IPL 2026 Retentions Live Updates: KKR release Andre Russell, Venkatesh Iyer; PBKS bid goodbye to Glenn Maxwell – livemint.com

IPL 2026 Retentions Live Updates: At a time when the Indian team is fighting against South Africa in the first Test in Kolkata, the 10 franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL) take the first step to shape up their squads for the upcoming season as the retention deadline approaches. The IPL 2026 retention is set for November 15 till 3 PM IST, by which all the teams must submit their final list of retained and released players.
Unlike the mega auction previous year, teams this time can retain as many players as they want to keep the core of the side from the last season. While Mumbai Indians have already traded two players from Lucknow Super Giants and Gujarat Titans, Sanju Samson and Ravindra Jadeja have also switched bases on a mega trade deal announced on Saturday.
The IPL 2026 retention deadline is 3 PM on November 15. All the 10 franchises must submist their list of released and retained players by the deadline to the BCCI.
Ravindra Jadeja – Chennai Super Kings to Rajasthan Royals ( ₹14 crore)
Sam Curran – Chennai Super Kings to Rajasthan Royals ( ₹2.4 crore)
Sanju Samson – Rajasthan Royals to Chennai Super Kings ( ₹18 crore)
Mohammed Shami – Sunrisers Hyderabad to Lucknow Super Giants ( ₹10 crore)
Mayank Markande – Kolkata Knight Riders to Mumbai Indians ( ₹30 lakh)
Arjun Tendulkar – Mumbai Indians to Lucknow Super Giants ( ₹30 lakh)
Nitish Rana – Rajasthan Royals to Delhi Capitals ( ₹4.2 crore)
Donovan Ferreira – Delhi Capitals to Rajasthan Royals ( ₹1 crore)
Shardul Thakur – Lucknow Super Giants to Mumbai Indians ( ₹2 crore)
Sherfane Rutherford – Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians ( ₹2.6 crore)
Huge shakeup at SRH camp. They have released Rahul Chahar, Adam Zampa as do Mohammed Shami, Simarjeet Singh, Wiaan Mulder, Abhinav Manohar, Atharva Taide, and Sachin Baby.
Mumbai Indians release four overseas players as none of them were regulars – Lizaad Williams, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Bevon Jacobs and Reece Topley.
Probably the biggest release of the evening. Three-time champions KKR are all set to release West Indies stalwart Andre Russell, according to a Cricinco report. Russell has been a pillar for KKR since IPL 2014 and was among the five players retained by the franchise ahead of IPL 2025 mega auction for ₹12 crore. Releasing Russell will free up the purse for KKR.
Mumbai Indians are all set to retain Will Jacks. The Englishman had scored 233 runs in 13 matches last season at a strike rate of 130-plus.
Delhi Capitals set to retain T Natarajan ahead of the IPL 2026 retentions.
Punjab Kings have decided to release Josh Inglis ahead of IPL 2026 auction. The Australian played 11 games for the franchise in the last edition.
LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka welcomes Mohammed Shami in his own style
After buying Venkatesh Iyer for ₹23-plus crore, KKR CEO Venky Mysore had said in an interview, “We don’t buy players to sell him next year and buy them cheap.” However, rumours are around that Iyer might get released today.
Sanju Samson’s emotional post for Rajasthan Royals. “We are only here for a short period of time. Gave MY everything to this franchise, enjoyed some great cricket, made some lifetime relations, treated everyone in the franchise as my family..And when its time..I AM moving On..Shall always be grateful for everything @rajasthanroyals,” Samson wrote.
Who will lead Rajasthan Royals in the absence of Sanju Samson? Is is Ravindra Jadeja? Do Rajasthan Royals have any captaincy option in their squad?
Arjun Tendulkar bids emotional goodbye to Mumbai Indians. “@mumbaiindians, thank you for the memories. It’s been an honour wearing the badge and being part of the team. Can’t wait to join @lucknowsupergiants, see you soon,” said Arjun.
In case you have missed on the list of players traded ahead of IPL 2026 auction, here’s a quick recap for you.
With Ricky Ponting at helm, Punjab Kings are likely to retain the overseas core which include Marcus Stoinis, Lockie Ferguson, Marco Jansen, Josh Inglis, Azmatullah Omarzai, Xavier Bartlett and Mitchell Owen. Stay tuned for updates.
In a mini auction there is no limit on retention and release of players. All the franchises must have a maximum of 25 players in their squad. The purse for each franchise will be around ₹120 crores.
We are just few minutes away from the IPL 2026 retention deadline. Stay tuned for all the updates.
Ajinkya Rahane might be retained by KKR. After their trade deal for KL Rahul fell through, Rahane’s strong leadership and calm nature will earn him another season at KKR.
All the 10 franchises will get time till 3 PM IST to submit their final list of retained and released players to the BCCI.
After trading out Mohammed Shami, SHR are likely to release South African Heinrich Klassen amongst big names. Klaasen has been a big flop last season. The 2016 champions are expected to retain Pat Cummins, Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan, Nitish Kumar Reddy among notable ones.
KKR are also likely to release as many as seven players, including ₹23.75 crore buy Venkatesh Iyer. Apart from Iyer, the likes of Moeen Ali, Luvnith Sisodia, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya, Quinton de Kock and Anrich Nortje are likely on KKR’s release list.
After trading Ravindra Jadeja, CSK are set to release Sri Lankan Matheesha Pathirana, whom they had retained for ₹13 crores last time. Frequent injuries has left Pathirana in an out of action in the past year and was forced to rethink his bowling action which cost him some of his effectiveness. Pathirana took 13 wickets in 12 games in IPL 2025.
The IPL 2026 player auction is likely to take place between December 13 to 16, mostly in Abu Dhabi as per reports. The IPL auction last year was held in Saudi Arabia.
Star Sports is the official broadcasting partner of the Indian Premier League. The IPL 2026 retention will be telecast live on Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 (Hindi), Star Sports 2 (Tamil), Star Sports 2 (Telugu) and Star Sports 2 (Malayalam) from 5 PM IST. Live streaming of IPL 2026 retention will be available on the JioStar app and website.
If rumours are to be believed, Punjab Kings are set to release Glenn Maxwell. The Australian has underperformed last season and is also not doing consistently for his national team as well in recent times.
Along with Arjun Tendulkar, LSG also bolstered their pacer attack with the addition of Mohammed Shami from Sunrisers Hyderabad. The Indian pacer joins LSG for his existing fee of ₹10 crore.
Devon Conway bids goodbye to CSK after three seasons. The New Zealander was a the player of the match in the 2023 IPL final which CSK won.
On the day when Delhi Capitals announced Nitish Rana via a trade deal with Rajasthan Royals, the franchise are likely to release the South African Faf du Plessis. Along with Faf, Delhi Capitals are also expected to release Harry Brook. The England ODI skipper was bought for ₹6.25 crore last year but opted out before the tournament began. It is learnt that Delhi Capitals might also release Mohit Sharma and Jake Fraser-McGurk.
“Rajasthan Royals gave me my first platform and my first taste of victory. Coming back feels special – it’s not just a team for me, it’s home. Rajasthan Royals is where I won my first IPL, and I hope to win more with this current group of players,” said Ravindra Jadeja.
One of the highlights of the trade is Arjun Tendulkar leaving Mumbai Indians. Son of legendary Sachin Tendulkar, Arjun has been with the Mumbai Indians for the past few seasons, but got to play a very few matches. At LSG, Arjun will get to game time as he expects.
Ravindra Jadeja – Chennai Super Kings to Rajasthan Royals ( ₹14 crore)
Sam Curran – Chennai Super Kings to Rajasthan Royals ( ₹2.4 crore)
Sanju Samson – Rajasthan Royals to Chennai Super Kings ( ₹18 crore)
Mohammed Shami – Sunrisers Hyderabad to Lucknow Super Giants ( ₹10 crore)
Mayank Markande – Kolkata Knight Riders to Mumbai Indians ( ₹30 lakh)
Arjun Tendulkar – Mumbai Indians to Lucknow Super Giants ( ₹30 lakh)
Nitish Rana – Rajasthan Royals to Delhi Capitals ( ₹4.2 crore)
Donovan Ferreira – Delhi Capitals to Rajasthan Royals ( ₹1 crore)
Shardul Thakur – Lucknow Super Giants to Mumbai Indians ( ₹2 crore)
Sherfane Rutherford – Gujarat Titans to Mumbai Indians ( ₹2.6 crore)
While the CSK-RR trade deal was doing the rounds for a few days recently, the IPL confirmed on Saturday morning that Sanju Samson and Ravindra Jadeja have switched their bases for the upcoming season.
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