List of 2026 Indian Premier League personnel changes
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The 2026 Indian Premier League was the 19th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league held in India, which was organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). It has been held annually since the first edition in 2008.[1] In July 2024, the IPL Governing Council announced that a mega auction would be conducted for the 2025 season followed by mini auctions in 2026 and 2027.[2]
| 2026 Indian Premier League auction | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Sport | Cricket |
| Date | 16 December 2025 |
| Time | 14:30 IST (13:00 local) |
| Location | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Networks | Star Sports (TV) JioHotstar (Digital) |
| Overview | |
| 77 total selections in 11 rounds | |
| League | 2026 Indian Premier League |
| Teams | 10 |
| Most selections | 13 by Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Fewest selections | 4 by Punjab Kings |
The franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 15 November 2025, and a total of 173 players were retained ahead of the auction. The auction was held on 16 December 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, with the auction purse for each franchise set at ₹125 crore (US$13 million). A total of 1,355 players registered for the auction, of which 369 players were shortlisted and 156 were featured in the auction and 77 were sold in the auction. Cameron Green became the most expensive overseas player and the third most expensive player in the history of the IPL when he was bought by Kolkata Knight Riders for ₹25.20 crore (US$2.6 million).[3] Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma became the joint-most expensive uncapped players in the history of the IPL when they were both bought by Chennai Super Kings for ₹14.20 crore (US$1.5 million) each.[4] The 79 unsold players included players such as Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jonny Bairstow, Daryl Mitchell, Devon Conway, Alzarri Joseph, Gus Atkinson, Deepak Hooda and Karn Sharma.[5]
Pre-auction
| Date | Name | 2025 team | Age | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2025 | Ravichandran Ashwin | Chennai Super Kings | 38 | [6] |
| 30 November 2025 | Andre Russell | Kolkata Knight Riders | 37 | [7] |
| 3 December 2025 | Mohit Sharma | Delhi Capitals | 37 | [8] |
| Date | Name | Salary | From | To | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 November 2025 | Shardul Thakur | ₹2 crore (US$210,000) | Lucknow Super Giants | Mumbai Indians | [9] |
| Sherfane Rutherford | ₹2.6 crore (US$270,000) | Gujarat Titans | [10] | ||
| Ravindra Jadeja | ₹14 crore (US$1.5 million) | Chennai Super Kings | Rajasthan Royals | [11] | |
| Sam Curran | ₹2.4 crore (US$250,000) | ||||
| Sanju Samson | ₹18 crore (US$1.9 million) | Rajasthan Royals | Chennai Super Kings | ||
| 15 November 2025 | Mohammed Shami | ₹10 crore (US$1.0 million) | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Lucknow Super Giants | [12] |
| Donovan Ferreira | ₹1 crore (US$100,000) | Delhi Capitals | Rajasthan Royals | [13] | |
| Nitish Rana | ₹4.2 crore (US$440,000) | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi Capitals | ||
| Mayank Markande | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | Kolkata Knight Riders | Mumbai Indians | [14] | |
| Arjun Tendulkar | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | Mumbai Indians | Lucknow Super Giants | [15] |
Player retention
Retention policy
The ten franchises were allowed to retain any number of players from their squad,[16] including traded players while excluding players signed as temporary replacements.[17] The auction purse for each franchise was set at ₹125 crore (US$13 million).[18] Franchises were deducted a specific amount from the auction purse for every retained player.[16]
Retained players
The franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 15 November 2025,[19] and a total of 173 players were retained ahead of the auction.[20]
- Sources: BCCI,[21] ESPNcricinfo,[18] Olympics.com[22]
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Auction
Any player willing to play in the IPL was required to register for the auction. Players who did not register for the 2025 mega auction are ineligible to participate in the mini-auctions held in the subsequent years.[23] Any auctioned player who withdrew before the 2025 season without legitimate reason or injury is banned from the IPL for a period of two years.[24][25]
The auction was held on 16 December 2025 in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.[26] Mallika Sagar was appointed as the auctioneer for the third consecutive year, after she hosted the 2024 and 2025 auctions.[27] A total of 1,355 players registered for the auction, of which 369 players were shortlisted and 156 were featured in the auction and 77 were sold in the auction.[28][29][5]
Summary
| Team | Retained[21][18][22] | Bought[28][29] | Overall | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capped | Uncapped | Total | Capped | Uncapped | Total | Capped | Uncapped | Total | |
| Chennai Super Kings | 6 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| Delhi Capitals | 10 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 9 | 25 |
| Gujarat Titans | 12 | 8 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 6 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| Lucknow Super Giants | 10 | 9 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Mumbai Indians | 13 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 25 |
| Punjab Kings | 11 | 10 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 9 | 7 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 9 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 25 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 9 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
| Total | 95 | 78 | 173 | 37 | 40 | 77 | 132 | 118 | 250 |
Sold players
Ten sets of players were divided based on their specialisation: batters, all-rounders, wicket keeper batters, fast bowlers and spin bowlers; and status: capped and uncapped. The capped players went up for bidding first followed by the uncapped players. After player no. 70, the auction entered its accelerated phase, covering all the remaining players. During the accelerated round, players were presented based on the franchises' preference.[30][31]
- Sources: ESPNcricinfo,[28] Olympics.com[29]
| No. | Name | Country | No. of IPL matches | Base price (₹ lakhs) |
2026 IPL team | Auctioned price (₹ lakhs) |
2025 IPL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Cameron Green |  Australia | 29 | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2520 | N/a |
| 4 | Sarfaraz Khan |  India | 50 | 75 | Chennai Super Kings | 75 | N/a |
| 5 | David Miller |  South Africa | 141 | 200 | Delhi Capitals | 200 | Lucknow Super Giants |
| 6 | Prithvi Shaw | India | 79 | 75 | Delhi Capitals | 75 | N/a |
| No. | Name | Country | No. of IPL matches | Base price (₹ lakhs) |
2026 IPL team | Auctioned price (₹ lakhs) |
2025 IPL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Wanindu Hasaranga |  Sri Lanka | 37 | 200 | Lucknow Super Giants | 200 | Rajasthan Royals |
| 10 | Venkatesh Iyer | India | 62 | 200 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 700 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 11 | Liam Livingstone |  England | 49 | 200 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1300 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| 13 | Rachin Ravindra |  New Zealand | 18 | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 200 | Chennai Super Kings |
| No. | Name | Country | No. of IPL matches | Base price (₹ lakhs) |
2026 IPL team | Auctioned price (₹ lakhs) |
2025 IPL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Finn Allen | New Zealand | 0 | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 200 | N/a |
| 17 | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | 115 | 100 | Mumbai Indians | 100 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 18 | Ben Duckett | England | N/a | 200 | Delhi Capitals | 200 | N/a |
| No. | Name | Country | No. of IPL matches | Base price (₹ lakhs) |
2026 IPL team | Auctioned price (₹ lakhs) |
2025 IPL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | Akash Deep | India | 14 | 100 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 100 | Lucknow Super Giants |
| 23 | Jacob Duffy | New Zealand | N/a | 200 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 200 | N/a |
| 25 | Matt Henry | New Zealand | 6 | 200 | Chennai Super Kings | 200 | N/a |
| 27 | Shivam Mavi | India | 32 | 75 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 75 | N/a |
| 28 | Anrich Nortje | South Africa | 48 | 200 | Lucknow Super Giants | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 29 | Matheesha Pathirana | Sri Lanka | 32 | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 1800 | Chennai Super Kings |
| No. | Name | Country | No. of IPL matches | Base price (₹ lakhs) |
2026 IPL team | Auctioned price (₹ lakhs) |
2025 IPL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Ravi Bishnoi | India | 77 | 200 | Rajasthan Royals | 720 | Lucknow Super Giants |
| 31 | Rahul Chahar | India | 80 | 100 | Chennai Super Kings | 520 | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 32 | Akeal Hosein |  West Indies | 1 | 200 | Chennai Super Kings | 200 | N/a |
| No. | Name | Country | No. of IPL matches | Base price (₹ lakhs) |
2026 IPL team | Auctioned price (₹ lakhs) |
2025 IPL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | Auqib Nabi | India | 0 | 30 | Delhi Capitals | 840 | N/a |
| 44 | Shivang Kumar | India | 0 | 30 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 30 | N/a |
| 50 | Prashant Veer | India | 0 | 30 | Chennai Super Kings | 1420 | N/a |
| No. | Name | Country | No. of IPL matches | Base price (₹ lakhs) |
2026 IPL team | Auctioned price (₹ lakhs) |
2025 IPL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Mukul Choudhary | India | N/a | 30 | Lucknow Super Giants | 260 | N/a |
| 55 | Kartik Sharma | India | N/a | 30 | Chennai Super Kings | 1420 | N/a |
| 56 | Tejasvi Singh | India | N/a | 30 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 300 | N/a |
| No. | Name | Country | No. of IPL matches | Base price (₹ lakhs) |
2026 IPL team | Auctioned price (₹ lakhs) |
2025 IPL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Sushant Mishra | India | N/a | 30 | Rajasthan Royals | 90 | N/a |
| 60 | Ashok Sharma | India | N/a | 30 | Gujarat Titans | 90 | Rajasthan Royals |
| 62 | Naman Tiwari | India | N/a | 30 | Lucknow Super Giants | 100 | N/a |
| 63 | Kartik Tyagi | India | 20 | 30 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 30 | N/a |
| No. | Name | Country | No. of IPL matches | Base price (₹ lakhs) |
2026 IPL team | Auctioned price (₹ lakhs) |
2025 IPL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 64 | Yash Raj Punja | India | N/a | 30 | Rajasthan Royals | 30 | N/a |
| 65 | Vignesh Puthur | India | 5 | 30 | Rajasthan Royals | 30 | Mumbai Indians |
| 69 | Prashant Solanki | India | 2 | 30 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 30 | N/a |
| No. | Name | Country | Role | No. of IPL matches | Category | Base price (₹ lakhs) |
2026 IPL team | Auctioned price (₹ lakhs) |
2025 IPL team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 75 | Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka | Batter | N/a | Capped | 75 | Delhi Capitals | 400 | N/a |
| 78 | Rahul Tripathi | India | Batter | 100 | Capped | 75 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 75 | Chennai Super Kings |
| 81 | Ben Dwarshuis | Australia | All-rounder | N/a | Capped | 100 | Punjab Kings | 440 | N/a |
| 82 | Zak Foulkes | New Zealand | All-rounder | N/a | Capped | 75 | Chennai Super Kings | 75 | N/a |
| 83 | Jason Holder | West Indies | All-rounder | 46 | Capped | 200 | Gujarat Titans | 700 | N/a |
| 87 | Matthew Short | Australia | All-rounder | 6 | Capped | 150 | Chennai Super Kings | 150 | N/a |
| 88 | Tom Banton | England | Wicket-keeper | 2 | Capped | 200 | Gujarat Titans | 200 | N/a |
| 89 | Jordan Cox | England | Wicket-keeper | N/a | Capped | 75 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 75 | N/a |
| 91 | Josh Inglis | Australia | Wicket-keeper | 11 | Capped | 200 | Lucknow Super Giants | 860 | Punjab Kings |
| 95 | Tim Seifert | New Zealand | Wicket-keeper | 3 | Capped | 150 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 150 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| 96 | Kyle Jamieson | New Zealand | Bowler | 13 | Capped | 200 | Delhi Capitals | 200 | Punjab Kings |
| 98 | Adam Milne | New Zealand | Bowler | 10 | Capped | 200 | Rajasthan Royals | 240 | N/a |
| 99 | Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | Bowler | 16 | Capped | 200 | Delhi Capitals | 200 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| 101 | Mustafizur Rahman |  Bangladesh | Bowler | 60 | Capped | 200 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 920 | Delhi Capitals |
| 103 | Kuldeep Sen | India | Bowler | 12 | Capped | 75 | Rajasthan Royals | 75 | Punjab Kings |
| 111 | Danish Malewar | India | Batter | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Mumbai Indians | 30 | N/a |
| 114 | Aman Rao | India | Batter | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Rajasthan Royals | 30 | N/a |
| 115 | Akshat Raghuwanshi | India | Batter | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Lucknow Super Giants | 220 | N/a |
| 118 | Satvik Deswal | India | All-rounder | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 30 | N/a |
| 119 | Aman Khan | India | All-rounder | 12 | Uncapped | 30 | Chennai Super Kings | 40 | N/a |
| 121 | Vicky Ostwal | India | All-rounder | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 30 | N/a |
| 124 | Mayank Rawat | India | All-rounder | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Mumbai Indians | 30 | N/a |
| 126 | Mangesh Yadav | India | All-rounder | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 520 | N/a |
| 127 | Salil Arora | India | Wicket-keeper | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 150 | N/a |
| 134 | Ravi Singh | India | Wicket-keeper | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Rajasthan Royals | 95 | N/a |
| 136 | Sakib Hussain | India | Bowler | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 30 | N/a |
| 137 | Mohammad Izhar | India | Bowler | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Mumbai Indians | 30 | N/a |
| 142 | Onkar Tarmale | India | Bowler | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 30 | N/a |
| 143 | Prithvi Raj | India | Bowler | 2 | Uncapped | 30 | Gujarat Titans | 30 | N/a |
| 149 | Praveen Dubey | India | Bowler | 5 | Uncapped | 30 | Punjab Kings | 30 | Punjab Kings |
| 154 | Cooper Connolly | Australia | All-rounder | N/a | Capped | 200 | Punjab Kings | 300 | N/a |
| 170 | Luke Wood | England | Bowler | 2 | Capped | 75 | Gujarat Titans | 75 | N/a |
| 176 | Sahil Parekh | India | Batter | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Delhi Capitals | 30 | N/a |
| 211 | Amit Kumar | India | Bowler | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 30 | N/a |
| 212 | Vishal Nishad | India | All-rounder | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Punjab Kings | 30 | N/a |
| 239 | Atharva Ankolekar | India | All-rounder | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Mumbai Indians | 30 | N/a |
| 251 | Praful Hinge | India | Bowler | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 30 | N/a |
| 275 | Krains Fuletra | India | All-rounder | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 30 | N/a |
| 295 | Vihaan Malhotra | India | All-rounder | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 30 | N/a |
| 299 | Sarthak Ranjan | India | All-rounder | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 30 | N/a |
| 309 | Brijesh Sharma | India | Bowler | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Rajasthan Royals | 30 | N/a |
| 313 | Kanishk Chouhan | India | All-rounder | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 30 | N/a |
| 322 | Daksh Kamra | India | All-rounder | N/a | Uncapped | 30 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 30 | N/a |
| 346 | Jack Edwards | Australia | All-rounder | N/a | Uncapped | 50 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 300 | N/a |
Support staff changes
| Team | Position | Outgoing[32] | Incoming[33] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chennai Super Kings | Bowling coach | N/a | Sridharan Sriram | [34] |
| Delhi Capitals | Assistant coach | Matthew Mott | Ian Bell | [35] |
| Gujarat Titans | Assistant coach | Matthew Wade | Aashish Kapoor Vijay Dahiya | [36][37] |
| Batting coach | N/a | Matthew Hayden | [38] | |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Head coach | Chandrakant Pandit | Abhishek Nayar | [39][40] |
| Assistant coach | Ottis Gibson | Shane Watson | [41] | |
| Bowling coach | Bharat Arun Carl Crowe | Tim Southee | [42][43] | |
| Fielding coach | N/a | Dishant Yagnik | [44] | |
| Lucknow Super Giants | Assistant coach | Vijay Dahiya | N/a | [37] |
| Batting coach | N/a | Matthew Mott | [45] | |
| Bowling coach | N/a | Bharat Arun Carl Crowe | [42] | |
| Fielding coach | Jonty Rhodes | Abhay Sharma | [46] | |
| Mentor | Zaheer Khan | N/a | [47] | |
| Punjab Kings | Bowling coach | Sunil Joshi | Sairaj Bahutule | [48][49] |
| Rajasthan Royals | Head coach | Rahul Dravid | Kumar Sangakkara | [50][51] |
| Assistant coach | N/a | Trevor Penney | [52] | |
| Bowling coach | Sairaj Bahutule | Shane Bond | [53][52] | |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | Assistant coach | N/a | Simon Helmot | [54] |
| Batting coach | N/a | Hariesh Jaikumar | [55] | |
| Bowling coach | James Franklin | Varun Aaron | [56] |
Withdrawn players
The following players were ruled out and/or unavailable for the rest of the season due to either injury or national duties. The franchises were allowed to pick a replacement player from the unsold players at the auction to replace the withdrawn players.[57][58]
| Player | Team | Auctioned/retention price | Reason | Withdrawal announcement date |
Replacement player | Replacement player's price[59] | Signing date | Ref. |
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| Mustafizur Rahman | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹9.2 crore (US$960,000) | BCCI request | 3 January 2026 | Blessing Muzarabani | ₹75 lakh (US$78,000) | 13 March 2026 | [60][61] |
| Atharva Ankolekar | Mumbai Indians | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | Knee injury | 1 March 2026 | Krish Bhagat | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | 16 April 2026 | [62] |
| Harshit Rana | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹4 crore (US$420,000) | Knee injury | 13 March 2026 | Navdeep Saini | ₹75 lakh (US$78,000) | 25 March 2026 | [63] |
| Nathan Ellis | Chennai Super Kings | ₹2 crore (US$210,000) | Hamstring injury | 19 March 2026 | Spencer Johnson | ₹1.5 crore (US$160,000) | 24 March 2026 | [64] |
| Sam Curran | Rajasthan Royals | ₹2.4 crore (US$250,000) | Groin injury | 19 March 2026 | Dasun Shanaka | ₹2 crore (US$210,000) | 22 March 2026 | [65] |
| Jack Edwards | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹3 crore (US$310,000) | Foot injury | 19 March 2026 | David Payne | ₹1.5 crore (US$160,000) | 24 March 2026 | [66] |
| Akash Deep | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹1 crore (US$100,000) | Lower-back injury | 21 March 2026 | Saurabh Dubey | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | 22 March 2026 | [67] |
| Yash Dayal | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹5 crore (US$520,000) | Personal reasons | 24 March 2026 | N/a | [68] | ||
| Ben Duckett | Delhi Capitals | ₹2 crore (US$210,000) | Personal reasons | 24 March 2026 | Rehan Ahmed | ₹75 lakh (US$78,000) | 23 April 2026 | [69] |
| Prithvi Raj Yarra | Gujarat Titans | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | Injury | 25 March 2026 | Kulwant Khejroliya | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | 25 March 2026 | [70] |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹2 crore (US$210,000) | NOC denied | 9 April 2026 | George Linde | ₹1 crore (US$100,000) | 10 April 2026 | [71] |
| Brydon Carse | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹1 crore (US$100,000) | Injury | 14 April 2026 | Dilshan Madushanka | ₹75 lakh (US$78,000) | 14 April 2026 | [72] |
| Khaleel Ahmed | Chennai Super Kings | ₹4.8 crore (US$500,000) | Quadriceps injury | 16 April 2026 | Kuldip Yadav | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | 15 May 2026 | [73] |
| David Payne | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹1.5 crore (US$160,000) | Ankle injury | 16 April 2026 | Gerald Coetzee | ₹2 crore (US$210,000) | 18 April 2026 | [74] |
| Tom Banton | Gujarat Titans | ₹2 crore (US$210,000) | Finger injury | 18 April 2026 | Connor Esterhuizen | ₹75 lakh (US$78,000) | 18 April 2026 | [75] |
| Ayush Mhatre | Chennai Super Kings | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | Hamstring injury | 21 April 2026 | Akash Madhwal | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | 23 April 2026 | [76] |
| Mitchell Santner | Mumbai Indians | ₹2 crore (US$210,000) | Shoulder injury | 27 April 2026 | Keshav Maharaj | ₹75 lakh (US$78,000) | 27 April 2026 | [77] |
| Shivam Mavi | Sunrisers Hyderabad | ₹45 lakh (US$47,000) | Groin injury | 1 May 2026 | RS Ambrish | ₹45 lakh (US$47,000) | 1 May 2026 | [78] |
| Ramakrishna Ghosh | Chennai Super Kings | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | Foot fracture | 3 May 2026 | Macneil Noronha | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | 12 May 2026 | [79] |
| Jamie Overton | Chennai Super Kings | ₹1.5 crore (US$160,000) | Thigh injury | 14 May 2026 | Dian Forrester | ₹75 lakh (US$78,000) | 14 May 2026 | [80] |
| Nuwan Thushara | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹1.6 crore (US$170,000) | NOC denied | 15 May 2026 | Richard Gleeson | ₹1.6 crore (US$170,000) | 15 May 2026 | [73] |
| Quinton de Kock | Mumbai Indians | ₹1 crore (US$100,000) | Wrist injury | 19 May 2026 | Mahipal Lomror | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | 23 May 2026 | [81] |
| Raj Angad Bawa | Mumbai Indians | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | Ligament tear | 19 May 2026 | Ruchit Ahir | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | 23 May 2026 | [81] |
| Ravi Singh | Rajasthan Royals | ₹95 lakh (US$99,000) | Hamstring injury | 23 May 2026 | Emanjot Chahal | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | 23 May 2026 | [82] |
| Mitchell Marsh | Lucknow Super Giants | ₹3.4 crore (US$350,000) | National duty | 23 May 2026 | N/a | [83] | ||
| Matheesha Pathirana | Kolkata Knight Riders | ₹18 crore (US$1.9 million) | Hamstring injury | 24 May 2026 | Luvnith Sisodia | ₹30 lakh (US$31,000) | 24 May 2026 | [84] |
| Jacob Bethell | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | ₹2.6 crore (US$270,000) | Finger injury | 24 May 2026 | N/a | [85] | ||
