Liam Livingston has been released from his IPL franchise, while Jos Buttler, Jofra Archer and Phil Salt have been retained ahead of the 2026 season.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru let Livingston go after a disappointing season in 2025, where he scored just 112 runs in 10 innings.
Butler was retained by Gujarat Titans after averaging 59.77 last year, while Salt will remain with RCB who won the title for the first time this year.
Liam Livingstone has been released by Royal Challengers Bengaluru ahead of the IPL auction on 16 December
Archer took 11 wickets at 39.18 last season but was retained by Rajasthan Royals after the fast bowler impressed for England in the summer.
Jamie Overton (Chennai), Will Jacks (Mumbai), Jacob Bethel (RCB) and Braydon Kars (Sunrisers) have also been retained for the upcoming season.
However, Mumbai and Kolkata released Rhys Topli and Moeen Ali.
One of the moves of the window saw Sam Curran move from Chennai to Rajasthan, while India’s Ravindra Jadeja also made a move, in exchange for batsman Sanya Samson.
Sam Curran has been traded from Chennai Super Kings to Rajasthan ahead of the 2026 IPL season.
Harry Brook is notably absent from the list after pulling out of the tournament for the second consecutive year in 2025, putting him at risk of receiving a two-year ban.
After 11 years with Kolkata, West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell was released after a total of 167 runs with a top score of 57 this year.
Kolkata Knight Riders have spent the least so far in this window, with more than half of their salary cap still available.
Teams can complete their squads on December 16 in Abu Dhabi at the auction, which has 77 available spots, 31 of which have been allocated for foreign players.
The dates for the 2026 IPL tournament have not been announced yet.
England players retained for IPL 2026
- Chennai Super Kings: Jamie Overton
- Gujarat Titans: If Butler
- Mumbai Indians: Will Jacks
- Rajasthan Royals: Jofra Archer and Sam Curran (exchanged)
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Phil Salt and Jacob Bethel
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: Breedon Carse
Selected players from India and abroad retained
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Fourteen-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who hit the second-fastest century in IPL history last season, will remain with Rajasthan Royals in 2026.
- Chennai Super Kings: Ms. Dhibni, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sanju Samson (Traders), Nathan Ellis, Noor Ahmad, Devald Brewis
- Delhi Capitals: Kuldeep Yadav, KL Rahul, Aksar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, Mitchell Starc
- Gujarat Titans: Shubman Gill, Mohammad Siraj, Washington Sundar, Rashid Khan, Kagiso Rabada, Glenn Phillips
- Kolkata Knight Riders: Varun Chakraborty, Rovman Powell, Sunil Narine
- Lucknow Super Giants: Rishabh Pant, Mohammed Shami (traded), Aiden Markram, Nicholas Pooran, Matthew Brick, Mitchell Marsh
- Mumbai Indians: Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Thilak Varma, Shardul Thakur (exchanged), Mitchell Santner, Sherfane Rutherford (exchanged), Corbin Bosh, Trent Boult, Ryan Rickelton.
- Punjab Kings: Shreyas Iyer, Arshdeep Singh, Prabsimran Singh, Mitch Owen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Lockie Ferguson, Xavier Bartlett, Marco Jansen, Marcus Stoinis
- Rajasthan Royals: Yashashvi Jaiswal, Ravindra Jadeja (exchanged), Dhruv Jurel, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Kwena Maphaka, Shimron Hetmeyer, Luan-dre Pretorius, Nandre Burger
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Tim David, Nuwan Sashuara, Josh Hazlewood, Romario Shepherd
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan, Harshal Patel, Travis Head, Kamindu Mendis, Eshan Malinga, Pat Cummins, Henrich Klaasen
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After reaching his century for Lucknow Super Giants off just 54 balls, Rishabh Pant celebrated with a spectacular knock
Selected players released by IPL sides
- Chennai Super Kings: Devon Conway, Rachin Ravindra, Deepak Hooda
- Delhi Capitals: Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk
- Gujarat Titans: Dasun Shanaka, Gerald Coetzee, Karim Janat
- Kolkata Knight Riders: Andre Russell, Henrich Northje, Moeen Ali, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Spencer Johnson, Venkatesh Iyer
- Lucknow Super Giants: David Miller, Ravi Bishnoi, Akash Deep, Shamar Joseph
- Mumbai Indians: Bevon Jacobs, Karn Sharma, Lizad Williams, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Rhys Topley
- Punjab Kings: Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis, Aaron Hardy, Kyle Jamieson
- Rajasthan Royals: Fazalhak Faruqi, Mahesh Tekshana, Vanindu Hasaranga
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Liam Livingston, Lungi Ngidi, Mayank Agarwal
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: Vian Mulder, Adam Zampa, Rahul Chahar