IPL 2026 Complete Team-wise Squad and Players List Post Auction
With KKR creating history via Cameron Green, discover the complete team-wise IPL 2026 squad list and players names post the Mini Auction.
The hottest and biggest T20 cricket league in the world, the Indian Premier League, ends the year 2025 on a high, with the recently concluded IPL 2026 Mini Auction. In a night that was filled with some record-breaking buys. A total of 77 players were sold among the 10 franchises, with KKR doing the majority of the purchases. In what can also be called a first-of-its-kind, all teams have exactly 25 players post the Auction.
The record-breaking night saw Cameron Green become the most expensive Overseas player in the history of the IPL. He got a bid of 25.2 Cr by KKR, who had also bid for 24.75 Cr for Starc. It was also the night for the uncapped Indian players, as CSK made a complete U-turn from their decade-old strategy. They successfully added two uncapped players for a whopping 14.2 Cr each. The Auction also attracted quality buys like Matheesha Pathirana to KKR, Ravi Bishnoi to RR, and many more.
But how did each team perform in the Auction, and how does their squad look post the Mini Auction? Well, let’s see the complete squad players list for all 10 teams post the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 Mini Auction. For our simplification, we will bifurcate each squad among four categories, and also highlight Overseas. Also, mention each recently added player towards the end of the category breakdown.
IPL 2026 Complete Team-wise Squad and Players List Post Auction
Chennai Super Kings (CSK) Complete Squad List for IPL 2026 Post Auction
Batters:
Ayush Mhatre, Dewald Brevis (OS), Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), Sarfaraz Khan
WKs:
MS Dhoni, Sanju Samson, Urvil Patel, Kartik Sharma
All-rounders:
Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton (OS), Shivam Dube, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short (OS), Aman Khan, Zak Foulkes (OS)
Bowlers:
Gurjapneet Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis (OS), Noor Ahmad (OS), Ramkrishna Ghosh, Shreyas Gopal, Akeal Hosein (OS), Matt Henry (OS), Rahul Chahar
The Chennai Super Kings had their major focus on adding quality uncapped players, and they added two names – Kartik Sharma and Prashant Veer for a record-breaking 14.2 Cr each. Aside from these two, CSK added Sarfaraz Khan, Matthew Short, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, and Rahul Chahar among quality players. CSK completed their squad of 25 players, and will be led by Ruturaj Gaikwad. Aside from Ruturaj, CSK will depend on Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Dewald Brevis, MS Dhoni, Noor Ahmad, and Khaleel Ahmed, among quality options.
Delhi Capitals (DC) Complete Squad List for IPL 2026 Post Auction
Batters:
Ashutosh Sharma, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, David Miller (OS), Pathum Nissanka (OS), Sahil Parakh, Prithvi Shaw
WKs:
Abhishek Porel, KL Rahul, Tristan Stubbs (OS), Ben Duckett (OS)
All-rounders:
Ajay Mandal, Axar Patel (C), Madhav Tiwari, Nitish Rana, Tripurana Vijay, Vipraj Nigam, Auqib Dar
Bowlers:
Dushmantha Chameera (OS), Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc (OS), Mukesh Kumar, T Natarajan, Lungi Ngidi (OS), Kyle Jamieson (OS)
The Delhi Capitals team were short of bowlers ahead of the Auction, and that is the area they targeted by adding the likes of Auqib Dar, Lungi Ngidi, and Kyle Jamieson. The team also added two quality Overseas batsmen in the form of Ben Duckett and Pathum Nissanka. Finally, DC saw the homecoming of Prithvi Shaw. Overall, DC will depend on the core of Axar Patel, Tristan Stubbs, KL Rahul, Kuldeep Yadav, Mitchell Starc, etc.
Gujarat Titans (GT) Complete Squad List for IPL 2026 Post Auction
Batters:
Shahrukh Khan, Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (C)
WKs:
Anuj Rawat, Kumar Khushagra, Jos Buttler (OS), Tom Banton (OS)
All-rounders:
Nishant Sindhu, Jayant Yadav, Arshad Khan, Glenn Phillips (OS), Washington Sundar, Rahul Tewatia, Jason Holder (OS)
Bowlers:
Manav Suthar, Ishant Sharma, Gurnoor Brar, R Sai Kishore, Prasidh Krishna, Kagiso Rabada (OS), Mohammed Siraj, Rashid Khan (OS), Ashok Sharma, Luke Wood (OS), Prithviraj Yarra
The Gujarat Titans didn’t do much of the shopping in the Auction as they already had a well-settled team. In the Auction, GT added Tom Banton, Ashok Sharma, and Jason Holder among quality options. So, the GT team is likely to depend on their IPL 2025 stars, Jos Buttler, Shubman Gill, Sai Sudharsan, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Rashid Khan, Washington Sundar, Kagiso Rabada, Rahul Tewatia, etc.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Complete Squad List for IPL 2026 Post Auction
Batters:
Ajinkya Rahane, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell (OS), Rahul Tripathi
WKs:
Finn Allen (OS), Tejasvi Singh, Tim Seifert (OS)
All-rounders:
Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine (OS), Cameron Green (OS), Sarthak Ranjan, Daksh Kamra, Rachin Ravindra (OS)
Bowlers:
Harshit Rana, Umran Malik, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, Matheesha Pathirana (OS), Kartik Tyagi, Prashant Solanki, Mustafizur Rahman (OS), Akash Deep
The Kolkata Knight Riders went into the Auction with the maximum purse, and for sure, they utilised it to the fullest. The team made history by purchasing the most expensive Overseas player in IPL history when they acquired Cameron Green for 25.2 Cr. However, Cameron Green will get only 18 Cr as the salary due to BCCI restrictions. The team also added some more quality players like Matheesha Pathirana, Mustafizur Rahman, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, etc.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) Complete Squad List for IPL 2026 Post Auction
Batters:
Aiden Markram (OS), Ayush Badoni, Himmat Singh, Matthew Breetzke (OS), Akshat Raghuvanshi (OS)
WKs:
Nicholas Pooran (OS), Rishabh Pant, Mukul Choudhary, Josh Inglis (OS)
All-rounders:
Abdul Samad, Arjun Tendulkar, Arshin Kulkarni, Mitchell Marsh (OS), Shahbaz Ahmed, Wanindu Hasaranga (OS)
Bowlers:
Akash Singh, Avesh Khan, Digvesh Singh, Mohammed Shami, Prince Yadav, M Siddharth, Mayank Yadav, Mohsin Khan, Anrich Nortje (OS), Naman Tiwari
The Lucknow Super Giants looked pretty smart or lucky in the Auction, as they got most of the players at their base price. So, right from Wanindu Hasaranga to Anrich Nortje, both were added at the base price. However, their most interesting purchase was of Josh Inglis, who was available only for 4 matches, but LSG didn’t hesitate to spend 8.6 Cr on him, as a future potential option. The team looks pretty good, and their Overseas batting department will once again have an important role to play.
Mumbai Indians (MI) Complete Squad List for IPL 2026 Post Auction
Batters:
Rohit Sharma, Sherfane Rutherford (OS), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Danish Melawar
WKs:
Robin Minz, Ryan Rickelton (OS), Quinton de Kock (OS)
All-rounders:
Corbin Bosch (OS), Hardik Pandya, Mitchell Santner (OS), Naman Dhir, Raj Bawa, Will Jacks (OS), Atharva Ankolekar, Mayank Rawat
Bowlers:
Allah Ghazanfar (OS), Ashwani Kumar, Deepak Chahar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mayank Markande, Raghu Sharma, Shardul Thakur, Trent Boult (OS), Mohammad Izhar
The Mumbai Indians went into the Auction with the lowest purse at 2.75 Cr. Even with such purse, MI got Quinton de Kock for 1 Cr, and also some quality uncapped names like Atharva Ankolekar, Mayank Rawat, Mohammad Izhar, and Danish Melawar. While de Kock may overshadow Rickelton in the opening slot, the team will once again depend on their core, comprising Rohit, SKY, Hardik, Bumrah, Tilak, Boult, etc.
Punjab Kings (PBKS) Complete Squad List for IPL 2026 Post Auction
Batters:
Harnoor Pannu, Michell Owen (OS), Musheer Khan, Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Pyla Avinash, Shashank Singh, Shreyas Iyer
WKs:
Prabsimran Singh, Vishnu Vinod
All-rounders:
Azmatullah Omarzai (OS), Harpreet Brar, Marco Jansen (OS), Marcus Stoinis (OS), Suryansh Shedge, Cooper Connolly (OS)
Bowlers:
Arshdeep Singh, Lockie Ferguson (OS), Vyshak Vijakumar, Xavier Bartlett (OS), Yash Thakur, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ben Dwarshuis (OS), Pravin Dubey, Vishal Nishad
The Punjab Kings had a fairly settled squad before the Auction, and all they had to do was add backups to the squad. They did a pretty good job in this space, as they added the likes of Cooper Connoly, Ben Dwarshuis, Pravin Dubey, and Vishal Nishad. The uncapped players will once again play a crucial role for PBKS, with focus mostly on Nehal Wadhera, Priyansh Arya, Prabsimran Singh, Shashank Singh, and Harpreet Brar.
Rajasthan Royals (RR) Complete Squad List for IPL 2026 Post Auction
Batters:
Shimron Hetmyer (OS), Shubham Dubey, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Aman Rao
WKs:
Dhruv Jurel, Donovan Ferreira (OS), Lhuan de Pretorius (OS), Ravi Singh
All-rounders:
Ravindra Jadeja, Riyan Parag, Sam Curran (OS)
Bowlers:
Jofra Archer (OS), Kwena Maphaka (OS), Nandre Burger (OS), Sandeep Sharma, Tushar Deshpande, Yudhvir Charak, Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Vignesh Puthur, Yash Punja, Brijesh Sharma, Adam Milne (OS), Kuldeep Sen
The Rajasthan Royals had started their planning even before the Auction, when they traded in the likes of Ravindra Jadeja, Sam Curran, and Donovan Ferreira. Aside from these 3 quality buys, RR focused primarily on the bowlers, and thus bought the likes of Ravi Bishnoi, Sushant Mishra, Vignesh Puthur, Yash Punja, Brijesh Sharma, Adam Milne, and Kuldeep Sen. It’s a well-balanced squad, but with Sanju Samson not there, it will be interesting to see who leads the side.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) Complete Squad List for IPL 2026 Post Auction
Batters:
Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar, Tim David (OS), Virat Kohli, Satvik Deswal
WKs:
Jitesh Sharma, Phil Salt (OS), Jordan Cox (OS)
All-rounders:
Jacob Bethell (OS), Krunal Pandya, Romario Shephard (OS), Swapnil Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Mangesh Yadav, Vicky Ostwal, Vihaan Malhotra, Kanishk Chouhan
Bowlers:
Abhinandan Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood (OS), Nuwan Thushara (OS), Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal, Jacob Duffy (OS)
The Royal Challengers Bengaluru team had minimal work to do in the Auction, as they had a fairly settled squad. All they had to do was add backups to the squad. While adding squad, the team fortunately got a first-choice playing 11 player, Venkatesh Iyer. It will be an interesting toss-up between Devdutt Padikkal and Venkatesh Iyer, but aside from Iyer, RCB were able to buy Jacob Duffy and Jordan Cox among quality Overseas players.
Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) Complete Squad List for IPL 2026 Post Auction
Batters:
Aniket Verma, Smaran Ravichandran, Travis Head (OS)
WKs:
Heinrich Klaasen (OS), Ishan Kishan, Salil Arora
All-rounders:
Abhishek Sharma, Brydon Carse (OS), Kamindu Mendis (OS), Nitish Reddy, Shivang Kumar, Liam Livingstone (OS), Jack Edwards (OS)
Bowlers:
Ehsan Malinga (OS), Harsh Dubey, Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Pat Cummins (OS), Zeeshan Ansari, Sakib Hussain, Onkar Tarmale, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Krains Fuletra, Shivam Mavi
The Sunrisers Hyderabad team initially looked like they were just interested in inflating the price of players. They bought almost none of those available quality options during the initial bids. So, in the end, when other teams had no money, they bought many uncapped players at base price, and the only player that they bought expensive – Liam Livingstone, was more of a forced buy as they were out of options. The bowling lineup still looks like a missing puzzle for the team, with dependency on Pat Cummins, Harshal Patel, and Jaydev Unadkat.
So, that’s about the complete updated squad and players list for all 10 teams post the IPL 2026 Auction.
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