-performing assets that the team may release ahead of the Mini Auction. The biggest name is that of Liam Livingstone. Livignstone. Similar to Maxwell, Liam seems to be the least interested in playing in the IPL. With such a high cost, it will be prudent of RCB to release him, and instead look for a different player in the Auction. Other than Liam, the team should release the likes of Abhinandan Singh and Mohit Rathee, and instead look for fresh names in the Auction.

So, that’s about best released players list for all 10 Teams for IPL 2026. Which players do you think the teams will release for sure? Please share your thoughts on ipladdafounder@gmail.com.