IPL Retention and Released 2026: How many players who played in the last season will have to enter the auction this time, it will be revealed today. Some players have already been traded but the fate of most will be decided today.
IPL 2026 retention announced today
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15 Nov 2025 04:36 PM (IST)
IPL 2026: Retention will be announced soon
Soon all the teams are going to announce their retention list for IPL 2026. At the same time, some players have also changed teams during the trade window. In such a situation, which players will enter the auction is going to be announced in some time.
Full List of Retained and Released Players for IPL 2026: The first phase of moving towards the new season of IPL is going to be completed today. After several days of rumours, speculations and gossip, today it will become clear which player is being retained and who will have to go through the auction. The retention deadline of IPL 2026 is going to end at 5 pm and then all the 10 franchises will present the latest picture of their respective squads. Like every time, this time too many big players will be released.
This time there is to be a mini auction, hence there is no retention restriction for any franchisee. That means every franchise can retain maximum players. The fees of the players to be released will be added to the auction purse of that franchise, which they will be able to use during the auction.