IPL 2026: Remaining purse of all teams after retentions revealed
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Ahead of the mini-auction, several teams have dared to release some of their very crucial players who have failed to be promising in the last few seasons. The IPL 2026 mini-auction is likely to be owned by two franchises that have the largest purses, with some quirky interference from others.
The IPL 2026 mini-auction will now be an exciting saga with the arrival of some exceptionally talented players like Cameron Green, Liam Livingstone, Andre Russell, Quinton de Kock, Matheesha Pathirana, Jake Fraser-McGurk, and Glenn Maxwell.
Moreover, several teams have many overseas spots left vacant on their side and will be eager to grasp onto these big names. But to make it happen, they would need to have enough funds in their purse.
IPL 2026 Biggest pre-season Trades List
The IPL 2026 pre-season saw some of the biggest trades in the history of the IPL. Several other trade speculations that were in the media could not come true, especially the famous KL Rahul move to KKR or the Washington Sundar move to CSK.
However, CSK traded in Sanju Samson to set in line their hopes for a seasoned Indian wicket-keeper batter for the future in the absence of veteran MS Dhoni. However, in order to bring in Samson, they agreed upon letting go of one of their most veteran boys, Ravindra Jadeja, who to date serves the role of best all-rounder for the Men in Yellow.
Several other big moves marked Mohammed Shami's all-cash deal to LSG and some tactical swaps between the Mumbai Indians and other teams like the Gujarat Titans and Lucknow Super Giants for players like Sherfane Rutherford and Shardul Thakur.
IPL 2026 mini-auction to witness a monopoly of two major teams
The Chennai Super Kings turned out to be the franchise to release most of their players. They have released a total of 11 players alongside some huge names like Ravindra Jadeja (traded) and Matheesha Pathirana.
Alongside CSK, another franchise that has let go of its seasoned campaigners, Venkatesh Iyer and Andre Russell, is the Kolkata Knight Riders. Parting ways with these two has imparted a massive fortune to their purse.
Remaining Purse for all franchises in IPL 2026:
Kolkata Knight Riders - INR 64.3 crores
Chennai Super Kings - INR 43.4 crores
Sunrisers Hyderabad - INR 25.5 crores
Lucknow Super Giants - INR 22.95 crores
Delhi Capitals - INR 21.8 crores
Rajasthan Royals - INR 16.05 crores
Royal Challengers Bangalore - INR 16.4 crores
Gujarat Titans - INR 12.9 crores
Punjab Kings - INR 11.5 crores
Mumbai Indians - INR 2.75 crores
How many player slots are left vacant in all 10 IPL teams
With all teams having released several players from their squad, some of them being popular cricketers and some being unknown entities, several spots have been left vacant in the franchises. Every franchise is allowed to have a maximum of 25 players and not fewer than 18 players as per the rules of the IPL.
Here is the number of Vacant slots in all IPL franchises:
Sunrisers Hyderabad - 10 (2 overseas)
Chennai Super Kings - 9 (4 overseas)
Kolkata Knight Riders - 13 (6 overseas)
Mumbai Indians - 5 (1 overseas)
Delhi Capitals - 8 (5 overseas)
Rajasthan Royals - 9 (1 overseas)
Gujarat Titans - 5 (4 overseas)
Lucknow Super Giants - 6 (4 overseas)
Punjab Kings - 4 (2 overseas)
Royal Challengers Bangalore - 8 (2 overseas)
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