The mini auction for IPL 2026 is expected to happen in the third week of December. The BCCI has asked all franchises to submit the list of retained and released players by November 15. It is also being reported that several player trades might happen before the auction.
With the auction dates announced, the fans are now eager to know which players each team might release or trade. Based on the current reports, the following is a possible list of players who might be released by each franchise.
Chennai Super Kings
- Vijay Shankar
- Devon Conway
- Deepak Hooda
- Rahul Tripathi
Delhi Capitals (DC)
- Mukesh Kumar
- Dushmantha Chameera
- T Natarajan
- Mohit Sharma
- Faf du Plessis
Gujarat Titans (GT)
- Rahul Tewatia
- Rashid Khan
- Karim Janat
- Shahrukh Khan
- Ishant Sharma
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Moeen Ali
- Quinton de Kock
- Spencer Johnson
- Ramandeep Singh
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG)
- Shamar Joseph
- Himmat Singh
- Abdul Samad
- Matthew Britzke
- Akash Singh
Mumbai Indians (MI)
- Deepak Chahar
- Reece Tapley
- Bevan Jacobs
- Mujeebur Rahman
Punjab Kings (PBKS)
- Glenn Maxwell
- Marcus Stoinis
- Lockie Ferguson
- Aaron Hardy
- Kyle Jamieson
- Bartlett
- Praveen Dubey
- Vishnu Vinod
- Harnoor Singh
Rajasthan Royals
- Akash Madhwal
- Fazal Haq Farooqui
- Nandri Burger
- Mahesh Theekshana
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Tushar Deshpande
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB)
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Romario Shepherd
- Suyash Sharma
- Rasikh Salam
- Liam Livingstone
- Nuwan Thushara
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH)
- Ishan Kishan
- Mohammed Shami
- Adam Zampa
- Abhinav Manohar
- Rahul Chahar
- Harshal Patel
